Rip Torn
Acting
Born 1931-02-06 · 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.
Known for
Men in Black
1997 · Movie
Hercules
1997 · Movie
Men in Black II
2002 · Movie
Bee Movie
2007 · Movie
Men in Black 3
2012 · Movie
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004 · Movie
Down Periscope
1996 · Movie
The Insider
1999 · Movie
Marie Antoinette
2006 · Movie
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982 · Movie
RoboCop 3
1993 · Movie
Senseless
1998 · Movie
Yours, Mine & Ours
2005 · Movie
Coma
1978 · Movie
Wonder Boys
2000 · Movie
The Beastmaster
1982 · Movie
King of Kings
1961 · Movie
Zoom
2006 · Movie
The Cincinnati Kid
1965 · Movie
Montserrat
1971 · Movie
Defending Your Life
1991 · Movie
The Man Who Fell to Earth
1976 · Movie
A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle
2000 · Movie
Steel Cowboy
1978 · Movie
Baby Doll
1956 · Movie
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
1975 · Movie
How to Make an American Quilt
1995 · Movie
Beyond the Law
1993 · Movie
Summer Rental
1985 · Movie
A Face in the Crowd
1957 · Movie
When She Says No
1984 · Movie
Silence Like Glass
1989 · Movie
Extreme Prejudice
1987 · Movie
Freddy Got Fingered
2001 · Movie
Canadian Bacon
1995 · Movie
Sweet Bird of Youth
1962 · Movie
Crazy Joe
1974 · Movie
City Heat
1984 · Movie
Pork Chop Hill
1959 · Movie
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
2000 · Movie
Eulogy
2004 · Movie
Love Object
2004 · Movie
By Dawn's Early Light
1990 · Movie
The Execution
1985 · Movie
Flashpoint
1984 · Movie
Time Limit
1957 · Movie
Sol Madrid
1968 · Movie
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
1992 · Movie
Fires of Kuwait
1992 · Movie
Betrayal
1978 · Movie
Hit List
1989 · Movie
Misunderstood
1983 · Movie
Heartland
1981 · Movie
Cross Creek
1983 · Movie
Scarab
1984 · Movie
Beach Red
1967 · Movie
Kojak: None So Blind
1990 · Movie
Sweet Bird of Youth
1989 · Movie
Where the Rivers Flow North
1993 · Movie
You're a Big Boy Now
1966 · Movie