- BIRTH 06/02/1931
- DEATH 09/07/2019
- Country United States
- SHOWS 25
- 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.
Shows (25)
Movies (72)
National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest…
King Looney
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux…
Glen Tuttle
Director
The Telephone
The Telephone
Production
Lucky Days
Lucky Days
