Rip Torn

Rip Torn

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.

Acting

2024

Tip?
Movie

The Founding Father (archive audio; uncredited)

2012

Bridge of Names
Movie

Tom

2012

Bridge of Names
Movie

Tom

2012

Men in Black 3
Movie

Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited)

2011

3 Weeks to Daytona
Movie

Sal

2011

National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
Movie

King Looney

2009

Happy Tears
Movie

Joe

2009

The Afterlight
Movie

Carl

2009

American Cowslip
Movie

Trevor O'Hart

2008

The Golden Boys
Movie

Capt. Jeremiah Burgess

2008

August
Movie

David Sterling

2008

Turn the River
Movie

Quinette

2007

Bee Movie
Movie

Lou Lo Duca (voice)

2007

Three Days to Vegas
Movie

Joe Wallace

2006

30 Rock
Tv

Don Geiss

2006

Zoom
Movie

Larraby

2006

Marie Antoinette
Movie

Louis XV

2005

Forty Shades of Blue
Movie

Alan James

2005

Yours, Mine & Ours
Movie

Commandant Sherman

2005

The Sisters
Movie

Dr. Chebrin

2004

Eulogy
Movie

Edmund Collins

2004

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Movie

Patches O'Houlihan

2004

Welcome to Mooseport
Movie

Bert Langdon

2004

Love Object
Movie

Novak

2003

Maniac Magee
Movie

George McNab

2003

Rolling Kansas
Movie

Oldman

2002

Men in Black II
Movie

Zed

2001

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Tv

Jules Copeland

2001

Freddy Got Fingered
Movie

Jim Brody

2000

Wonder Boys
Movie

Q

2000

A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle
Movie

Detective Manny Garett

1999

The Insider
Movie

John Scanlon

1999

The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery
Movie

Royce

1999

Seasons of Love
Tv

Spence

1999

Balloon Farm
Movie

Harvey Potter

1999

Passing Glory
Movie

Father Robert Grant

1998

Senseless
Movie

Randall Tyson

1997

The Mouse
Movie

Trucker 'God'

1997

Men in Black
Movie

Zed

1997

Hercules
Movie

Zeus (voice)

1997

Trial and Error
Movie

Benny Gibbs

1996

The Hindenburg
Movie

Narrator

1996

Down Periscope
Movie

Admiral Winslow

1995

How to Make an American Quilt
Movie

Arthur

1995

James Dean: A Portrait
Movie

Self (Narrator)

1995

James Dean: A Portrait
Movie

Self (Narrator)

1995

James Dean: A Portrait
Movie

Self (Narrator)

1995

Canadian Bacon
Movie

General Dick Panzer

1995

She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
Movie

Adm. Snyder

1995

For Better or Worse
Movie

Capt. Cole

1994

Chicago Hope
Tv

Warren Shutt

1994

Heart of a Child
Movie

Dr. Leonard Bailey

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Tv

Self - Guest

1993

Where the Rivers Flow North
Movie

Noel Lord

1993

Beyond the Law
Movie

Deputy Prescott

1993

RoboCop 3
Movie

The CEO

1992

A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
Movie

Bill Morgan

1992

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
Movie

Admiral Paul Yost

1992

The Larry Sanders Show
Tv

Arthur

1992

Fires of Kuwait
Movie

Narrator (voice)

1991

Dolly Dearest
Movie

Karl Resnick

1991

Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind
Movie

Captain Jack Parsons

1991

Defending Your Life
Movie

Bob Diamond

1991

Death Falls
Movie

Dub Farley

1990

Beautiful Dreamers
Movie

Walt Whitman

1990

By Dawn's Early Light
Movie

Colonel Fargo

1990

Kojak: None So Blind
Movie

Gideon Hogarth

1989

Sweet Bird of Youth
Movie

Boss Finley

1989

Silence Like Glass
Movie

Dr. Markowitz

1989

Cold Feet
Movie

Sheriff

1989

Hit List
Movie

Vic Luca

1988

April Morning
Movie

Solomon Chandler

1987

Laguna Heat
Movie

Joe Datilla

1987

Nadine
Movie

Buford Pope

1987

Extreme Prejudice
Movie

Sheriff Hank Pearson

1986

Manhunt for Claude Dallas
Movie

Tim Nettleton

1985

North and South
Tv

Adolphus

1985

Beer
Movie

Buzz Beckerman

1985

Summer Rental
Movie

Scully

1985

The Atlanta Child Murders
Tv

Lewis Slaton

1984

City Heat
Movie

Primo Pitt

1984

Songwriter
Movie

Dino McLeish

1984

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Movie

Big Daddy

1984

Scarab
Movie

Khepera

1984

Flashpoint
Movie

Sheriff Wells

1983

Misunderstood
Movie

Will

1983

Cross Creek
Movie

Marsh Turner

1982

Airplane II: The Sequel
Movie

Bud Kruger / President Reagan

1982

Jinxed!
Movie

Harold Benson

1982

The Beastmaster
Movie

Maax

1982

A Stranger Is Watching
Movie

Artie Taggart

1981

Heartland
Movie

Clyde Stewart

1980

First Family
Movie

General G. E. Dumpston

1980

Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
Movie

Charles Burt

1980

Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
Movie

Carlo Ponti

1980

One Trick Pony
Movie

Walter Fox

1979

The Seduction of Joe Tynan
Movie

Senator Kittner

1979

Blind Ambition
Tv

Richard M. Nixon

1978

Steel Cowboy
Movie

K.W. Hicks

1978

Steel Cowboy
Movie

K.W. Hicks

1978

Betrayal
Movie

Dr. Hartogs

1978

The Eddie Capra Mysteries
Tv

Unknown

1978

Coma
Movie

Dr. George

1977

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
Movie

Dwight Webb

1977

Nasty Habits
Movie

Father Maximilian

1976

The Man Who Fell to Earth
Movie

Nathan Bryce

1975

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

Glen Tuttle

1975

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

Glen Tuttle

1974

Crazy Joe
Movie

Richie

1973

The President's Plane Is Missing
Movie

George Oldenburg

1973

Payday
Movie

Maury Dann

1972

Ghost Story
Tv

Jonathon

1972

Slaughter
Movie

Dominic Hoffo

1971

1 P.M.
Movie

Self

1971

Maidstone
Movie

Raoul Rey O'Houlihan

1970

Tropic of Cancer
Movie

Henry Miller

1969

Coming Apart
Movie

Joe

1969

Lions Love
Movie

The Beard Director (uncredited)

1968

Beyond the Law
Movie

Popcorn

1968

Sol Madrid
Movie

Dano Villanova

1967

Mannix
Tv

Victor Roarke

1967

Beach Red
Movie

Gunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell

1967

Lionpower from MGM
Movie

Self - Dano Villanova (archive footage) (uncredited)

1966

You're a Big Boy Now
Movie

I.H. Chanticleer

1966

One Spy Too Many
Movie

Alexander

1965

The Cincinnati Kid
Movie

William Jefferson Slade

1964

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Tv

Alexander

1964

12 O'Clock High
Tv

Col. Mark Royce

1963

Channing
Tv

Donald Burrows

1963

Critic's Choice
Movie

Dion Kapakos

1962

Combat!
Tv

Avery

1962

Hero's Island
Movie

Nicholas Gates

1962

Sweet Bird of Youth
Movie

Tom Finley Jr.

1961

King of Kings
Movie

Judas

1961

Ben Casey
Tv

Unknown

1961

24 Hours in a Woman's Life
Movie

Paul

1960

Route 66
Tv

Alvah Clayhorne

1960

Thriller
Tv

Duncan Corey

1959

The Untouchables
Tv

Johnny Mizo

1959

The Untouchables
Tv

Harry Strauss

1959

Pork Chop Hill
Movie

Lt. Walter Russell

1958

Johnny Belinda
Movie

Locky McCormick

1957

Time Limit
Movie

Lt. George Miller

1957

A Face in the Crowd
Movie

Barry Mills (uncredited)

1956

Baby Doll
Movie

The Dentist (uncredited)

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Tv

Steve Morgan #22

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Tv

Ernie Walters

1952

Omnibus
Tv

Unknown

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Tv

Solomon Chandler

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame
Tv

Locky McCormick

1947

Kraft Television Theatre
Tv

Unknown

1947

Kraft Television Theatre
Tv

Somers

1944

Golden Globe Awards
Tv

Self - Presenter

Directing

1988

The Telephone
Movie

Director

Crew

1977

Harlan County U.S.A.
Movie

Thanks

Infos

Full Name
Rip Torn
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
2/6/1931
Date of Death
7/9/2019
Also Known As

Elmore Rual Torn Jr.

Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr.

Elmor Torn

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