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Ned Thomas Beatty (born July 6, 1937) is an American actor who has appeared in more than 160 films and has been nominated for an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, an MTV Movie Award for Best Villain and a Golden Globe Award; he won a Drama Desk Award. These nominations stemmed from his performances in films and television series such as ''Network'' (1976), ''Friendly Fire'' (1979), ''Last Train Home'' (1990), ''Hear My Song'' (1991), the adaptation film ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'' (2004), and ''Toy Story 3'' (2010). He has had great commercial success in roles such as the executive Bobby Trippe in ''Deliverance'' (1972), Tennessee lawyer Delbert Reese in ''Nashville'' (1975), general attorney Dardis in ''All the President's Men'' (1976), Bob Sweet in ''Silver Streak'' (1976), the priest Edwards in ''Exorcist II: The Heretic'' (1977), Lex Luthor's bumbling henchman Otis in ''Superman'' (1978) and ''Superman II'' (1980), Bates' right-hand man Sydney Morehouse in ''The Toy'' (1982), Borisov and Pavel Petrovic in ''The Fourth Protocol'' (1987), TV presenter Ernest Weller in ''Repossessed'' (1990), Rudy Ruettiger's father in ''Rudy'' (1993), attorney McNair in ''Just Cause'' (1995), Dexter Wilkins in ''Life'' (1999), the simple sheriff in ''Where the Red Fern Grows'' (2003), the corrupt Senator Charles F. Meachum in ''Shooter'' (2007), United States Congressman Doc Long in ''Charlie Wilson's War'' (2007) and the voice of antagonist Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear in ''Toy Story 3'' (2010) and Tortoise John in ''Rango'' (2011). ==Early life== Beatty was born in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of Margaret Fortney (née Lennis; April 26, 1907 - January 29, 1991) and Charles William Beatty (August 8, 1907 - October 27, 1952).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ned Beatty Biography at )〕 He has a sister, Mary Margaret. In 1947, young Ned began singing in gospel and barbershop quartets in St. Matthews, Kentucky, and at his local church. He received a scholarship to sing in the a cappella choir at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky; he attended but did not graduate. In 1956, he made his stage debut at age 19, appearing in ''Wilderness Road'', an outdoor-historical pageant located in Berea, Kentucky. During his first ten years of theater, he worked at the Barter Theater in Abingdon, Virginia, the State Theatre of Virginia. Returning to Kentucky, he worked in the Louisville area through the mid-1960s, at the Clarksville Little Theater (Indiana) and the newly founded Actors Theater of Louisville. His time at the latter included a run as Willy Loman in ''Death of a Salesman'' in 1966. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ned Beatty」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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