Ned Thomas Beatty (July 6, 1937 – June 13, 2021)
He was one of the top character actors in film, particularly during the 1970s, and appeared in more than 160 films, including Deliverance (1972), All the President's Men (1976), Network (1976), Superman (1978), Superman II (1980), Back to School (1985), Rudy (1993) and Toy Story 3 (2010). He was nominated for an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards, an MTV Movie Award for Best Villain, and a Golden Globe Award; he also won a Drama Desk Award. He was a familiar face on television as well. He played Stanley Bolander, the detective known as “Big Man,” on the series “Homicide: Life on the Street,” from 1993 to 1995. He was also seen in several episodes of “Roseanne, playing Ed Conner. Beatty was married four times, and had eight children in total. Beatty was not related to fellow Hollywood star Warren Beatty, both born in 1937. When asked if they were related, Ned had been known to joke that Warren was his "illegitimate uncle." Beatty died at his home in Los Angeles of natural causes on June 13, 2021, at age 83.