Ned Beatty Ned Beatty Ned Thomas Beatty (born July 6, 1937) is a retired American actor. He has appeared in more than 160 films and has been nominated for an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, an MTV Movie Award for Best Villain and a Golden Globe Award; he also won a Drama Desk Award. These nominations stemmed from his performances in films and television series, such as "Network" (1976), "Friendly Fire" (1979), "Hear My Song" (1991), and "Toy Story 3" (2010). He has had great commercial success in roles such as the executive Bobby Trippe in "Deliverance" (1972), Tennessee lawyer Delbert Reese
Jon Voight In his early life, his political views aligned with American liberal views and he supported President John F. Kennedy, whose death traumatized him. He also worked for George McGovern's voter registrations efforts in the inner cities of Los Angeles. Voight actively protested against the Vietnam War. In the 1970s, he made public appearances alongside Jane Fonda and Leonard Bernstein in support of the leftist Unidad Popular group in Chile. However, in later years, Voight adopted conservative viewpoints. In a July 28, 2008 op-ed in the "Washington Times," he wrote that he regretted his youthful anti-war activism, calling it the result