Famed Oscar-nominated character actor Ned Beatty has died. He was 83.
His management confirmed he passed away from natural causes on Sunday morning surrounded by his loved ones at his home in Los Angeles.
Beatty had roles in four Best Picture nominees in the 1970s – “Deliverance,” “Nashville,” “All the President’s Men” and “Network” along with starring in the most iconic of superhero films, Richard Donner’s “Superman”.
Beatty famously could easily jump between serious gritty drama and wacky comedy without breaking a sweat, often playing unsympathetic characters or figures in authority which he could make charming, bumbling or deadly serious – sometimes in the same film.
He also had a steady presence guesting on TV shows from “MASH” to “Hawaii Five-0” to telemovies like “Friendly Fire” and “Last Train Home” which were Emmy nominated, and a regular role on the iconic “Homicide: Life on the Street”.
Other notable films include “The Big Easy,” “Switching Channels,” “Radioland Murders,” “The Toy,” “Exorcist II: The Heretic,” “1941,” “The Incredible Shrinking Woman,” “Back to School,” “The Fourth Protocol,” “Repossessed,” “Prelude to a Kiss,” “Rudy,” “Just Cause,” “He Got Game,” “Cookie’s Fortune,” “Shooter,” “Charlie Wilson’s War,” “The Killer Inside Me,” “Toy Story 3,” “Rango” and “Rampart”.
Beatty was married four times and is survived by fourth wife Sandra Johnson and four children.
Source: Variety
