NED BEATTY - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED CIRCA 1981 - HFSID 159860

NED BEATTY
He expresses his wishes for everything good to an ailing friend
Autograph Letter signed: "Ned Beatty" in blue ink, 1p, 5½x3½. USPS postcard postmarked Los Angeles, California, 1981. To: Mr. David Wood, England. In full: David, I am sorry to hear of your troubles in getting around. So I must wish for you all the richness that life holds in every moment, every room, every time and every place God Bless You". Character actor Ned Beatty (1937-2021) was nominated for the 1977 Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Network (1976). Beatty, who began appearing on Broadway in his early 20s, was spotted by film director John Boorman, who cast him in his backwoods thriller, Deliverance (1972). He went on to play character roles in many films including Nashville (1975), All the President's Men (1976), Superman: The Movie (1978), Superman II (1980), The Big Easy (1987), and Where the Red Fern Grows (2003). Beatty also appeared in several TV miniseries and made-for-TV movies, such as The Wool Cap (2004). Well known to television audiences for his role as Detective Stanley "The Big Man" Bolander (1993-1995) on Homicide: Life on the Street, Beatty also guest starred in a number of other TV series and even returned to Broadway for a revival of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (2003-2004). Lightly soiled and worn from postal processing. Otherwise, fine condition.