RIP Ned Beatty
Geez, a lot of the old guys are dying off. There were a couple of Decades where it seemed like Beatty was in everything. I expect that Deliverance (1972) really put him on the map. Good actor, familiar face.
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Ned's episode on MASH (where he plays a chaplain who instructs Father Mulcahy) was one of my most memorable!
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He's also in some of my other favorite movies -- "Nashville" and "Mikey and Nicky"
And he plays Dan's father in Roseanne.
And he plays Dan's father in Roseanne.
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Underrated versatile character actor. I loved him in Superman as Otis. He was also superb in Deliverance, and really funny and entertaining in Silver Streak, Back To School, and, one of my personal favorites, The Toy opposite Richard Pryor.
Here's a cool small interview with him from years ago:
Here's a cool small interview with him from years ago:
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Another legend who I hadn't seen in anything in a long time so I figured his health might be failing. One of the most dependable character actors in the business who made the most of every minute of screentime given without ever stealing another actor's thunder. Some of my favorite Beatty performances included Deliverance, Superman, Silver Streak, Back to School, Mikey and Nicky, and, of course, Network. On television, I loved him as Ed Conner on Roseanne and as Carol Burnett's husband in the TV movie Friendly Fire. RIP.
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Ned Beatty is my second favorite actor after Dustin Hoffman. He had skills to play any role in any genre. A rarity that will be sorely missed. This one hit home ..😭
He was the reason to watch “1941”.
RIP
He was the reason to watch “1941”.
RIP
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Just re-watched Deliverance. His was a hard part to play. We had to sympathize with his character at the end when he was really trying to push his ordeal out of his mind.
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Just re-watched Deliverance. His was a hard part to play. We had to sympathize with his character at the end when he was really trying to push his ordeal out of his mind.
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What a great actor! So sad that he's gone. But he will never be truly gone as long as his films and TV shows exist. As said above, he could play pretty much any part and make it his own. Farewell and Godspeed, Ned.
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Underrated versatile character actor. I loved him in Superman as Otis. He was also superb in Deliverance, and really funny and entertaining in Silver Streak, Back To School, and, one of my personal favorites, The Toy opposite Richard Pryor.
Here's a cool small interview with him from years ago:
Here's a cool small interview with him from years ago:
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Cute clip. However you can expect responses from 2 posters who will take exception to the display of Japanese stereotypes...
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