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:

Heart of a Child Heart of a Child

1994

Death Falls Death Falls

1991

Montserrat Montserrat

1971

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

2000

The Execution The Execution

1985

The Afterlight The Afterlight

2009

The King of Love The King of Love

1987

August August

2008

Birch Interval Birch Interval

1976

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

1973

A Shining Season A Shining Season

1979

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

1980

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

1975

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

1980

Manhunt for Claude Dallas Manhunt for Claude Dallas

1986

Yours, Mine & Ours Yours, Mine & Ours

2005

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

2000

Cross Creek Cross Creek

1983

Nasty Habits Nasty Habits

1977

The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery

1999

1 P.M. (One Parallel Movie) 1 P.M. (One Parallel Movie)

1971

First Family First Family

1980

Crazy Joe Crazy Joe

1974

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

1977

Maidstone Maidstone

1971

Beyond the Law Beyond the Law

1968

Passing Glory Passing Glory

1999

Steel Cowboy Steel Cowboy

1978

Hero's Island Hero's Island

1962

Silence Like Glass Silence Like Glass

1989

Sol Madrid Sol Madrid

1968

Three Days to Vegas Three Days to Vegas

2007

Sweet Bird of Youth Sweet Bird of Youth

1989

When She Says No When She Says No

1984

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

1992

A Face in the Crowd A Face in the Crowd

1957

Johnny Belinda Johnny Belinda

1958

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

1991

The Golden Boys The Golden Boys

2008

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

1992

Betrayal Betrayal

1978

The Making of Marie Antoinette The Making of Marie Antoinette

2007

J. Edgar Hoover J. Edgar Hoover

1987

Bomber's Moon Bomber's Moon

1958

Men in Black 3 Men in Black 3

2012

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

2006

Pair of Aces Pair of Aces

1990

Seasons of Love Seasons of Love

1999

Destination: America Destination: America

1987

Maniac Magee Maniac Magee

2003

Fires of Kuwait Fires of Kuwait

1992

Letter to My Killer Letter to My Killer

1995

Kojak: None So Blind Kojak: None So Blind

1990

Lions Love Lions Love

1969

Laguna Heat Laguna Heat

1987

My Son Johnny My Son Johnny

1991

Beautiful Dreamers Beautiful Dreamers

1990

Baby Doll Baby Doll

1956

The Hindenburg The Hindenburg

1996

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

1995

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

2007

Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life

1961

Cotter Cotter

1973

T Bone N Weasel T Bone N Weasel

1992

Lucky Days Lucky Days

2008

Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Cancer

1970

Norman Mailer: The American Norman Mailer: The American

2012

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

2004

Sweet Bird of Youth Sweet Bird of Youth

1962

Rolling Kansas Rolling Kansas

2003

Senseless Senseless

1998

Down Periscope Down Periscope

1996

Defending Your Life Defending Your Life

1991

The Insider The Insider

1999

Freddy Got Fingered Freddy Got Fingered

2001

Balloon Farm Balloon Farm

1999

One Trick Pony One Trick Pony

1980

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

1966

King of Kings King of Kings

1961

Zoom Zoom

2006

Dolly Dearest Dolly Dearest

1991

Turn the River Turn the River

2008

Hercules Hercules

1997

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

1995

Marie Antoinette Marie Antoinette

2006

Airplane II: The Sequel Airplane II: The Sequel

1982

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

1984

Canadian Bacon Canadian Bacon

1995

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

1976

Men in Black II Men in Black II

2002

The Cincinnati Kid The Cincinnati Kid

1965

Extreme Prejudice Extreme Prejudice

1987

Wonder Boys Wonder Boys

2000

Bee Movie Bee Movie

2007

Coma Coma

1978

RoboCop 3 RoboCop 3

1993

A Stranger Is Watching A Stranger Is Watching

1982

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

1990

Forty Shades of Blue Forty Shades of Blue

2005

Pork Chop Hill Pork Chop Hill

1959

Nadine Nadine

1987

Payday Payday

1973

Coming Apart Coming Apart

1969

Misunderstood Misunderstood

1984

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

2011

Songwriter Songwriter

1984

Summer Rental Summer Rental

1985

Scarab Scarab

1984

Slaughter Slaughter

1972

Beer Beer

1985

April Morning April Morning

1988

Hit List Hit List

1989

Cold Feet Cold Feet

1989

One Spy Too Many One Spy Too Many

1966

Critic's Choice Critic's Choice

1963

Jinxed! Jinxed!

1982

Where the Rivers Flow North Where the Rivers Flow North

1993

Heartland Heartland

1979

The Sisters The Sisters

2005

City Heat City Heat

1984

Welcome to Mooseport Welcome to Mooseport

2004

The Beastmaster The Beastmaster

1982

American Cowslip American Cowslip

2009

Eulogy Eulogy

2004

Love Object Love Object

2004

Happy Tears Happy Tears

2009

The Seduction of Joe Tynan The Seduction of Joe Tynan

1979

Beyond the Law Beyond the Law

1993

Flashpoint Flashpoint

1984

Trial and Error Trial and Error

1997

Time Limit Time Limit

1957

Beach Red Beach Red

1967

Men in Black Men in Black

1997

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