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Stocky, genial-looking supporting actor Ned Beatty was once hailed by Daily Variety as the "busiest actor in Hollywood". Ned Thomas Beatty was born in Louisville, Kentucky, to Margaret (Fortney) and Charles William Beatty. He grew up fishing and working on farms. His hometown of St. Matthews, Kentucky, is hardly the environment to encourage a ...
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Actor (166 credits)
Actor (166 credits)
2007
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
(TV Series)
Dr. David Lowry
Dr. David Lowry
- Sweet Jane
(2007)
... Dr. David Lowry
2001
I Was a Rat
(TV Mini-Series)
Mudduck
Mudduck
- Episode #1.3
(2001)
... Mudduck
- Episode #1.2
(2001)
... Mudduck
- Episode #1.1
(2001)
... Mudduck
1996
1914-1918
(TV Mini-Series documentary)
Herbert Hoover
Herbert Hoover
- Hatred and Hunger
(1996)
... Herbert Hoover (voice)
1995
Streets of Laredo
(TV Mini-Series)
Judge Roy Bean
Judge Roy Bean
- Episode #1.3
(1995)
... Judge Roy Bean
- Episode #1.2
(1995)
... Judge Roy Bean
- Episode #1.1
(1995)
... Judge Roy Bean
1993-1995
Homicide: Life on the Street
(TV Series)
Stanley 'The Big Man' Bolander
Stanley 'The Big Man' Bolander
- The Gas Man
(1995)
... Stanley 'The Big Man' Bolander
- Colors
(1995)
... Stanley 'The Big Man' Bolander
- Nothing Personal
(1995)
... Stanley 'The Big Man' Bolander
- In Search of Crimes Past
(1995)
... Stanley 'The Big Man' Bolander
- The Old and the Dead
(1995)
... Stanley 'The Big Man' Bolander
1989-1994
Roseanne
(TV Series)
Ed Conner
Ed Conner
- Lies My Father Told Me
(1994)
... Ed Conner
- Past Imperfect
(1994)
... Ed Conner
- The Wedding
(1991)
... Ed Conner
- The Courtship of Eddie, Dan's Father
(1991)
... Ed Conner
- We Gather Together
(1989)
... Ed Conner
1993
The Boys
(TV Series)
Herbert Francis 'Bert' Greenblatt
Herbert Francis 'Bert' Greenblatt
- The Wicker Moosehead
(1993)
... Herbert Francis 'Bert' Greenblatt
- Ninety-Five in the Shade
(1993)
... Herbert Francis 'Bert' Greenblatt
- The Writing Class
(1993)
... Herbert Francis 'Bert' Greenblatt
- Strike One, You're Out
(1993)
... Herbert Francis 'Bert' Greenblatt
- Ladies' Night
(1993)
... Herbert Francis 'Bert' Greenblatt
1992
Avonlea
(TV Series)
Wally Higgins
Wally Higgins
- The Calamitous Courting of Hetty King
(1992)
... Wally Higgins
1991
American Masters
(TV Series documentary)
Frederic Remington
Frederic Remington
- Frederic Remington: The Truth of Other Days
(1991)
... Frederic Remington (voice)
1990
Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn
(TV Movie)
The Duke of Bridgewater
The Duke of Bridgewater
1989
Saturday Night with Connie Chung
(TV Series)
Gov. Edmund G. Brown
Gov. Edmund G. Brown
- The Caryl Chessman Story
(1989)
... Gov. Edmund G. Brown
1985-1986
Highway to Heaven
(TV Series)
Bill Cassidy / Willy The Waver / Melvin Rich
Bill Cassidy / Willy The Waver / Melvin Rich
- That's Our Dad
(1986)
... Bill Cassidy
- The Banker and the Bum
(1985)
... Willy The Waver / Melvin Rich
1985
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(TV Series)
Larry Broome (segment "Incident in a Small Jail")
Larry Broome (segment "Incident in a Small Jail")
- Pilot
(1985)
... Larry Broome (segment "Incident in a Small Jail")
1982-1985
American Playhouse
(TV Series)
Reverend Mansfield French / Lynch Mob Leader
Reverend Mansfield French / Lynch Mob Leader
- Charlotte Forten's Mission: Experiment in Freedom
(1985)
... Reverend Mansfield French
- The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez
(1982)
... Lynch Mob Leader
1985
Robert Kennedy and His Times
(TV Mini-Series)
J. Edgar Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover
- Episode #1.1
(1985)
... J. Edgar Hoover
1984
Murder, She Wrote
(TV Series)
Chief Roy Gunderson
Chief Roy Gunderson
- The Murder of Sherlock Holmes
(1984)
... Chief Roy Gunderson
1984
The Last Days of Pompeii
(TV Mini-Series)
Diomed
Diomed
- Part 3
(1984)
... Diomed
- Part 2
(1984)
... Diomed
- Part 1
(1984)
... Diomed
1984
Celebrity
(TV Mini-Series)
Otto Leo
Otto Leo
- Part 3
(1984)
... Otto Leo
- Part 2
(1984)
... Otto Leo
- Part 1
(1984)
... Otto Leo
1977-1978
Szysznyk
(TV Series)
Nick Szysznyk
Nick Szysznyk
- Youth of the Year
(1978)
... Nick Szysznyk
- Norton's Head Trip
(1978)
... Nick Szysznyk
- Hell on Wheels
(1978)
... Nick Szysznyk
- A Star Is Burned
(1978)
... Nick Szysznyk
- You Stomped on My Heart
(1978)
... Nick Szysznyk
1977
Visions
(TV Series)
Anglo Coyote / Pinky
Anglo Coyote / Pinky
- Alambrista!
(1977)
... Anglo Coyote
- The Gardener's Son
(1977)
... Pinky
1977
Delvecchio
(TV Series)
Wakefield
Wakefield
- The Madness Within: Part 2
(1977)
... Wakefield
- The Madness Within: Part 1
(1977)
... Wakefield
1977
Tales of the Unexpected
(TV Series)
John McClaskey
John McClaskey
- The Final Chapter
(1977)
... John McClaskey
1974-1976
The Rockford Files
(TV Series)
Leon Fielder / Al Brennan
Leon Fielder / Al Brennan
- Return to the 38th Parallel
(1976)
... Al Brennan
- Profit and Loss, Part 2: Loss
(1974)
... Leon Fielder
- Profit and Loss, Part 1: Profit
(1974)
... Leon Fielder
1976
Hawaii Five-O
(TV Series)
Keith Caldwell
Keith Caldwell
- Oldest Profession - Latest Price
(1976)
... Keith Caldwell
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Soundtrack (2 credits)
Soundtrack (2 credits)
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Thanks (2 credits)
Thanks (2 credits)
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Self (42 credits)
Self (42 credits)
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Archive footage (12 credits)
Archive footage (12 credits)
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Stage: Appeared (as replacement actor ("Deputy" / "Detective" / "Fight Fan" / "Roller"; Broadway debut) in "The Great White Hope" on Broadway. Drama. Written by Howard Sackler. Music arranged by Charles Gross. Directed by Edwin Sherin. Alvin Theatre: 3 Oct 1968-31 Jan 1970 (546 performances + 15 previews). Cast: James Earl Jones (as "... See more »Official Sites:
Ned Beatty SingsHeight:
5' 7" (1.7 m)
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Personal Quote:
[on the creation of the "squeal like a pig" scene in Deliverance (1972)] Bill McKinney and I and the director [John Boorman] were both throwing stuff in the pot and that's where all that stuff came from. The way he caught me when I ran, it was scripted. It was just the way I gave in to what the situation was. I made myself available to whatever he wanted to do to me. But [Boorman] didn't believe ... See more »Trivia:
He appeared in the two Oscar winning scripts of 1976: in Network (1976), which won as Best Original Screenplay, and in All the President's Men (1976), which won as Best Adapted Screenplay. See more »Trademark:
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