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
Ned Beatty and voiced the main antagonist Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear in "Toy Story 3" (2010). In 2011, Beatty worked with actor Johnny Depp and director Gore Verbinski in the computer-animated film "Rango" (2011), again, playing the role of the antagonist. He appeared briefly in the film "Funny Guy" and in the film "Rampart" (2011), opposite Woody Harrelson, which is set in 1999 Los Angeles. Beatty also appeared at the sitcom television series "Go On" (2013), opposite Matthew Perry, portraying Coach Spence in episode 16. Beatty's next film was "The Big Ask" (2013), a dark comedy about three couples who head to the desert