Ned Beatty is dead to me at 83!

You missed it by about 8 minutes, OP, but at least your headline is Datalounge-worthy.

Here it is.

Shhhhhad.

Great ass!

He was very good in Network.

He was a very talented actor who appeared in many classic films. His Otis in Superman was a total delight, and his chemistry with his costars was palpable.

Can I have his stuff?

I was molested.

I like blue.

Aw, man -- he was so fricking hot in "Shampoo"! RIP.

I feel terrible, I had no idea he was still alive.

R10 same

For years he looked 10 years older than he was, so I was surprised to learn he was only 83.

RIP

He was great in "Superman: The Movie" and just in, well, everything. RIP.

He did a lot of theater before his movie debut in "Deliverance", and then returned to the stage in the 90s.

As Cap'n Andy in "Show Boat" (1996).

First Charles Grodin, now Ned Beatty.

Pray for Lily Tomlin.

I've always thought it was weird that both he and Gene Hackman stopped acting halfway through their lives.

They used to be in EVERYTHING.

4 marriages and 8 kids. Whew.

I’ll bet R17’s observation at least partially answers R16’s implied question.

"On Broadway he won critical praise (and a Drama Desk Award) for his portrayal of Big Daddy in a revival of 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,' a role he had first played as a 21-year-old in a stock company production. He created controversy, however, when he was quoted in The New York Times on the skills of his young co-stars, Ashley Judd and Jason Patric. 'Ashley is a sweetie,' he said, 'and yet she doesn’t have a lot of tools.' Of Patric, he remarked: 'He’s gotten better all the time, but his is a different journey.'"

Has Jon Voight issued a statement yet?

Susan Dey continues her silence...

How much is his net worth?

We all want to know.

[quote]I've always thought it was weird that both he and Gene Hackman stopped acting halfway through their lives.

He and Hackman both worked into their 70s. How many 140 year-olds do you know?

I'm an actor, and I'm only in my fifties and I have always had trouble memorizing my lines, and that gets even harder as one ages. I think lots of actors hit their seventies and struggle with that, or maybe they're just exhausted.

crying.

They picked the most unattractive man in Deliverance to fuck. And that fat ass!!

[quote] I'm an actor, and I'm only in my fifties and I have always had trouble memorizing my lines,

As someone who merely took drama in high school, I’m always amazed by an actor’s ability to remember that shit. I truly am. Especially when it doesn’t roll off the tongue because it’s not something you would ordinarily say.

Liked the big ol' daddy bear.

Good!!!! I could never stand him. I thought he died years ago. Glad he’s dead!!!!!

You should work for Hallmark.

William Denison McKinney, who played Ned's rapist in Deliverance, died on 12/01/2011.

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