How old was Ned Beatty in his first movie: Deliverance?
Ned Beatty was 34 in Deliverance when he played the character 'Bobby'.
That was over 52 years ago in 1972.
This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).
In 2021 he died aged 83, starring in 129 films in his career, 129 of those after Deliverance was first released. If he were alive today he would be 86.
How old do you think he looks in the movie?
In Deliverance, I think Ned Beatty looks:
Did you know?
- Director John Boorman has worked with Ned Beatty a total of 2 times in his career.
- Ned Beatty's first movie was as 'Bobby' in Deliverance, released in 1972 when he was 34
- Deliverance scores 7.3 out of 10 on TMDB.
