Rip Torn
Acting
Born: 1931-02-06 · Temple, Texas, USA
Died: 2019-07-09
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
🎬 Movies (20)
Bridge of Names
2012
Tom
Men in Black 3
2012
Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited)
Norman Mailer: The American
2012
Self
3 Weeks to Daytona
2011
Sal
National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
2011
King Looney
Happy Tears
2009
Joe
The Afterlight
2009
Carl
American Cowslip
2009
Trevor O'Hart
The Golden Boys
2008
Capt. Jeremiah Burgess
August
2008
David Sterling
Turn the River
2008
Quinette
Lucky Days
2008
Bobo
Bee Movie
2007
Lou Lo Duca (voice)
The Making of Marie Antoinette
2007
Self
The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'
2007
Arthur
Three Days to Vegas
2007
Joe Wallace
Zoom
2006
Larraby
Marie Antoinette
2006
Louis XV
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
2006
Self
Forty Shades of Blue
2005
Alan James
📺 TV Shows (20)
30 Rock
2006
Don Geiss
Extreme Dodgeball
2004
The Lyon's Den
2003
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Jules Copeland
Soul Food
2000
Peter Redmond
Seasons of Love
1999
Spence
Will & Grace
1998
Lionel Banks
Ghost Stories
1997
The Narrator
Chicago Hope
1994
Warren Shutt
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Self - Guest
The John Larroquette Show
1993
Bernard Galvin
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
Arthur
North and South
1985
Adolphus
The Atlanta Child Murders
1985
Lewis Slaton
The Blue and the Gray
1982
Ulysses S. Grant
Blind Ambition
1979
Richard M. Nixon
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
1975
Glen Tuttle
Ghost Story
1972
Jonathon
Columbo
1971
Leon Lamarr