How old was Ned Beatty in the movie Superman?

Ned Beatty was 40 in Superman when he played the character 'Otis'.

That was over 45 years ago in 1978.

In 2021 he died aged 83, starring in 129 films in his career, 101 of those after Superman was first released. If he were alive today he would be 86.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In Superman, I think Ned Beatty looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Richard Donner has worked with Ned Beatty a total of 3 times in his career.
  • Ned Beatty's first movie was as 'Bobby' in Deliverance, released in 1972 when he was 34
  • Superman scores 7.11 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of Superman

Ned Beatty's other movies