Ned Beatty, a veteran character actor who worked in film, television and theater, has died at age 83.
Ned Beatty was a character actor best known for his appearances in the movies “Deliverance,” “Network” and “Superman.” He died Sunday at age 83.
After his dad died when he was 15, he started working as an usher in a movie theater, and he got to watch a lot of films. His own first film role was a very memorable one.
TSIOULCAS: In a 1989 op-ed for The New York Times, Beatty said that he was very proud of having played that part.
And this particular character was focused on a lot by a wonderful actor named Robert Duvall, who talked about me all the time and his fear of me.
TSIOULCAS: In his Fresh Air interview, Beatty said that he was very fortunate not to be typecast as a particular kind of character.
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