Rip Torn

Rip Torn

Date of Birth:

Feb 06, 1931

Place of Birth:

Temple, Texas, USA

Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr. (February 6, 1931 – July 9, 2019) was an American actor whose career spanned more than 60 years. He was best known for his roles as Zed in the Men in Black franchise (1997-2002) and Patches O'Houlihan in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004).

Torn received an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his role in the 1983 film Cross Creek. His work includes the role of Artie, the producer, on The Larry Sanders Show, for which he was nominated for six Emmy Awards, winning in 1996. Torn also won an American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Male in a Series, and two CableACE Awards for his work on the show, and was nominated for a Satellite Award in 1997 as well.

filmography:

J. Edgar Hoover J. Edgar Hoover

1987

Men in Black 3 Men in Black 3

2012

Destination: America Destination: America

1987

Silence Like Glass Silence Like Glass

1989

Three Days to Vegas Three Days to Vegas

2007

The Making of Marie Antoinette The Making of Marie Antoinette

2007

Bomber's Moon Bomber's Moon

1958

Passing Glory Passing Glory

1999

Steel Cowboy Steel Cowboy

1978

The King of Love The King of Love

1987

The Execution The Execution

1985

Pair of Aces Pair of Aces

1990

The Afterlight The Afterlight

2009

A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle

2000

Yours, Mine & Ours Yours, Mine & Ours

2005

Hero's Island Hero's Island

1962

Sol Madrid Sol Madrid

1968

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

1977

Crazy Joe Crazy Joe

1974

First Family First Family

1980

Norman Mailer: The American Norman Mailer: The American

2012

Hit List Hit List

1989

April Morning April Morning

1988

Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Cancer

1970

1 P.M. 1 P.M.

1971

Nasty Habits Nasty Habits

1977

Maidstone Maidstone

1971

Beyond the Law Beyond the Law

1968

The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery

1999

Cross Creek Cross Creek

1983

A Face in the Crowd A Face in the Crowd

1957

Johnny Belinda Johnny Belinda

1958

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

2000

Heart of a Child Heart of a Child

1994

T Bone N Weasel T Bone N Weasel

1992

Lucky Days Lucky Days

2008

Cotter Cotter

1973

The Hindenburg The Hindenburg

1996

Baby Doll Baby Doll

1956

Lions Love Lions Love

1969

Kojak: None So Blind Kojak: None So Blind

1990

24 Hours in a Woman's Life 24 Hours in a Woman's Life

1961

She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal

1995

Betrayal Betrayal

1978

The Golden Boys The Golden Boys

2008

A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story

1992

Maniac Magee Maniac Magee

2003

The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show' The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'

2007

Fires of Kuwait Fires of Kuwait

1992

Letter to My Killer Letter to My Killer

1995

Laguna Heat Laguna Heat

1987

Manhunt for Claude Dallas Manhunt for Claude Dallas

1986

Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case

1980

Birch Interval Birch Interval

1976

August August

2008

Death Falls Death Falls

1991

Montserrat Montserrat

1971

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

1975

Sophia Loren: Her Own Story Sophia Loren: Her Own Story

1980

My Son Johnny My Son Johnny

1991

Beautiful Dreamers Beautiful Dreamers

1990

When She Says No When She Says No

1984

Sweet Bird of Youth Sweet Bird of Youth

1989

The President's Plane Is Missing The President's Plane Is Missing

1973

A Shining Season A Shining Season

1979

Cold Feet Cold Feet

1989

One Spy Too Many One Spy Too Many

1966

Senseless Senseless

1998

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

2004

Down Periscope Down Periscope

1996

The Insider The Insider

1999

Defending Your Life Defending Your Life

1991

How to Make an American Quilt How to Make an American Quilt

1995

Hercules Hercules

1997

Sweet Bird of Youth Sweet Bird of Youth

1962

Rolling Kansas Rolling Kansas

2003

Turn the River Turn the River

2008

One Trick Pony One Trick Pony

1980

Zoom Zoom

2006

Dolly Dearest Dolly Dearest

1991

Freddy Got Fingered Freddy Got Fingered

2001

Balloon Farm Balloon Farm

1999

Forty Shades of Blue Forty Shades of Blue

2005

Coma Coma

1978

Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette

2006

Airplane II: The Sequel Airplane II: The Sequel

1982

Canadian Bacon Canadian Bacon

1995

Men in Black II Men in Black II

2002

The Man Who Fell to Earth The Man Who Fell to Earth

1976

Men in Black Men in Black

1997

Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time

2006

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1984

Bee Movie Bee Movie

2007

By Dawn's Early Light By Dawn's Early Light

1990

RoboCop 3 RoboCop 3

1993

A Stranger Is Watching A Stranger Is Watching

1982

Extreme Prejudice Extreme Prejudice

1987

Wonder Boys Wonder Boys

2000

King of Kings King of Kings

1961

You're a Big Boy Now You're a Big Boy Now

1966

Summer Rental Summer Rental

1985

Scarab Scarab

1984

Songwriter Songwriter

1984

Where the Rivers Flow North Where the Rivers Flow North

1993

Heartland Heartland

1979

Flashpoint Flashpoint

1984

Beyond the Law Beyond the Law

1993

Coming Apart Coming Apart

1969

Payday Payday

1973

Critic's Choice Critic's Choice

1963

Jinxed! Jinxed!

1982

Beer Beer

1985

Slaughter Slaughter

1972

National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus

2011

Misunderstood Misunderstood

1984

Trial and Error Trial and Error

1997

The Seduction of Joe Tynan The Seduction of Joe Tynan

1979

Eulogy Eulogy

2004

The Beastmaster The Beastmaster

1982

Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind

1991

American Cowslip American Cowslip

2009

Pork Chop Hill Pork Chop Hill

1959

Nadine Nadine

1987

Welcome to Mooseport Welcome to Mooseport

2004

The Sisters The Sisters

2005

Love Object Love Object

2004

Time Limit Time Limit

1957

City Heat City Heat

1984

Beach Red Beach Red

1967

Happy Tears Happy Tears

2009

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster

1992

The Cincinnati Kid The Cincinnati Kid

1965

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