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  • BIRTH 06/02/1931
  • DEATH 09/07/2019
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 23
  • MOVIES 72
  • DIRECTOR 1
  • PRODUCTION 1

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.

Rip Torn

Shows (23)

Columbo
Columbo
Leon Lamarr
Will & Grace
Will & Grace
Lionel Banks
30 Rock
30 Rock
Don Geiss
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Jules Copeland
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Ernie Walters / Steve Morgan #22
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
The Untouchables
The Untouchables
Harry Strauss / Johnny Mizo
Mannix
Mannix
Victor Roarke
North and South
North and South
Adolphus
The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show
Arthur
Ghost Story
Ghost Story
Jonathon
Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Locky McCormick / Solomon Chandler
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
Soul Food
Soul Food
Peter Redmond
The John Larroquette Show
The John Larroquette Show
Bernard Galvin
Combat!
Combat!
Avery
Bonanza
Bonanza
Will Hewitt
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Nicholas Keefe
The Blue and the Gray
The Blue and the Gray
Ulysses S. Grant
Naked City
Naked City
Ansel Boake
Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre
Somers
Thriller
Thriller
Duncan Corey

Movies (72)

Hercules
Hercules
Zeus (voice)
Men in Black
Men in Black
Zed
Men in Black II
Men in Black II
Zed
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette
Louis XV
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Patches O'Houlihan
Bee Movie
Bee Movie
Lou Lo Duca (voice)
Airplane II: The Sequel
Airplane II: The Sequel
Bud Kruger / President Reagan
The Insider
The Insider
John Scanlon
RoboCop 3
RoboCop 3
The CEO
Down Periscope
Down Periscope
Admiral Winslow
Yours, Mine & Ours
Yours, Mine & Ours
Commandant Sherman
Zoom
Zoom
Larraby
City Heat
City Heat
Primo Pitt
Coma
Coma
Dr. George
By Dawn's Early Light
By Dawn's Early Light
Colonel Fargo
Freddy Got Fingered
Freddy Got Fingered
Jim Brody
King of Kings
King of Kings
Judas
Canadian Bacon
Canadian Bacon
General Dick Panzer
Beyond the Law
Beyond the Law
Deputy Prescott
National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest…
King Looney
Defending Your Life
Defending Your Life
Bob Diamond
Lions Love
Lions Love
The Beard Director (uncredited)
Hit List
Hit List
Vic Luca
Kojak: None So Blind
Kojak: None So Blind
Gideon Hogarth
The Beastmaster
The Beastmaster
Maax
August
August
David Sterling
Hercules
Hercules
Zeus (voice)
The Cincinnati Kid
The Cincinnati Kid
William Jefferson Slade
A Face in the Crowd
A Face in the Crowd
Barry Mills (uncredited)
A Stranger Is Watching
A Stranger Is Watching
Artie Taggart
Flashpoint
Flashpoint
Sheriff Wells
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Nathan Bryce
Senseless
Senseless
Randall Tyson
You're a Big Boy Now
You're a Big Boy Now
I.H. Chanticleer
Slaughter
Slaughter
Dominic Hoffo
Pork Chop Hill
Pork Chop Hill
Lt. Walter Russell
When She Says No
When She Says No
Stuart Blankfort
Beach Red
Beach Red
Gunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Big Daddy
Cross Creek
Cross Creek
Marsh Turner
Extreme Prejudice
Extreme Prejudice
Sheriff Hank Pearson
Sol Madrid
Sol Madrid
Dano Villanova
Manhunt for Claude Dallas
Manhunt for Claude Dallas
Tim Nettleton
Rolling Kansas
Rolling Kansas
Oldman
Trial and Error
Trial and Error
Benny Gibbs
One Trick Pony
One Trick Pony
Walter Fox
Scarab
Scarab
Khepera
Wonder Boys
Wonder Boys
Q
Eulogy
Eulogy
Edmund Collins
1 P.M.
1 P.M.
Self
Sweet Bird of Youth
Sweet Bird of Youth
Thomas 'Tom' J. Finley, Jr.
Dolly Dearest
Dolly Dearest
Karl Resnick
Crazy Joe
Crazy Joe
Richie
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Cancer
Henry Miller
Jinxed!
Jinxed!
Harold Benson
Welcome to Mooseport
Welcome to Mooseport
Bert Langdon
Love Object
Love Object
Novak
Forty Shades of Blue
Forty Shades of Blue
Alan James
Lucky Days
Lucky Days
Bobo
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux…
Glen Tuttle
The Golden Boys
The Golden Boys
Capt. Jeremiah Burgess
Misunderstood
Misunderstood
Will
The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery
The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery
Royce
Baby Doll
Baby Doll
The Dentist (uncredited)
How to Make an American Quilt
How to Make an American Quilt
Arthur
Summer Rental
Summer Rental
Scully
The President's Plane Is Missing
The President's Plane Is Missing
George Oldenburg
Nadine
Nadine
Buford Pope
Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
Charles Burt
Turn the River
Turn the River
Quinette
For Better or Worse
For Better or Worse
Capt. Cole
First Family
First Family
General G. E. Dumpston

Director

The Telephone
The Telephone

Production

Lucky Days
Lucky Days