Deliverance Deliverance Deliverance is a 1972 American thriller film produced and directed by John Boorman, and starring Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox, with the latter two making their feature film debuts. The film is based on the 1970 novel of the same name by author James Dickey, a celebrated poet who has a small role in the film as the sheriff, and who wrote the screenplay (uncredited). The film was a critical success, earning three Oscar nominations and five Golden Globe Award nominations. Widely acclaimed as a landmark picture, the film is noted for a music scene
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