Rip Torn

Rip Torn

Biography: 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.

Place of Birth: Not available

Birthday: February 06, 1931

Deathday: July 09, 2019

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Known For

The Cincinnati Kid
The Cincinnati Kid

1965-10-15

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

1976-03-18

Men in Black
Men in Black

1997-07-02

Men in Black II
Men in Black II

2002-07-03

Canadian Bacon
Canadian Bacon

1995-06-08

Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette

2006-05-24

Airplane II: The Sequel
Airplane II: The Sequel

1982-12-10

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

2006-05-02

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

1984-08-19

Wonder Boys
Wonder Boys

2000-02-22

Extreme Prejudice
Extreme Prejudice

1987-04-24

A Stranger Is Watching
A Stranger Is Watching

1982-10-28

RoboCop 3
RoboCop 3

1993-01-21

Bee Movie
Bee Movie

2007-10-28

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

1990-05-19

Coma
Coma

1978-01-06

Forty Shades of Blue
Forty Shades of Blue

2005-12-07

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

1995-10-06

Hercules
Hercules

1997-06-13

Defending Your Life
Defending Your Life

1991-03-22

The Insider
The Insider

1999-10-28

Senseless
Senseless

1998-02-20

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

2004-06-18

Down Periscope
Down Periscope

1996-03-01

Sweet Bird of Youth
Sweet Bird of Youth

1962-03-21

Rolling Kansas
Rolling Kansas

2003-01-24

Freddy Got Fingered
Freddy Got Fingered

2001-04-20

Balloon Farm
Balloon Farm

1999-03-28

Dolly Dearest
Dolly Dearest

1991-09-01

Zoom
Zoom

2006-08-11

Turn the River
Turn the River

2008-05-09

One Trick Pony
One Trick Pony

1980-10-03

King of Kings
King of Kings

1961-10-11

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

1966-12-09

Pork Chop Hill
Pork Chop Hill

1959-05-29

Nadine
Nadine

1987-08-07

American Cowslip
American Cowslip

2009-07-24

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

1991-01-01

Eulogy
Eulogy

2004-10-15

The Beastmaster
The Beastmaster

1982-08-16

Welcome to Mooseport
Welcome to Mooseport

2004-02-24

The Sisters
The Sisters

2005-04-23

Happy Tears
Happy Tears

2009-10-16

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

1992-09-13

Beach Red
Beach Red

1967-08-03

City Heat
City Heat

1984-12-07

Love Object
Love Object

2004-02-13

Time Limit
Time Limit

1957-10-23

The Seduction of Joe Tynan
The Seduction of Joe Tynan

1979-08-17

Trial and Error
Trial and Error

1997-05-30

Flashpoint
Flashpoint

1984-04-19

Beyond the Law
Beyond the Law

1993-04-22

Heartland
Heartland

1979-09-22

Where the Rivers Flow North
Where the Rivers Flow North

1993-06-14

Summer Rental
Summer Rental

1985-08-09

Scarab
Scarab

1984-06-22

Songwriter
Songwriter

1984-10-14

Coming Apart
Coming Apart

1969-10-26

Payday
Payday

1973-09-22

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

2011-08-05

Misunderstood
Misunderstood

1984-03-30

Slaughter
Slaughter

1972-08-16

Beer
Beer

1985-08-30

Critic's Choice
Critic's Choice

1963-02-24

Jinxed!
Jinxed!

1982-10-22

One Spy Too Many
One Spy Too Many

1966-08-05

Cold Feet
Cold Feet

1989-05-19

April Morning
April Morning

1988-04-24

Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Cancer

1970-02-27

Hit List
Hit List

1989-03-03

Norman Mailer: The American
Norman Mailer: The American

2012-05-18

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

1977-12-01

Crazy Joe
Crazy Joe

1974-02-08

First Family
First Family

1980-12-25

1 P.M.
1 P.M.

1971-06-08

Nasty Habits
Nasty Habits

1977-01-28

A Face in the Crowd
A Face in the Crowd

1957-05-29

Johnny Belinda
Johnny Belinda

1958-10-13

Cross Creek
Cross Creek

1983-09-21

The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery
The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery

1999-07-21

Maidstone
Maidstone

1971-03-09

Beyond the Law
Beyond the Law

1968-04-02

Sol Madrid
Sol Madrid

1968-02-07

Hero's Island
Hero's Island

1962-09-16

The Making of Marie Antoinette
The Making of Marie Antoinette

2007-07-02

Bomber's Moon
Bomber's Moon

1958-08-07

Three Days to Vegas
Three Days to Vegas

2007-02-02

Silence Like Glass
Silence Like Glass

1989-07-06

J. Edgar Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover

1987-01-11

Men in Black 3
Men in Black 3

2012-05-23

Destination: America
Destination: America

1987-04-03

Passing Glory
Passing Glory

1999-02-21

Steel Cowboy
Steel Cowboy

1978-12-06

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

2000-02-09

Yours, Mine & Ours
Yours, Mine & Ours

2005-11-23

The Afterlight
The Afterlight

2009-10-10

Pair of Aces
Pair of Aces

1990-01-14

The King of Love
The King of Love

1987-11-19

The Execution
The Execution

1985-01-14

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

2000-09-27

Heart of a Child
Heart of a Child

1994-05-09

Death Falls
Death Falls

1991-01-01

Montserrat
Montserrat

1971-03-02

August
August

2008-05-16

Birch Interval
Birch Interval

1976-05-02

Manhunt for Claude Dallas
Manhunt for Claude Dallas

1986-10-26

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

1980-10-30

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

1975-02-20

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

1980-10-26

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

1973-10-23

A Shining Season
A Shining Season

1979-12-26

Sweet Bird of Youth
Sweet Bird of Youth

1989-10-01

When She Says No
When She Says No

1984-01-30

My Son Johnny
My Son Johnny

1991-11-10

Beautiful Dreamers
Beautiful Dreamers

1990-06-05

Laguna Heat
Laguna Heat

1987-11-15

Letter to My Killer
Letter to My Killer

1995-08-09

Lions Love
Lions Love

1969-10-12

Kojak: None So Blind
Kojak: None So Blind

1990-04-07

Baby Doll
Baby Doll

1956-12-29

The Hindenburg
The Hindenburg

1996-09-24

T Bone N Weasel
T Bone N Weasel

1992-11-02

Lucky Days
Lucky Days

2008-04-25

Cotter
Cotter

1973-01-01

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

1961-03-20

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

1995-05-22

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

2007-04-17

Fires of Kuwait
Fires of Kuwait

1992-06-09

Maniac Magee
Maniac Magee

2003-02-23

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

1992-11-29

Betrayal
Betrayal

1978-11-13

The Golden Boys
The Golden Boys

2008-12-11