Rip Torn
Elmore Rual Torn Jr. | Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr. | Elmor Torn
About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1931-02-06
Place of birth:Temple, Texas, USA
Gender:Male
Popularity:2
Date of death2019-07-09
88Biography
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.
Filmography
Rating by year
- Bridge of NamesTom2012-08-010.00
- Men in Black 3Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited)2012-05-236.511,027
- Norman Mailer: The AmericanSelf2012-05-187.02
- 3 Weeks to DaytonaSal2011-12-015.33
- National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest MaximusKing Looney2011-08-053.992
- Happy TearsJoe2009-10-165.036
- American CowslipTrevor O'Hart2009-07-245.117
- The Golden BoysCapt. Jeremiah Burgess2008-12-115.514
- AugustDavid Sterling2008-05-165.265
- Turn the RiverQuinette2008-05-095.338
- Lucky DaysBobo2008-04-250.00
- Bee MovieLou Lo Duca (voice)2007-10-286.05,308
- The Making of Marie AntoinetteSelf2007-07-025.03
- The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'Arthur2007-04-170.00
- Three Days to VegasJoe Wallace2007-02-023.98
- 30 RockDon Geiss2006-10-117.5814
- ZoomLarraby2006-08-115.3643
- Marie AntoinetteLouis XV2006-05-246.72,967
- Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing TimeSelf2006-05-020.00
- Forty Shades of BlueAlan James2005-12-074.530
- Yours, Mine & OursCommandant Sherman2005-11-236.2908
- The SistersDr. Chebrin2005-04-235.121
- EulogyEdmund Collins2004-10-156.4143
- DodgeBall: A True Underdog StoryPatches O'Houlihan2004-06-186.43,858
- Welcome to MooseportBert Langdon2004-02-245.1193
- Love ObjectNovak2004-02-135.980
- The Lyon's Den2003-09-288.84
- Maniac MageeGeorge McNab2003-02-238.01
- Rolling KansasOldman2003-01-245.622
- Men in Black IIZed2002-07-036.410,700
- Law & Order: Criminal IntentJules Copeland2001-09-307.6377
- Freddy Got FingeredJim Brody2001-04-204.7488
- Clint Eastwood: Out of the ShadowsSelf2000-09-277.38
- Soul FoodPeter Redmond2000-06-287.214
- Wonder BoysQ2000-02-226.8667
- A Vision of Murder: The Story of DonielleDetective Manny Garett2000-02-0910.01
- The InsiderJohn Scanlon1999-10-287.52,084
- The Almost Perfect Bank RobberyRoyce1999-07-215.66
- Seasons of LoveSpence1999-07-038.01
- Balloon FarmHarvey Potter1999-03-285.917
- Passing GloryFather Robert Grant1999-02-216.05
- Will & GraceLionel Banks1998-09-216.9567
- SenselessRandall Tyson1998-02-206.2403
- Ghost StoriesThe Narrator1997-09-287.514
- Men in BlackZed1997-07-027.214,904
- HerculesZeus (voice)1997-06-137.57,966
- Trial and ErrorBenny Gibbs1997-05-305.591
- The HindenburgNarrator1996-09-247.52
- Down PeriscopeAdmiral Winslow1996-03-016.4537
- How to Make an American QuiltArthur1995-10-066.4198
- James Dean: A PortraitSelf (Narrator)1995-09-307.01
- Letter to My Killer1995-08-096.52
- Canadian BaconGeneral Dick Panzer1995-06-085.8255
- She Stood Alone: The Tailhook ScandalAdm. Snyder1995-05-225.04
- For Better or WorseCapt. Cole1995-03-194.77
- Heart of a ChildDr. Leonard Bailey1994-05-095.26
- The John Larroquette ShowBernard Galvin1993-09-026.817
- Where the Rivers Flow NorthNoel Lord1993-06-146.47
- Beyond the LawDeputy Prescott1993-04-226.3172
- RoboCop 3The CEO1993-01-214.91,455
- A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan StoryBill Morgan1992-11-297.73
- T Bone N WeaselHappy Sam1992-11-023.85
- Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez DisasterAdmiral Paul Yost1992-09-135.26
- The Larry Sanders ShowArthur1992-08-157.790
- Fires of KuwaitNarrator (voice)1992-06-097.915
- My Son JohnnyBrian Stansbury1991-11-106.18
- Dolly DearestKarl Resnick1991-09-015.6133
- Another Pair of Aces: Three of a KindCaptain Jack Parsons1991-04-194.05
- Defending Your LifeBob Diamond1991-03-226.9310
- Death FallsDub Farley1991-01-015.02
- Beautiful DreamersWalt Whitman1990-06-055.07
- By Dawn's Early LightColonel Fargo1990-05-196.567
- Kojak: None So BlindGideon Hogarth1990-04-076.33
- Pair of AcesCapt. Jack Parsons1990-01-146.73
- Sweet Bird of YouthBoss Finley1989-10-015.514
- Silence Like GlassDr. Markowitz1989-07-067.09
- Cold FeetSheriff1989-05-194.19
- Hit ListVic Luca1989-03-036.218
- April MorningSolomon Chandler1988-04-245.717
- The King of LoveJack Kraft1987-11-190.00
- Laguna HeatJoe Datilla1987-11-154.37
- NadineBuford Pope1987-08-075.592
- Extreme PrejudiceSheriff Hank Pearson1987-04-246.3193
- Destination: AmericaCorbet St. James IV1987-04-030.00
- J. Edgar HooverLyndon Baines Johnson1987-01-110.00
- Manhunt for Claude DallasTim Nettleton1986-10-265.54
- North and SouthAdolphus1985-11-037.5176
- BeerBuzz Beckerman1985-08-304.410
- Summer RentalScully1985-08-096.1233
- The Atlanta Child MurdersLewis Slaton1985-02-105.813
- The ExecutionWilheim Gehbert1985-01-147.33
- City HeatPrimo Pitt1984-12-075.5213
- SongwriterDino McLeish1984-10-145.418
- Cat on a Hot Tin RoofBig Daddy1984-08-195.713
- ScarabKhepera1984-06-227.03
- FlashpointSheriff Wells1984-04-196.258
- When She Says NoStuart Blankfort1984-01-308.02
- MisunderstoodWill1983-12-106.513
- Cross CreekMarsh Turner1983-09-216.626
- Airplane II: The SequelBud Kruger / President Reagan1982-12-106.11,273
- The Blue and the GrayUlysses S. Grant1982-11-146.724
- Jinxed!Harold Benson1982-10-224.625
- The BeastmasterMaax1982-08-166.3459
- A Stranger Is WatchingArtie Taggart1982-01-224.624
- HeartlandClyde Stewart1981-08-236.520
- First FamilyGeneral G. E. Dumpston1980-12-253.77
- Rape and Marriage: The Rideout CaseCharles Burt1980-10-305.96
- Sophia Loren: Her Own StoryCarlo Ponti1980-10-265.510
- One Trick PonyWalter Fox1980-10-035.513
- A Shining SeasonJack Baker1979-12-264.73
- The Seduction of Joe TynanSenator Kittner1979-08-175.928
- Blind AmbitionRichard M. Nixon1979-05-206.33
- Steel CowboyK.W. Hicks1978-12-069.01
- BetrayalDr. Hartogs1978-11-137.01
- The Eddie Capra Mysteries1978-09-086.52
- ComaDr. George1978-01-066.8462
- The Private Files of J. Edgar HooverDwight Webb1977-12-015.115
- Nasty HabitsFather Maximilian1977-01-285.07
- Birch IntervalThomas1976-05-025.04
- The Man Who Fell to EarthNathan Bryce1976-03-186.5604
- Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux KlanGlen Tuttle1975-02-207.52
- Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux KlanGlen Tuttle1975-02-200.00
- Crazy JoeRichie1974-02-086.68
- The President's Plane Is MissingGeorge Oldenburg1973-10-236.37
- PaydayMaury Dann1973-09-226.119
- CotterRoy1973-01-014.52
- Ghost StoryJonathon1972-09-157.49
- SlaughterDominic Hoffo1972-08-165.627
- ColumboLeon Lamarr1971-09-158.1828
- 1 P.M.Self1971-06-086.29
- MaidstoneRaoul Rey O'Houlihan1971-03-094.212
- MontserratIzquierdo1971-03-0210.01
- Tropic of CancerHenry Miller1970-02-274.820
- Coming ApartJoe1969-10-266.218
- Lions LoveThe Beard Director (uncredited)1969-10-125.845
- Beyond the LawPopcorn1968-04-025.67
- Sol MadridDano Villanova1968-02-076.95
- MannixVictor Roarke1967-09-166.854
- Beach RedGunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell1967-08-036.535
- Lionpower from MGMSelf - Dano Villanova (archive footage) (uncredited)1967-01-016.33
- You're a Big Boy NowI.H. Chanticleer1966-12-096.151
- One Spy Too ManyAlexander1966-08-055.117
- The Cincinnati KidWilliam Jefferson Slade1965-10-157.0307
- The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Alexander1964-09-227.174
- 12 O'Clock HighCol. Mark Royce1964-09-187.221
- The Great AdventureLieutenant John C. Freemont1963-09-2710.01
- ChanningDonald Burrows1963-09-187.52
- Breaking Point1963-09-167.45
- The LieutenantSgt. Karl Kasten1963-09-147.04
- Critic's ChoiceDion Kapakos1963-02-245.616
- Combat!Avery1962-10-027.8112
- Hero's IslandNicholas Gates1962-09-165.65
- Sweet Bird of YouthTom Finley Jr.1962-03-216.8137
- King of KingsJudas1961-10-117.1238
- Ben Casey1961-10-025.915
- Dr. KildareDr. Nicholas Keefe1961-09-275.719
- 24 Hours in a Woman's LifePaul1961-03-205.01
- Route 66Alvah Clayhorne1960-10-076.720
- ThrillerDuncan Corey1960-09-136.720
- The UntouchablesHarry Strauss1959-10-158.0135
- The UntouchablesJohnny Mizo1959-10-158.0135
- BonanzaWill Hewitt1959-09-127.5480
- Pork Chop HillLt. Walter Russell1959-05-296.773
- RawhideJacob Yellow-Sun1959-01-097.249
- Johnny BelindaLocky McCormick1958-10-130.00
- Naked CityAnsel Boake1958-09-305.712
- Bomber's MoonLieutenant Harrison1958-08-070.00
- Time LimitLt. George Miller1957-10-237.226
- The Restless GunJody Gilman1957-09-234.45
- A Face in the CrowdBarry Mills (uncredited)1957-05-297.6272
- Baby DollThe Dentist (uncredited)1956-12-297.0140
- Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSteve Morgan #221955-10-027.8252
- Alfred Hitchcock PresentsErnie Walters1955-10-027.8252
- Hallmark Hall of FameLocky McCormick1951-12-248.88
- Hallmark Hall of FameSolomon Chandler1951-12-248.88
- Kraft Television TheatreSomers1947-05-077.85
- Kraft Television Theatre1947-05-077.85