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AKA: Ned Thomas Beatty
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 07/06/1937
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky, USA
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A chubby, sympathetic character player (even when playing bad guys), Ned Beatty had performed in more than seventy plays when John Boorman spotted him on Broadway in "The Great White Hope" and signed him for "Deliverance" (1972). As the glib, likable salesman Bobby Trippe, who falls victim to sodomy at the hands of a demonic mountain vagrant, Beatty delivered a stunning performance in what still may be his most memorable role to date.In the movies that followed (including "The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean" 1972 and "The Last American Hero" 1973), Beatty continued to shine, particularly in
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1947
Began singing in barbershop and gospel quartets in his native St Mathews, KY
1956
Stage debut at age 19 in "Wilderness Road," an outdoor historical pageant staged in Berea, KY
1957
Performed with the Barter Theater in Virginia
Spent eight years with Arena Stage in Washington, DC
Appearance in the Broadway production of "The Great White Hope"; caught attention of John Boorman
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