Ned Beatty

With its constant soundtrack of country music and political commentary, Altman’s sprawling state-of-the-nation epic reverberates with the troubled zeitgeist of the 70s

Letter: The director of Deliverance recalls how the late actor landed the part of Bobby Trippe, despite his fiery audition

American stage and screen actor best known for his film roles in Deliverance, Network, Superman and Hear My Song

From his breakthrough in Deliverance to a memorable turn in Toy Story 3, the authenticity of Beatty’s middleman gone bad made him the perfect co-star – and often stole the show

John Boorman: ‘Wherever poor Ned Beatty went, people would say: Squeal like a pig! It went on for years’