R.I.P.: Ned Beatty (DELIVERANCE; NETWORK)

[erik]

Another big blow for Hollywood. Ned Beatty, known for more than a few great supporting turns in many films beginning in 1972 with DELIVERANCE, has passed away at the age of 83:

www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/ned-beatty-deliverance-network-actor-dead-obit-1183642/

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Nine Ned Beatty Movies and Shows to Stream / This prolific actor may not have been the star of these pictures but he brought a depth that made his time onscreen count.

[erik]

A case in point: Beatty's role as network chieftain Arthur Jensen, venting his corporate spleen at Peter Finch's Howard Beale in NETWORK, a film that predicted much of today's entertainment and sociological landscape 45 years ago: