Ned Beatty, star of Deliverance, Network and Superman, dies aged 83

Prolific supporting actor also appeared in All the President's Men, Nashville, The Big Easy and Hear My Song

Ned Beatty, the Oscar-nominated character actor who in half a century of American movies, including Deliverance, Network and Superman, was a booming, indelible presence in even the smallest parts, has died. He was 83.

Beatty's manager, Deborah Miller, said Beatty died on Sunday of natural causes at his home in Los Angeles, surrounded by friends and loved ones.