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- Actor
- Soundtrack
Stocky, genial-looking supporting actor Ned Beatty was once hailed by Daily Variety as the "busiest actor in Hollywood."
Ned Thomas Beatty was born in Louisville, Kentucky, to Margaret (Fortney) and Charles William Beatty. He grew up fishing and working on farms. His hometown of St. Matthews, Kentucky, is hardly the environment to encourage a career in the entertainment industry, though, so when asked, "How did you get into show business?" Beatty responded, "By hanging out with the wrong crowd." That "crowd" includes some of the industry's most prominent names, such as John Huston, Steven Spielberg, Robert Altman, Paul Newman, Richard Burton, Charlton Heston, Marlon Brando and Robert Redford.
Beatty garnered praise from both critics and peers as a dedicated actor's actor. He started as a professional performer at age ten, when he earned pocket money singing in gospel quartets and a barber shop. The big city and bright lights did not come easy, though. The first ten years of Beatty's career were spent at the Barter Theater in Abingdon, Virginia. He then moved on to the Erie Playhouse in Pennsylvania, the Playhouse Theater in Houston, Texas, and the prestigious Arena Stage Company in Washington, D.C. He was also a member of Shakespeare in Central Park, Louisville, Kentucky. Later, he appeared in the Broadway production of "The Great White Hope". At the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, he won rave reviews when he starred in "The Accidental Death of an Anarchist."
In 1971, Beatty was chosen by director John Boorman for the role of Bobby Trippe in the hit film/backwoods nightmare Deliverance (1972). Co-star Burt Reynolds and Beatty struck up a friendship, and Ned was then cast by Burt in several other films together, including White Lightning (1973), W.W. and the Dixie Dancekings (1975), and the abysmal Stroker Ace (1983). Ned's talents were also noticed by others in Hollywood and he was cast in many key productions of the 1970s turning in stellar performance, including an Academy Award nomination of Best Supporting Actor for his role in Network (1976). Beatty was also marvelous in Nashville (1975), under fire from a crazed sniper in The Deadly Tower (1975), an undercover FBI man in the action comedy Silver Streak (1976), as Lex Luthor's bumbling assistant, Otis, in the blockbuster Superman (1978) ... and he returned again with Gene Hackman to play Otis and Lex Luthor again in Superman II (1980).
Beatty continued to remain busy throughout the 1980s with appearances in several big budget television productions including The Last Days of Pompeii (1984). However, the overall caliber of the productions in general did not match up to those he had appeared in during the 1970s. Nonetheless, Beatty still shone in films including The Big Easy (1986) and The Fourth Protocol (1987). Into the 1990s, Beatty's work output swung between a mixture of roles in family orientated productions (Gulliver's Travels (1996), Back to Hannibal: The Return of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1990), etc.) taking advantage of his "fatherly" type looks, but he could still accentuate a hard edge, and additionally was cast in Radioland Murders (1994) and Just Cause (1995). His many other films include The Toy (1982), All the President's Men (1976), Wise Blood (1979), Rudy (1993), Spring Forward (1999), Hear My Song (1991) -- for which he earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor -- Prelude to a Kiss (1992), He Got Game (1998) and Cookie's Fortune (1999). Beatty's numerous television credits include three years on the NBC series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993), Streets of Laredo (1995) and The Boys (1993).
Beatty received an Emmy Award nomination for Best Actor for his performance in Friendly Fire (1979) opposite Carol Burnett, and a Best Supporting Actor nomination for Family Channel's Magic Hour: Tom Alone (1989). Other notable credits include The Wool Cap (2004), The Execution of Private Slovik (1974), A Woman Called Golda (1982), Pray TV (1982), the miniseries Robert Kennedy and His Times (1985), Lockerbie: A Night Remembered (1998) and T Bone N Weasel (1992). He also had a recurring role on Roseanne (1988) and performed musically on television specials for Dolly Parton and The Smothers Brothers.
In 2001, Beatty returned to his theatrical roots starring in London's West End revival production of Tennessee Williams' "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" with Brendan Fraser. He also appeared in the production on Broadway in 2003/2004 with Jason Patric and Ashley Judd. In 2006, Beatty completed three features to be released next year: The Walker (2007); Paul Schrader's film also starring Woody Harrelson, Kristin Scott Thomas and Lily Tomlin; Paramount Pictures' Shooter (2007) starring Mark Wahlberg; and Charlie Wilson's War (2007), Mike Nichols's film with Tom Hanks, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Julia Roberts. Also in the 21st century, Beatty turned out a terrific performance in the popular Where the Red Fern Grows (2003). Blessed with eight children, Ned Beatty enjoyed golf and playing the bass guitar. He gave himself until the age of 70 to become proficient at both. He died at age 83 of natural causes on June 13, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.- Elisabet Falk was born on 18 March 1936 in Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. She was an actress, known for Vita frun (1962), Tre önskningar (1960) and Skorpan (1956). She died on 13 June 2021 in Sweden.
- Producer
- Location Management
- Production Manager
David Lightfoot was born in 1960 in Australia. He was a producer and production manager, known for Rogue (2007), Wolf Creek (2005) and Babe (1995). He died on 13 June 2021 in Adelaide, Australia.- K.C.N. Chandrasekhar was born in 1952 in India. He was a producer, known for Babruvahana (1977), Saravana (2006) and Mahaguru (1985). He died on 13 June 2021 in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
- Huaiding Yang was born in 1950 in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China. He died on 13 June 2021 in Shanghai, China.
- Gabor Morea was an actor, known for For Love or Money (1993), Puppet (1999) and Dummy (2002). He died on 13 June 2021.
- Editorial Department
Michael Ulman was born in 1932 in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, USSR [now St. Petersburg, Russia]. Michael is known for Adam (1973). Michael was married to Sophia. Michael died on 13 June 2021 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.- Actor
- Producer
Michael Deffert was discovered for Sesame Street at age eleven while riding his bicycle in the streets of his native town Hamburg. When he noticed a film set in his neighborhood, he charmed his way into the hearts of the female make up artists and persuaded them to introduce him to the director. A Polaroid was taken and soon thereafter he was invited to a casting for Sesame Street. His perseverance paid off and he booked the part. It didn't take him long to land his first role on stage in the landmark theatre Hamburger Kammerspiele. It was in the German adaptation of " On Golden Pond ", sharing the stage with some of the most popular legends of the German theatre. He starred in numerous German TV series and his breakthrough came, when he was cast as one of the leads in the German adaptation of 21, Jump Street. ( Sk - Babies for Europe's most successful Network RTL ). In the part of hot blooded under cover cop " Hannes Lohberg ", he captivated millions of viewers every week at prime time. When he gave producing a shot ( together with long time friend Billy Zabka aka Johnny Lawrence from the Karate Kid , who he had met on a celebrity yachting regatta in Germany) his poetic tale " MOST " was rewarded in 2003 with an academy award nomination as Best Live Action Short. After premiering at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival and subsequently winning a number of other high end Festivals. Winning the Palm Springs International Short Film Festival was the qualifier for the academy awards. Michael Deffert is also a trained stage actor, performing in such classical roles as Mercutio in Shakespeares Romeo & Juliet as well as one of the countries most sought after voice over artists and dubbing directors. (Scorpion, Quantico) He has been the German voice of Johnny Depp, Brad Pitt, Mark Ruffalo, Giovanni Ribisi, Walton Goggins in numerous films, as well as the German voice of the animated characters Aladdin, Skipper ( Penguins of Madagascar ) to name a few . He has also been the exclusive voice of Criminal Minds Shemar Moore in more than 250 episodes. Following his passion for wildlife conservation, he recently wrote and directed a documentary about Nick Brandt's Big Life Foundation in Kenya for the French / German cultural channel ARTE in 2015. He is also an ambassador for the German Greentec Awards, a big gala event held annually in Germany.- Ramon Del Rio was born on 18 September 1937 in Asunción, Paraguay. He was an actor, known for Noites Paraguayas (1982), Paraguayan Hammock (2006) and Miramenometokei (2003). He died on 13 June 2021 in Asunción, Paraguay.
- Stunts
- Producer
- Transportation Department
Bobby Unser Jr. was born in 1955 in the USA. Bobby was a producer, known for Walker, Texas Ranger (1993), Camera Obscura (2010) and The Treehouse (2010). Bobby died on 13 June 2021 in New Mexico, USA.- Director
- Writer
Sergey Lyalin was born on 21 April 1962 in Perm, USSR. Sergey was a director and writer, known for Spies Must Die! (2007), Odna semya (2009) and The Sun as a Present (2016). Sergey died on 13 June 2021.- Director
- Writer
Antonio Boneu was a director and writer, known for ¡Feliz 2010! Cuéntame (2009) and Cinema 3 (1984). He died on 13 June 2021 in Lleida, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain.- Animation Department
- Director
Nikita Mandryka was born on 20 October 1940 in Bizerte, Tunisia. He was a director, known for Zeaux productions: Bande de présentation (1989), Je veux être... toi (1977) and Tac au tac (1969). He died on 13 June 2021 in Geneva, Switzerland.- Director
- Writer
- Script and Continuity Department
Suzana Hetrich was a director and writer, known for Djeca zrtve rata (2005), Harmonika (1977) and Vecer na 8. katu (2013). She died on 13 June 2021 in Zagreb, Croatia.- Carol Jareki was born on 13 February 1935 in Neptune, New Jersey, USA. She was married to Richard Jarecki. She died on 13 June 2021 in the USA.
- Ray Whelan was born on 7 August 1941 in Dublin, Ireland. He was an actor, known for Chicago 70 (1970), A Quiet Day in Belfast (1974) and Tales of the Klondike (1981). He was married to Afreen Wahab and Sylvia Tucker. He died on 13 June 2021 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Raul de Souza was born on 23 April 1934 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He was a composer, known for The Hitter (1978), Lost Zweig (2002) and Saravah (1972). He died on 13 June 2021 in Paris, France.- Edit Kéry was born on 29 December 1926 in Budapest, Hungary. She was an actress, known for Csínom Palkó (1973), Füre lépni szabad (1960) and Nobody's Daughter (1976). She was married to András Beszédes, György Gozmány, Géza Sándor and Lajos Mezey. She died on 13 June 2021 in Budapest, Hungary.