Rip Torn

Temple, Texas, USA

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.

Appearances

The Cincinnati Kid
7.0
The Cincinnati Kid
William Jefferson Slade
The Man Who Fell to Earth
6.5
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Nathan Bryce
Men in Black
7.2
Men in Black
Zed
Men in Black II
6.4
Men in Black II
Zed
Canadian Bacon
5.8
Canadian Bacon
General Dick Panzer
Marie Antoinette
6.7
Marie Antoinette
Louis XV
Airplane II: The Sequel
6.1
Airplane II: The Sequel
Bud Kruger / President Reagan
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
Self
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
5.7
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Big Daddy
Wonder Boys
6.8
Wonder Boys
Q
Extreme Prejudice
6.3
Extreme Prejudice
Sheriff Hank Pearson
A Stranger Is Watching
4.6
A Stranger Is Watching
Artie Taggart
RoboCop 3
4.9
RoboCop 3
The CEO
Bee Movie
6.0
Bee Movie
Lou Lo Duca (voice)
By Dawn's Early Light
6.5
By Dawn's Early Light
Colonel Fargo
Coma
6.8
Coma
Dr. George
Forty Shades of Blue
4.5
Forty Shades of Blue
Alan James
How to Make an American Quilt
6.4
How to Make an American Quilt
Arthur
Hercules
7.5
Hercules
Zeus (voice)
Defending Your Life
6.9
Defending Your Life
Bob Diamond
The Insider
7.5
The Insider
John Scanlon
Senseless
6.2
Senseless
Randall Tyson
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
6.4
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Patches O'Houlihan
Down Periscope
6.4
Down Periscope
Admiral Winslow
Sweet Bird of Youth
6.8
Sweet Bird of Youth
Tom Finley Jr.
Rolling Kansas
5.6
Rolling Kansas
Oldman
Freddy Got Fingered
4.7
Freddy Got Fingered
Jim Brody
Balloon Farm
5.9
Balloon Farm
Harvey Potter
Dolly Dearest
5.5
Dolly Dearest
Karl Resnick
Zoom
5.3
Zoom
Larraby
Turn the River
5.3
Turn the River
Quinette
One Trick Pony
5.5
One Trick Pony
Walter Fox
King of Kings
7.2
King of Kings
Judas
You're a Big Boy Now
6.1
You're a Big Boy Now
I.H. Chanticleer
Pork Chop Hill
6.7
Pork Chop Hill
Lt. Walter Russell
Nadine
5.5
Nadine
Buford Pope
American Cowslip
5.1
American Cowslip
Trevor O'Hart
Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind
4.5
Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind
Captain Jack Parsons
Eulogy
6.4
Eulogy
Edmund Collins
The Beastmaster
6.3
The Beastmaster
Maax
Welcome to Mooseport
5.1
Welcome to Mooseport
Bert Langdon
The Sisters
5.0
The Sisters
Dr. Chebrin
Happy Tears
5.0
Happy Tears
Joe
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
5.8
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
Admiral Paul Yost
Beach Red
6.5
Beach Red
Gunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell
City Heat
5.5
City Heat
Primo Pitt
Love Object
5.9
Love Object
Novak
Time Limit
7.3
Time Limit
Lt. George Miller
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
5.9
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
Senator Kittner
Trial and Error
5.5
Trial and Error
Benny Gibbs
Flashpoint
6.2
Flashpoint
Sheriff Wells
Beyond the Law
6.3
Beyond the Law
Deputy Prescott
Heartland
6.5
Heartland
Clyde Stewart
Where the Rivers Flow North
6.4
Where the Rivers Flow North
Noel Lord
Summer Rental
6.1
Summer Rental
Scully
Scarab
7.0
Scarab
Khepera
Songwriter
5.4
Songwriter
Dino McLeish
Coming Apart
6.2
Coming Apart
Joe
Payday
6.1
Payday
Maury Dann
National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
3.9
National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
King Looney
Misunderstood
6.7
Misunderstood
Will
Slaughter
5.6
Slaughter
Dominic Hoffo
Beer
4.4
Beer
Buzz Beckerman
Critic's Choice
5.7
Critic's Choice
Dion Kapakos
Jinxed!
4.6
Jinxed!
Harold Benson
One Spy Too Many
5.0
One Spy Too Many
Alexander
Cold Feet
4.1
Cold Feet
Sheriff
April Morning
6.0
April Morning
Solomon Chandler
Tropic of Cancer
4.8
Tropic of Cancer
Henry Miller
Hit List
6.2
Hit List
Vic Luca
Norman Mailer: The American
7.0
Norman Mailer: The American
Self
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
5.1
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
Dwight Webb
Crazy Joe
6.6
Crazy Joe
Richie
First Family
4.2
First Family
General G. E. Dumpston
1 P.M.
6.2
1 P.M.
Self
Nasty Habits
5.0
Nasty Habits
Father Maximilian
A Face in the Crowd
7.6
A Face in the Crowd
Barry Mills (uncredited)
Johnny Belinda
Johnny Belinda
Locky McCormick
Cross Creek
6.6
Cross Creek
Marsh Turner
The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery
5.6
The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery
Royce
Maidstone
4.2
Maidstone
Raoul Rey O'Houlihan
Beyond the Law
5.6
Beyond the Law
Popcorn
Sol Madrid
6.9
Sol Madrid
Dano Villanova
Hero's Island
5.6
Hero's Island
Nicholas Gates
The Making of Marie Antoinette
5.0
The Making of Marie Antoinette
Self
Bomber's Moon
Bomber's Moon
Lieutenant Harrison
Three Days to Vegas
3.9
Three Days to Vegas
Joe Wallace
Silence Like Glass
7.0
Silence Like Glass
Dr. Markowitz
J. Edgar Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover
Lyndon Baines Johnson
Men in Black 3
6.5
Men in Black 3
Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited)
Destination: America
Destination: America
Corbet St. James IV
Passing Glory
6.0
Passing Glory
Father Robert Grant
Steel Cowboy
9.0
Steel Cowboy
K.W. Hicks
A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle
10.0
A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle
Detective Manny Garett
Yours, Mine & Ours
6.2
Yours, Mine & Ours
Commandant Sherman
The Afterlight
The Afterlight
Carl
Pair of Aces
6.7
Pair of Aces
Capt. Jack Parsons
The King of Love
The King of Love
Jack Kraft
The Execution
7.3
The Execution
Wilheim Gehbert
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
7.3
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Self
Heart of a Child
5.2
Heart of a Child
Dr. Leonard Bailey
Death Falls
5.0
Death Falls
Dub Farley
Montserrat
10.0
Montserrat
Izquierdo
August
5.2
August
David Sterling
Birch Interval
5.0
Birch Interval
Thomas
Manhunt for Claude Dallas
5.5
Manhunt for Claude Dallas
Tim Nettleton
Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
5.9
Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
Charles Burt
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
7.5
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
Glen Tuttle
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
5.5
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
Carlo Ponti
The President's Plane Is Missing
6.3
The President's Plane Is Missing
George Oldenburg
A Shining Season
4.7
A Shining Season
Jack Baker
Sweet Bird of Youth
5.7
Sweet Bird of Youth
Boss Finley
When She Says No
8.0
When She Says No
Stuart Blankfort
My Son Johnny
6.1
My Son Johnny
Brian Stansbury
Beautiful Dreamers
5.0
Beautiful Dreamers
Walt Whitman
Laguna Heat
4.3
Laguna Heat
Joe Datilla
Letter to My Killer
6.5
Letter to My Killer
Lions Love
5.8
Lions Love
The Beard Director (uncredited)
Kojak: None So Blind
6.3
Kojak: None So Blind
Gideon Hogarth
Baby Doll
7.0
Baby Doll
The Dentist (uncredited)
The Hindenburg
7.5
The Hindenburg
Narrator
T Bone N Weasel
4.3
T Bone N Weasel
Happy Sam
Lucky Days
Lucky Days
Bobo
Cotter
4.5
Cotter
Roy
24 Hours in a Woman's Life
5.0
24 Hours in a Woman's Life
Paul
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
5.0
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
Adm. Snyder
The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'
The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'
Arthur
Fires of Kuwait
7.9
Fires of Kuwait
Narrator (voice)
Maniac Magee
8.0
Maniac Magee
George McNab
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
7.7
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
Bill Morgan
Betrayal
7.0
Betrayal
Dr. Hartogs
The Golden Boys
5.5
The Golden Boys
Capt. Jeremiah Burgess
For Better or Worse
4.7
For Better or Worse
Capt. Cole
James Dean: A Portrait
7.0
James Dean: A Portrait
Self (Narrator)
Lionpower from MGM
6.3
Lionpower from MGM
Self - Dano Villanova (archive footage) (uncredited)
3 Weeks to Daytona
5.3
3 Weeks to Daytona
Sal
Heartland
Heartland
Bridge of Names
Bridge of Names
Tom
The Mouse
9.0
The Mouse
Trucker 'God'
The Great Adventure
10.0
The Great Adventure
Lieutenant John C. Freemont
The Larry Sanders Show
7.7
The Larry Sanders Show
Arthur
Route 66
6.4
Route 66
Alvah Clayhorne
Omnibus
6.3
Omnibus
Naked City
5.7
Naked City
Ansel Boake
Soul Food
7.2
Soul Food
Peter Redmond
Mannix
6.7
Mannix
Victor Roarke
Combat!
7.7
Combat!
Avery
30 Rock
7.5
30 Rock
Don Geiss
Will & Grace
6.9
Will & Grace
Lionel Banks
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Locky McCormick
The Lyon's Den
8.8
The Lyon's Den
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Chicago Hope
7.3
Chicago Hope
Warren Shutt
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Steve Morgan #22
Extreme Dodgeball
Extreme Dodgeball
Thriller
6.7
Thriller
Duncan Corey
Ben Casey
5.9
Ben Casey
The Lieutenant
7.0
The Lieutenant
Sgt. Karl Kasten
The Blue and the Gray
6.7
The Blue and the Gray
Ulysses S. Grant
Breaking Point
7.4
Breaking Point
Dr. Kildare
5.7
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Nicholas Keefe
Ghost Story
7.4
Ghost Story
Jonathon
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
6.5
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
Channing
7.5
Channing
Donald Burrows
North and South
7.5
North and South
Adolphus
Seasons of Love
8.0
Seasons of Love
Spence
Blind Ambition
6.3
Blind Ambition
Richard M. Nixon
The Atlanta Child Murders
5.8
The Atlanta Child Murders
Lewis Slaton
Bonanza
7.5
Bonanza
Will Hewitt
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Ernie Walters
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Solomon Chandler
Columbo
8.1
Columbo
Leon Lamarr
The Dick Powell Show
5.7
The Dick Powell Show
Joel Coles
Ghost Stories
7.3
Ghost Stories
The Narrator
The John Larroquette Show
6.8
The John Larroquette Show
Bernard Galvin
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Jules Copeland
The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
The Restless Gun
4.4
The Restless Gun
Jody Gilman
Golden Globe Awards
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.1
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Alexander
12 O'Clock High
7.2
12 O'Clock High
Col. Mark Royce
Rawhide
7.2
Rawhide
Jacob Yellow-Sun
The Untouchables
7.9
The Untouchables
Harry Strauss
The Untouchables
7.9
The Untouchables
Johnny Mizo
Kraft Television Theatre
7.8
Kraft Television Theatre
Somers
Kraft Television Theatre
7.8
Kraft Television Theatre
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
Glen Tuttle

Crew

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