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Rip Torn

Acting
February 6, 1931
— July 9, 2019(88 years old)
Temple, Texas, USA
Popularity: 3
IMDb

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...

Also Known As

Elmore Rual Torn Jr. • Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr. • Elmor Torn • ریپ تورن

Known For

Columbo series poster (1971)
8.1

Columbo

Leon Lamarr

Law & Order: Criminal Intent series poster (2001)
7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Jules Copeland

30 Rock series poster (2006)
7.5

30 Rock

Don Geiss

Bonanza series poster (1959)
7.5

Bonanza

Will Hewitt

Will & Grace series poster (1998)
6.8

Will & Grace

Lionel Banks

Mannix series poster (1967)
6.7

Mannix

Victor Roarke

Chicago Hope series poster (1994)
7.2

Chicago Hope

Warren Shutt

Rawhide series poster (1959)
7.2

Rawhide

Jacob Yellow-Sun

Combat! series poster (1962)
7.7

Combat!

Avery

The Untouchables series poster (1959)
7.8

The Untouchables

Harry Strauss

The Untouchables series poster (1959)
7.8

The Untouchables

Johnny Mizo

Dr. Kildare series poster (1961)
5.5

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Nicholas Keefe

Photos of Rip Torn

Filmography

2010s

Men in Black 3 movie poster (2012)
6.5

Men in Black 3

Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited)

Norman Mailer: The American movie poster (2012)
7.0

Norman Mailer: The American

Self

National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus movie poster (2011)
3.9

National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus

King Looney

2000s

American Cowslip movie poster (2009)
5.1

American Cowslip

Trevor O'Hart

Happy Tears movie poster (2009)
5.0

Happy Tears

Joe

Turn the River movie poster (2008)
5.3

Turn the River

Quinette

Lucky Days movie poster (2008)

Lucky Days

Executive Producer

Bee Movie movie poster (2007)
6.0

Bee Movie

Lou Lo Duca (voice)

The Making of Marie Antoinette movie poster (2007)
5.0

The Making of Marie Antoinette

Self

Three Days to Vegas movie poster (2007)
3.4

Three Days to Vegas

Joe Wallace

Marie Antoinette movie poster (2006)
6.7

Marie Antoinette

Louis XV

Zoom movie poster (2006)
5.3

Zoom

Larraby

Yours, Mine & Ours movie poster (2005)
6.2

Yours, Mine & Ours

Commandant Sherman

The Sisters movie poster (2005)
4.8

The Sisters

Dr. Chebrin

Forty Shades of Blue movie poster (2005)
4.1

Forty Shades of Blue

Alan James

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story movie poster (2004)
6.4

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

Patches O'Houlihan

Welcome to Mooseport movie poster (2004)
5.1

Welcome to Mooseport

Bert Langdon

Love Object movie poster (2004)
5.9

Love Object

Novak

Eulogy movie poster (2004)
6.4

Eulogy

Edmund Collins

Rolling Kansas movie poster (2003)
5.4

Rolling Kansas

Oldman

Men in Black II movie poster (2002)
6.4

Men in Black II

Zed

Freddy Got Fingered movie poster (2001)
4.7

Freddy Got Fingered

Jim Brody

Wonder Boys movie poster (2000)
6.8

Wonder Boys

Q

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows movie poster (2000)
7.1

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

Self

A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle movie poster (2000)

A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle

Detective Manny Garett

1990s

The Insider movie poster (1999)
7.5

The Insider

John Scanlon

Balloon Farm movie poster (1999)
5.8

Balloon Farm

Harvey Potter

The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery movie poster (1999)
5.1

The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery

Royce

Passing Glory movie poster (1999)
5.8

Passing Glory

Father Robert Grant

Senseless movie poster (1998)
6.2

Senseless

Randall Tyson

Men in Black movie poster (1997)
7.2

Men in Black

Zed

Hercules movie poster (1997)
7.5

Hercules

Zeus (voice)

Trial and Error movie poster (1997)
5.4

Trial and Error

Benny Gibbs

Down Periscope movie poster (1996)
6.4

Down Periscope

Admiral Winslow

How to Make an American Quilt movie poster (1995)
6.4

How to Make an American Quilt

Arthur

Canadian Bacon movie poster (1995)
5.8

Canadian Bacon

General Dick Panzer

RoboCop 3 movie poster (1993)
4.9

RoboCop 3

The CEO

Beyond the Law movie poster (1993)
6.2

Beyond the Law

Deputy Prescott

Where the Rivers Flow North movie poster (1993)
6.2

Where the Rivers Flow North

Noel Lord

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster movie poster (1992)
5.2

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster

Admiral Paul Yost

Defending Your Life movie poster (1991)
6.9

Defending Your Life

Bob Diamond

Dolly Dearest movie poster (1991)
5.5

Dolly Dearest

Karl Resnick

Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind movie poster (1991)
3.7

Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind

Captain Jack Parsons

By Dawn's Early Light movie poster (1990)
6.5

By Dawn's Early Light

Colonel Fargo

Pair of Aces movie poster (1990)
5.0

Pair of Aces

Capt. Jack Parsons

1980s

Silence Like Glass movie poster (1989)
6.6

Silence Like Glass

Dr. Markowitz

Hit List movie poster (1989)
6.0

Hit List

Vic Luca

Cold Feet movie poster (1989)
3.8

Cold Feet

Sheriff

The Telephone movie poster (1988)
4.2

The Telephone

Director

April Morning movie poster (1988)
5.8

April Morning

Solomon Chandler

Extreme Prejudice movie poster (1987)
6.2

Extreme Prejudice

Sheriff Hank Pearson

Destination: America movie poster (1987)

Destination: America

Corbet St. James IV

Nadine movie poster (1987)
5.4

Nadine

Buford Pope

J. Edgar Hoover movie poster (1987)

J. Edgar Hoover

Lyndon Baines Johnson

Summer Rental movie poster (1985)
6.1

Summer Rental

Scully

The Execution movie poster (1985)
7.3

The Execution

Wilheim Gehbert

Beer movie poster (1985)
4.0

Beer

Buzz Beckerman

City Heat movie poster (1984)
5.5

City Heat

Primo Pitt

Flashpoint movie poster (1984)
6.2

Flashpoint

Sheriff Wells

Songwriter movie poster (1984)
5.2

Songwriter

Dino McLeish

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof movie poster (1984)
5.6

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Big Daddy

Scarab movie poster (1984)
5.5

Scarab

Khepera

Cross Creek movie poster (1983)
6.6

Cross Creek

Marsh Turner

Misunderstood movie poster (1983)
6.6

Misunderstood

Will

Airplane II: The Sequel movie poster (1982)
6.1

Airplane II: The Sequel

Bud Kruger / President Reagan

The Beastmaster movie poster (1982)
6.3

The Beastmaster

Maax

Jinxed! movie poster (1982)
4.5

Jinxed!

Harold Benson

A Stranger Is Watching movie poster (1982)
4.5

A Stranger Is Watching

Artie Taggart

One Trick Pony movie poster (1980)
5.2

One Trick Pony

Walter Fox

First Family movie poster (1980)
3.0

First Family

General G. E. Dumpston

1970s

The Seduction of Joe Tynan movie poster (1979)
5.7

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

Senator Kittner

Heartland movie poster (1979)
6.5

Heartland

Clyde Stewart

Coma movie poster (1978)
6.8

Coma

Dr. George

Steel Cowboy movie poster (1978)

Steel Cowboy

K.W. Hicks

Nasty Habits movie poster (1977)
4.7

Nasty Habits

Father Maximilian

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover movie poster (1977)
4.9

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

Dwight Webb

Harlan County U.S.A. movie poster (1977)
7.5

Harlan County U.S.A.

Thanks

The Man Who Fell to Earth movie poster (1976)
6.5

The Man Who Fell to Earth

Nathan Bryce

Crazy Joe movie poster (1974)
6.3

Crazy Joe

Richie

Payday movie poster (1973)
5.9

Payday

Maury Dann

Slaughter movie poster (1972)
5.5

Slaughter

Dominic Hoffo

Maidstone movie poster (1971)
3.9

Maidstone

Raoul Rey O'Houlihan

1 P.M. movie poster (1971)
5.8

1 P.M.

Self

Tropic of Cancer movie poster (1970)
4.5

Tropic of Cancer

Henry Miller

1960s

Coming Apart movie poster (1969)
6.0

Coming Apart

Joe

Sol Madrid movie poster (1968)
6.4

Sol Madrid

Dano Villanova

Beyond the Law movie poster (1968)
4.8

Beyond the Law

Popcorn

Beach Red movie poster (1967)
6.5

Beach Red

Gunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell

One Spy Too Many movie poster (1966)
4.9

One Spy Too Many

Alexander

You're a Big Boy Now movie poster (1966)
6.1

You're a Big Boy Now

I.H. Chanticleer

The Cincinnati Kid movie poster (1965)
7.0

The Cincinnati Kid

William Jefferson Slade

Critic's Choice movie poster (1963)
5.6

Critic's Choice

Dion Kapakos

Sweet Bird of Youth movie poster (1962)
6.8

Sweet Bird of Youth

Tom Finley Jr.

Hero's Island movie poster (1962)
4.8

Hero's Island

Nicholas Gates

King of Kings movie poster (1961)
7.2

King of Kings

Judas

1950s

Pork Chop Hill movie poster (1959)
6.6

Pork Chop Hill

Lt. Walter Russell

Bomber's Moon movie poster (1958)

Bomber's Moon

Lieutenant Harrison

A Face in the Crowd movie poster (1957)
7.6

A Face in the Crowd

Barry Mills (uncredited)

Time Limit movie poster (1957)
7.1

Time Limit

Lt. George Miller