Ned Beatty, Famous For Film Roles In ‘Deliverance,’ ‘Network,’ And ‘Superman’ Among Others, Dies At The Age of 83

394334 10: Actor Ned Beatty (Big Daddy) acts in a scene from the West End play “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” September 11, 2001 at the Lyric Theatre in London. (Photo by Anthony Harvey/Getty Images)

Beloved movie and television star, Ned Beatty, has died and was known for his roles in “Deliverance,” “Network,” and “Superman.”

TMZ received news from Ned’s manager that the veteran actor died in his sleep early Sunday morning (June 13).

Beatty was nominated for an Oscar for a stand-out speech he gave in the 1976 movie, “Network.” He also played Lex Luthor’s sidekick, “Otis” in the 1976 version of “Superman.”

Other notable performances from Beatty include “All the President’s Men,” “The Big Easy,” “The Toy,” and “Toy Story 3,” in which he played “Lotso,” the evil pink bear.

His television credits include, “Law & Order,” “Roseanne,” “The Rockford Files,” “M*A*S*H*,” “Homicide: Life on the Street,” ‘CSI,’ “Murder, She Wrote” and countless others. He’s survived by his wife Sandra Johnson, eight children, and grandchildren. He was 83.