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 "Last Train Home" (1990). He got the fourth major award nomination for a Golden Globe Award in category Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for "Hear My Song" (1990), portraying the Irish tenor Josef Locke and his fifth nomination for a MTV Movie Award in Best Villain category in the voice of antagonist Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear in "Toy Story 3" (2010). He won a Drama Desk Award for "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (2004) in Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play category, along with Brendan Fraser and Frances O'Connor. Ned Beatty Ned Thomas Beatty (born July 6, 1937) is a