Born in Kentucky in 1937, Beatty was Oscar-nominated in 1977 for playing a corporate CEO in Network, a role he filmed in a single day. Lee Unkrich, di

Ned Beatty, Deliverance, Superman and Toy Story 3 actor, dies aged 83

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2021-06-14 14:00:06

Born in Kentucky in 1937, Beatty was Oscar-nominated in 1977 for playing a corporate CEO in Network, a role he filmed in a single day.

Lee Unkrich, director of that 2010 animated film, said it had been "a joy and an incredible honour" to work with him.

Just heard that Ned Beatty passed away in his sleep. It was a joy and and an incredible honor to work with him. Thanks, Ned, for bringing Lotso to life — both his good side and his not-so-good side. We’ll miss you. pic.twitter.com/mDP9pP2vg1

Beatty made his screen debut in 1972's Deliverance, in which his character is brutally assaulted during a canoeing expedition.

He went on to appear in a number of films with that movie's star, Burt Reynolds, and was also seen in Robert Altman's Nashville.

In 1978's Superman he was seen as Lex Luthor's bumbling assistant Otis, a character that returned in 1980's Superman II.

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