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

Actor Ned Beatty (Gino Domenico/ AP)

Ned Beatty – the actor whose first film role in 1972’s Deliverance launched him on a long, prolific and accomplished career – has died at the age of 83.

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