Ned Thomas Beatty was an American actor. He appeared in over 160 different movies, where he was known for his work in the Broadway play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, as well as in various films, such as Deliverance, Superman: The Movie, Network, Friendly Fire, Last Train Home, Hear My Song, Rango (as the voice of Mayor Tortoise John), Purple People Eater, and others.
For Disney, he voiced Lotso, the main antagonist of Disney/Pixar's 2010 film Toy Story 3, and reprised this role in the video game. He also portrayed the Duke of Bridgewater in Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, Wally Higgins in Road to Avonlea, and Sheriff Abe Connell in Where the Red Fern Grows.
Roles
Wally Higgins
(Road to Avonlea)
(Road to Avonlea)
Gallery
Ned Beatty behind the scenes of Toy Story 3.
Ned Beatty with his character Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear.
Trivia
- Beatty was born in 1937, the same year when Disney released its very first film: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. He was born on July 6, 1937, while Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was released on December 21, 1937.
External links
Ned Beatty on Wikipedia- Ned Beatty on IMDb
