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Ned Thomas Beatty (July 6, 1937 – June 13, 2021) was an American actor. He was nominated for an Academy Award, two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award; and won a Drama Desk Award. These nominations stemmed from his performances in films and TV series like Network (1976), Friendly Fire (1979), Last Train Home (1990), Hear My Song (1991) and the adaptation movie "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" (2004). He had great commercial success in memorable roles such as the executive Bobby Trippe in Deliverance (1972), Tennessee lawyer Delbert Reese in Nashville (1975), general attorney Dardis in All the President's Men (1976), the priest Edwards in Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), Lex Luthor's henchman Otis in Superman (1978) and Superman II (1980), Bates' right hand man Sydney Morehouse in The Toy (1982), twice characters Borisov and Pavel Petrovic in The Fourth Protocol (1987), TV presenter Ernest Weller in Repossessed (1990), Rudy Ruettiger's father in Rudy (1993), detective McNair in Just Cause (1995), Ray and Claude's warden/employer Dexter Wilkins in Life (1999), the simple sheriff in Where the Red Fern Grows (2003), the corrupt Senator Charles F. Meachum in Shooter (2007), United States Congressman Doc Long in Charlie Wilson's War (2007) and the voice of antagonist Lots-O'-Huggin' Bear in Toy Story 3 (2010).
Richard Donner? Richard Pryor? What the heck? PLOT....(sorta) A new Tycoon is swallowing up Lex Corp., Ross Webster, for nefarious purposes while Lex can only stew from jail. Ross inherits the kryptonite and has a robot body guard built called METALLO. Clark and Lois are on a honeymoon. When they return the tycoon Webster is the story Jimmy Olsen fills them in. The Webster Corp is getting govt job to build an army that can withstand Nuclear war. While they uncover the tycoons scheme to have the army sold to highest bidder in Russia... Otis and Tesch visit Lex. Leaving him what he needs to escape or at least try. Richard Pryor plays Gus Gorman. A robotics engineer who wants to build his own Superman. The tycoon blackmails him into manipulating his design BIGHELP(senior citizen robot help) design. Placing the kryptonite in his chest to create METALLO. The Ending.... Final showdown at robotics factory. Lois saved. Tycoon thwarted. Metallo and kryptonite destroyed by Gorman from behind with reebar as Superman lay hurt in the wreckage of the plant/robot forces. Webster goes to jail. Gormans design is being bought by govt to actually help elderly and veterans. Lois kisses Superman Lex escapes. Only to be caught by Superman. FIN. I think...
