NEW YORK — Ned Beatty, the indelible character actor whose first film role as a genial vacationer in 1972 s “Deliverance” launched him on a long, prolific and accomplished career, has
Beatty received an Oscar nomination for "Network", played a Lex Luther henchmen in two Superman movies and was in All The President's Men, The Front Page and more.
Ned Beatty, the Oscar-nominated character actor who in half a century of American movies was a booming, indelible presence in even the smallest parts, has died.