Died at 88
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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).
Ned Beatty
Artie the Ant
for Artie the Ant in The Bert and Ernie Show (1994 - 2010)
Suggested by jesselee
Bert and Ernie have been and always will be my favorite characters on Sesame Street. Their chemistry is unmatched, comedic and timeless. That's why I thought it would've been cool if these two characters had a spin off of their own. The Bert and Ernie Show is a spinoff starring both Bert and Ernie tackling life situations with comedic results. It will be filmed in the same studio which will have the material taped with no audience. It will then be played in a theatre so it gives the illusion that the show was filmed in front of a live audience. The show's rating will be TV - PG only due to discretion. It's final episode will be in late March of 2010 because the people behind it want to move on to bigger and better things.
