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Ned Beatty (1937-2021) was an Oscar®-nominated American actor. Beatty’s first role was in 1972’s Deliverance. Over the next 40 years, he was one of the most respected characters working. His IMDb page shows 167 acting credits from 1972 to 2013. This page will rank Ned Beatty movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos, uncredited roles, and movies that were not released in North American were not included in the rankings.
Ned Beatty Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews, and awards.
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I just found out that Ned Beatty has died at 84 of natural causes. Rest in peace. I almost got to see him in person in Show Boat in Vancouver, but he joined the cast after I went. I did gt to see Cloris Leachman.
Rest in peace
I’ve seen 18 of the 60 films on the chart. Favorites are – Superman 1 & 2, Silver Streak, Deliverance, Switching Channels, Network, All the Presidents Men, Exorcist II, 1941 and Toy Story 3.
Superman tops the box office chart, nice.
Good stuff Bruce. Vote Up!
I have seen 6 Ned Beatty movies.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Network.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is Toy Story 3.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is Wise Blood.
Favourite Ned Beatty Movies;
All the President’s Men
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Hopscotch
Other Ned Beatty Movies I Have Seen:
Network – no longer a favourite
Deliverance
Wise Blood
Wow, it’s over 10 years since Ned has been in a film. Ned Beatty is # 52 on the 2020 Oracle of Bacon list. These are the other actors on the list he has appeared with.
1 CHRISTOPHER LEE 1941 (1979)
4 MICHAEL CAINE The Fourth Protocol (1987)
5 DONALD SUTHERLAND The Trouble with Spies (1987)
11 ERNEST BORGNINE Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart (1994)
13 SEAN CONNERY Just Cause (1995)
14 MAX VON SYDOW Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
15 DAVID CARRADINE Gray Lady Down (1978)
16 DENNIS HOPPER Chattahoochee (1989)
17 MICHAEL MADSEN Shadows in the Storm (1988)
19 WILLEM DAFOE The Walker (2007)
21 GERALDINE CHAPLIN Nashville (1975)
25 TREVOR HOWARD Superman (1978)
25 TREVOR HOWARD The Unholy (1988)
27 ALFRED MOLINA Rango (2011)
31 ROBERT DUVALL Network (1976)
38 CHARLTON HESTON Gray Lady Down (1978)
39 RODDY MCDOWELL Going Under (1990)
39 RODDY MCDOWELL The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
42 TERENCE STAMP Superman (1978)
42 TERENCE STAMP Superman II (1981)
43 CHRISTOPHER LLOYD Radioland Murders (1994)
45 GEORGE KENNEDY Ministry of Vengeance (1989)
48 JOHNNY DEPP Rango (2011)
49 FRANK WELKER The Trouble with Spies (1987)
49 FRANK WELKER Toy Story 3 (2010)
57 HARRY DEAN STANTON Rango (2011)
57 HARRY DEAN STANTON Wise Blood (1979)
60 MICHAEL HORDERN The Trouble with Spies (1987)
61 BURT REYNOLDS Deliverance (1972)
61 BURT REYNOLDS Gator (1976)
61 BURT REYNOLDS Physical Evidence (1989)
61 BURT REYNOLDS Stroker Ace (1983)
61 BURT REYNOLDS Switching Channels (1988)
61 BURT REYNOLDS W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975)
61 BURT REYNOLDS White Lightning (1973)
69 PIERCE BROSNAN The Fourth Protocol (1987)
78 GENE HACKMAN Superman (1978)
78 GENE HACKMAN Superman II (1981)
85 F. MURRAY ABRAHAM All the President’s Men (1976)
92 BRAD DOURIF W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975)
92 BRAD DOURIF Wise Blood (1979)
101 M. EMMET WALSH Back to School (1986)
101 M. EMMET WALSH Chattahoochee (1989)
101 M. EMMET WALSH Mikey and Nicky (1976)
107 MICKEY ROONEY Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart (1994)
109 ED HARRIS Just Cause (1995)
110 JEFF BRIDGES The American Success Company (1980)
110 JEFF BRIDGES The Last American Hero (1973)
111 STACY KEACH Gray Lady Down (1978)
111 STACY KEACH The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
113 ROBERT VAUGHN Blind Vision (1996)
113 ROBERT VAUGHN Going Under (1990)
114 JASON ROBARDS All the President’s Men (1976)
116 TIM ROBBINS Network (1976)
122 DENNIS QUAID The Big Easy (1987)
123 JOHN GOODMAN In the Electric Mist (2009)
123 JOHN GOODMAN The Big Easy (1987)
125 LIEV SCHREIBER Spring Forward (1999)
128 ROBERT MORLEY The Trouble with Spies (1987)
130 STEVE BUSCEMI Ed and His Dead Mother (1993)
136 SHANE RIMMER Superman II (1981)
137 LAUREN BACALL The Walker (2007)
138 FAYE DUNAWAY Midnight Crossing (1988)
138 FAYE DUNAWAY Network (1976)
140 MICKEY ROURKE 1941 (1979)
142 LANCE HENRIKSEN Network (1976)
143 JACK WARDEN All the President’s Men (1976)
149 JEFF GOLDBLUM Nashville (1975)
152 WOODY HARRELSON The Walker (2007)
154 MARC LAWRENCE The Big Easy (1987)
155 SCOTT GLENN Nashville (1975)
158 SHELLEY WINTERS Purple People Eater (1988)
160 JULIA ROBERTS Charlie Wilson’s War (2007)
162 JOHN TURTURRO He Got Game (1998)
165 JACQUELINE BISSET The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
165 JACQUELINE BISSET The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973)
166 TOM HANKS Charlie Wilson’s War (2007)
166 TOM HANKS Toy Story 3 (2010)
167 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON Where the Red Fern Grows (2003)
169 GARY OLDMAN Chattahoochee (1989)
170 JON VOIGHT Deliverance (1972)
174 DANNY GLOVER Shooter (2007/I)
177 KATHY BATES Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
179 RICHARD GRIFFITHS Superman II (1981)
184 HARRY ANDREWS Superman (1978)
187 JAMES EARL JONES Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
190 HERBERT LOM Hopscotch (1980)
192 STANLEY TUCCI Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
200 MARTIN BALSAM All the President’s Men (1976)
205 MICHAEL GOUGH The Fourth Protocol (1987)
210 TOMMY LEE JONES In the Electric Mist (2009)
214 ELIAS KOTEAS Shooter (2007/I)
214 ELIAS KOTEAS The Killer Inside Me (2010)
217 WALLACE SHAWN Toy Story 3 (2010)
224 PAUL NEWMAN The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
226 ALEC BALDWIN Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
227 BILL NIGHY Rango (2011)
228 JOHN RATZENBERGER Superman (1978)
228 JOHN RATZENBERGER Superman II (1981)
228 JOHN RATZENBERGER Toy Story 3 (2010)
231 DUSTIN HOFFMAN All the President’s Men (1976)
235 KEITH CARRADINE Nashville (1975)
237 PETER FALK Mikey and Nicky (1976)
240 OM PURI CHARLIE WILSON’S WAR (2007)
242 DAN AYKROYD 1941 (1979)
243 LESLIE NIELSEN Repossessed (1990)
244 ED LAUTER Tennessee Waltz (1989)
244 ED LAUTER The Last American Hero (1973)
249 TREAT WILLIAMS 1941 (1979)
253 RANCE HOWARD Ed and His Dead Mother (1993)
260 STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY Radioland Murders (1994)
260 STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY The Curse of Inferno (1997)
262 KEENAN WYNN Nashville (1975)
268 BURGESS MEREDITH The Great Bank Hoax (1978)
270 GLENN CLOSE Cookie’s Fortune (1999)
277 JULIAN GLOVER The Fourth Protocol (1987)
280 AUSTIN PENDLETON The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973)
282 BILL PULLMAN Going Under (1990)
282 BILL PULLMAN The Killer Inside Me (2010)
289 JULIAN SANDS Tennessee Waltz (1989)
293 DENZEL WASHINGTON He Got Game (1998)
294 RICHARD BURTON Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
304 JOHN HEARD Sweet Land (2005)
306 JOSE FERRER The Big Bus (1976)
308 ED BEGLEY JR. Earth and the American Dream (1992)
313 AVA GARDNER The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
314 PAUL GIAMATTI Thunderpants (2002)
316 SIMON CALLOW THUNDERPANTS (2002)
322 ROBERT REDFORD All the President’s Men (1976)
335 MARY STEENBURGEN In the Electric Mist (2009)
345 ROBERT DOWNEY JR. Back to School (1986)
346 GARY BUSEY The Last American Hero (1973)
349 JULIANNE MOORE Cookie’s Fortune (1999)
356 STOCKARD CHANNING The Big Bus (1976)
357 BURT YOUNG Back to School (1986)
363 JEAN-PIERRE CASSEL Superman II (1981)
365 ROSARIO DAWSON He Got Game (1998)
377 GLENN FORD Superman (1978)
379 WILLIAM HOLDEN Network (1976)
391 LAURENCE FISHBURNE Just Cause (1995)
392 KAREN BLACK Nashville (1975)
397 MIRIAM MARGOLYES Ed and His Dead Mother (1993)
405 HAL HOLBROOK All the President’s Men (1976)
405 HAL HOLBROOK The Unholy (1988)
406 LIONEL STANDER 1941 (1979)
412 RICHARD RIEHLE Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
415 PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN Charlie Wilson’s War (2007)
422 MARLON BRANDO Superman (1978)
423 BO HOPKINS Big Bad John (1990)
423 BO HOPKINS Radioland Murders (1994)
423 BO HOPKINS White Lightning (1973)
425 MARK WAHLBERG Shooter (2007/I)
443 LESLIE PHILLIPS Thunderpants (2002)
444 MICHAEL MURPHY Nashville (1975)
444 MICHAEL MURPHY The Great Bank Hoax (1978)
444 MICHAEL MURPHY The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973)
445 JAMES GAMMON In the Electric Mist (2009)
449 MICHAEL MCKEAN 1941 (1979)
449 MICHAEL MCKEAN Radioland Murders (1994)
460 KIM CATTRALL Midnight Crossing (1988)
461 JEFFREY TAMBOR Radioland Murders (1994)
465 STEPHEN ROOT Rango (2011)
468 KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS The Walker (2007)
480 DIANE LADD White Lightning (1973)
481 KEIRA KNIGHTLEY Thunderpants (2002)
482 MICHAEL LERNER Radioland Murders (1994)
484 SAM WATERSTON Hopscotch (1980)
485 DICK MILLER 1941 (1979)
490 LYNN REDGRAVE The Big Bus (1976)
491 LARRY MILLER Radioland Murders (1994)
505 RADE SERBEDZIJA Shooter (2007/I)
510 JOHN IRELAND Big Bad John (1990)
513 JIM BROWN He Got Game (1998)
520 BEN CROSS THE UNHOLY (1988)
527 LOIS SMITH Sweet Land (2005)
532 DUB TAYLOR 1941 (1979)
532 DUB TAYLOR Gator (1976)
541 ALAN CUMMING Sweet Land (2005)
547 ALLAN CUTHBERTSON HOPSCOTCH (1980)
555 SUSANNAH YORK Superman (1978)
555 SUSANNAH YORK Superman II (1981)
562 WILFRID HYDE-WHITE The Toy (1982)
572 SALLY KELLERMAN Back to School (1986)
572 SALLY KELLERMAN The Big Bus (1976)
574 CHARLES S. DUTTON COOKIE’S FORTUNE (1999)
574 CHARLES S. DUTTON RUDY (1993)
577 ROBERT STACK 1941 (1979)
588 LOUISE FLETCHER Blind Vision (1996)
588 LOUISE FLETCHER Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
589 CELIA IMRIE THUNDERPANTS (2002)
605 FRANCES MCDORMAND Chattahoochee (1989)
610 ANTHONY ZERBE The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
613 DABNEY COLEMAN Where the Red Fern Grows (2003)
617 GRACE ZABRISKIE The Big Easy (1987)
623 BRION JAMES Radioland Murders (1994)
626 BEN JOHNSON Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart (1994)
630 CLIFTON JAMES Silver Streak (1976)
630 CLIFTON JAMES Superman II (1981)
651 PRUITT TAYLOR VANCE In the Electric Mist (2009)
653 SCARLETT JOHANSSON Just Cause (1995)
657 RICHARD MASUR Going Under (1990)
668 JOAN CUSACK TOY STORY 3 (2010)
677 ANTHONY PERKINS The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
681 STEPHEN FRY THUNDERPANTS (2002)
682 DYLAN BAKER Radioland Murders (1994)
683 ALLEN GARFIELD Nashville (1975)
687 STEPHEN MCHATTIE GRAY LADY DOWN (1978)
694 TOM BOWER The Killer Inside Me (2010)
695 SALLY KIRKLAND The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)
698 TIMOTHY DALTON Toy Story 3 (2010)
700 GARRICK HAGON ROLLING VENGEANCE (1987)
700 GARRICK HAGON THE WALKER (2007)
717 SLIM PICKENS 1941 (1979)
719 WALTER MATTHAU Hopscotch (1980)
722 JOHN HUSTON The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
722 JOHN HUSTON Wise Blood (1979)
724 MICHAEL KEATON Toy Story 3 (2010)
726 AMY ADAMS Charlie Wilson’s War (2007)
729 MATT CLARK The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
729 MATT CLARK White Lightning (1973)
731 LILI TAYLOR Rudy (1993)
737 LILY TOMLIN Nashville (1975)
737 LILY TOMLIN The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)
737 LILY TOMLIN The Walker (2007)
747 E.G. MARSHALL Earth and the American Dream (1992)
747 E.G. MARSHALL Superman II (1981)
754 RYAN O’NEAL The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973)
758 ROBERT PROSKY Rudy (1993)
769 RONALD PICKUP THE FOURTH PROTOCOL (1987)
772 MICHAEL PENA SHOOTER (2007/I)
781 WARREN OATES 1941 (1979)
781 WARREN OATES The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973)
793 MILLA JOVOVICH HE GOT GAME (1998)
796 KATE HUDSON THE KILLER INSIDE ME (2010)
801 RICHARD KIND Toy Story 3 (2010)
806 HENRY GIBSON Nashville (1975)
806 HENRY GIBSON Switching Channels (1988)
806 HENRY GIBSON The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)
808 JOANNA CASSIDY The Fourth Protocol (1987)
819 JON GRIES ED AND HIS DEAD MOTHER (1993)
828 JACK ELAM Big Bad John (1990)
844 ELLEN BARKIN The Big Easy (1987)
847 CORBIN BERNSEN Radioland Murders (1994)
863 MARGOT KIDDER Superman (1978)
863 MARGOT KIDDER Superman II (1981)
870 RENE AUBERJONOIS The Big Bus (1976)
871 JOHN GLOVER Ed and His Dead Mother (1993)
871 JOHN GLOVER The American Success Company (1980)
871 JOHN GLOVER The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)
873 BUD CORT Going Under (1990)
878 RICHARD PORTNOW Chattahoochee (1989)
888 R. LEE ERMEY Life (1999/I)
888 R. LEE ERMEY Toy Story 3 (2010)
902 KENNETH WELSH Physical Evidence (1989)
904 VINCE VAUGHN Rudy (1993)
908 BETH GRANT Rango (2011)
916 WILLIAM HOOTKINS Hear My Song (1991)
920 HOWARD HESSEMAN The Big Bus (1976)
922 THERESA RUSSELL Physical Evidence (1989)
928 YAPHET KOTTO Ministry of Vengeance (1989)
929 JANE ALEXANDER All the President’s Men (1976)
932 MARIA SCHELL Superman (1978)
943 BERT REMSEN Nashville (1975)
949 RAY WINSTONE RANGO (2011)
951 KEVIN MCCARTHY Just Cause (1995)
952 BRIAN KEITH After the Rain (1988)
965 EDWARD JAMES OLMOS ALAMBRISTA! (1977)
973 JOHN CANDY 1941 (1979)
979 SEAN ASTIN RUDY (1993)
985 DONALD MOFFAT Cookie’s Fortune (1999)
985 DONALD MOFFAT Promises in the Dark (1979)
1000 FRED WILLARD SILVER STREAK (1976)
Ned has appeared with 42 Oscar winners.
ART CARNEY W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975)
BEN JOHNSON Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart (1994)
CASEY AFFLECK THE KILLER INSIDE ME (2010)
CHARLTON HESTON Gray Lady Down (1978)
DENZEL WASHINGTON He Got Game (1998)
DUSTIN HOFFMAN All the President’s Men (1976)
ERNEST BORGNINE Outlaws: The Legend of O.B. Taggart (1994)
F. MURRAY ABRAHAM All the President’s Men (1976)
FAYE DUNAWAY Midnight Crossing (1988)
FAYE DUNAWAY Network (1976)
FRANCES MCDORMAND Chattahoochee (1989)
GARY OLDMAN Chattahoochee (1989)
GENE HACKMAN Superman (1978)
GENE HACKMAN Superman II (1981)
GEORGE BURNS Radioland Murders (1994)
GEORGE KENNEDY Ministry of Vengeance (1989)
GLENDA JACKSON Hopscotch (1980)
JASON ROBARDS All the President’s Men (1976)
JEFF BRIDGES The American Success Company (1980)
JEFF BRIDGES The Last American Hero (1973)
JON VOIGHT Deliverance (1972)
JOSE FERRER The Big Bus (1976)
JULIA ROBERTS Charlie Wilson’s War (2007)
JULIANNE MOORE Cookie’s Fortune (1999)
KATHY BATES Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
LOUISE FLETCHER Blind Vision (1996)
LOUISE FLETCHER Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
MARLON BRANDO Superman (1978)
MARSHA MASON Promises in the Dark (1979)
MARTIN BALSAM All the President’s Men (1976)
MARY STEENBURGEN In the Electric Mist (2009)
MICHAEL CAINE The Fourth Protocol (1987)
PATRICIA NEAL Cookie’s Fortune (1999)
PATTY DUKE Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
PAUL NEWMAN The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
PETER FINCH Network (1976)
PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN Charlie Wilson’s War (2007)
ROBERT DUVALL Network (1976)
RUTH GORDON THE BIG BUS (1976)
RUTH GORDON THE TROUBLE WITH SPIES (1987)
SEAN CONNERY Just Cause (1995)
SHELLEY WINTERS Purple People Eater (1988)
TIM ROBBINS Network (1976)
TOM HANKS Charlie Wilson’s War (2007)
TOM HANKS Toy Story 3 (2010)
TOMMY LEE JONES In the Electric Mist (2009)
WALTER MATTHAU Hopscotch (1980)
WILLIAM HOLDEN Network (1976)
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Thank you Mike.