By Veteran ‘Superman’ and ‘Deliverance’ actor, Ned Beatty, is dead! The iconic and legendary talent was 83.
His manager, Deborah Miller, who confirmed the news, said the actor died yesterday, June 13, in Los Angeles, from natural causes.
Beginning his career in theatre, Beatty’s breakout role came in 1972’s ‘Deliverance’, in which he played boating party member, Bobby Trippe.
From there, he played Lex Luthor’s henchman, Otis, in Christopher Reeve’s first two Superman movies, before picking up his sole Oscar nomination of Supporting Actor for his role in 1976 film Network.
After working in TV and on Broadway in his latter career, Beatty retired from acting in 2013.
