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Encyclopedia > Ned Beatty
Ned Beatty
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Ned Beatty at the 1990 Annual Emmy Awards
Birth name Ned Thomas Beatty
Born July 6, 1937 (1937-07-06) (age 70)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Spouse(s) 1) Sandra Johnson (20 November 1999 - present)
2) Dorothy Tinker Lindsey (28 June 1979 - March 1998) (divorced) 2 children
3) Belinha Beatty (1971 - ?) (divorced) 2 children
4) Walta Addott (1959 - 1968) (divorced) 4 children

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Biography

Early life

Beatty was born in Louisville, Kentucky, to Charles William Beatty and Margaret Fortney Lennis, a high school lunch lady. He has a sister, Mary Margaret. In 1947, he began singing in gospel and barbershop quartets in St. Matthews, Kentucky, as well as at his local church.[1] He made his stage debut at the age of 19, appearing in Wilderness Road, an outdoor historical pageant. He attended College at Berea College in Berea, KY[2] “Louisville” redirects here. ... Gospel, from the Old English good tidings is a calque of Greek () used in the New Testament (see Etymology below). ... A traditional musical style, see Barbershop music A 2002 motion picture, see Barbershop (movie) A place where barbers work, see Barbershop (hair) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... St. ... For the architectural structure, see Church (building). ... Berea College is a small liberal arts work college in Berea, Kentucky, south of Lexington, Kentucky with a full-time enrollment of 1514 students. ... Categories: Stub | Districts of Lesotho ...


Career

Beatty has appeared in over 100 films and is probably most recognized from his appearances as Delbert Reese, a Tennessee lawyer and husband of Lily Tomlin (who attempts to have a sexual liaision with Gwen Welles) in Robert Altman's Nashville (1975), Lex Luthor's henchman Otis in Superman (1978), Rudy Reuttiger's father in the 1993 biopic Rudy and as rape victim Bobby Trippe in Deliverance (1972) (his debut film). He was a member of the original cast of the television police drama Homicide: Life on the Street, playing Det. Stanley Bolander in the show's first three seasons. He also had a recurring role as Dan Conner's father Ed on the hit television show Roseanne. “Moving picture” redirects here. ... Lily Tomlin (born Mary Jean Tomlin on September 1, 1939), is an Academy Award-nominated American actress and comedian. ... Gwen Welles (born March 4, 1947, died 1993) was an American actress of stage and screen. ... For other persons named Robert Altman, see Robert Altman (disambiguation). ... Nashville is a 1975 film which mixes themes of U.S. presidential politics with those of the country music and gospel music businesses in Nashville, Tennessee. ... Lex Luthor is a fictional supervillain owned by DC Comics and the noted archenemy of Superman. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... ‹ The template below is being considered for deletion. ... Rudy is a 1993 film directed by David Anspaugh. ... Deliverance is a 1972 Warner Bros. ... Homicide: Life on the Street is an American television drama series chronicling the life of a fictional Baltimore police homicide unit. ... Stanley Bolander is a fictional detective with the Homicide unit of the Baltimore Police Department in the American crime drama / police procedural Homicide: Life on the Street. ... Roseanne is an Emmy Award winning American sitcom which aired on ABC from 1988 to 1997, starring stand-up comedian Roseanne Barr. ...


Beatty was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Network (1976). He has also been nominated for two Emmy Awards and one Golden Globe Award. In the award-winning 1991 British film Hear My Song, he portrayed the singer Josef Locke. Raphaels fresco The School of Athens An academy is an institution of higher learning, research, or honorary membership. ... Best Supporting Actor or Best Supporting Actress is an accolade given by a group of film or theatre professionals in recognition of the work of supporting and character actors. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... An Emmy Award. ... The Golden Globe Award The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and television programs, given out each year during a formal dinner. ... Hear My Song is a 1991 film, written by the actors Peter Chelsom (who directed) and Adrian Dunbar (who plays the lead), based on the true story of legendary Irish tenor, Josef Locke. ... Josef Locke was the stage name of Joseph McLaughlin (23 March 1917 - 15 October 1999), a tenor singer who was enormously popular in Britain and Ireland in the 1940s and 1950s. ...


In March of 2006, Beatty received the RiverRun International Film Festival's "Master of Cinema" award (the highest honor of the festival).


Personal life

Beatty spends his summers in Karlstad, Minnesota, his wife's home town. He resides in Springville, California.[citation needed] Karlstad is a city located in Kittson County, Minnesota. ... Springville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tulare County, California, United States. ...


Filmography

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See also

Following are notable people who were either born/raised or have lived for a significant period of time in the Louisville, Kentucky metropolitan area: ^ (1967) Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. ...

References

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