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
Columbo
1971 · TV
The Untouchables
1959 · TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · TV
Combat!
1962 · TV
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · TV
Bonanza
1959 · TV
The Larry Sanders Show
1992 · TV
30 Rock
2006 · TV
North and South
1985 · TV
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · TV
The Lyon's Den
2003 · TV
Ghost Stories
1997 · TV
Kraft Television Theatre
1947 · TV
Rawhide
1959 · TV
The Great Adventure
1963 · TV
Chicago Hope
1994 · TV
Ghost Story
1972 · TV
12 O'Clock High
1964 · TV
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964 · TV
Breaking Point
1963 · TV
Soul Food
2000 · TV
Seasons of Love
1999 · TV
Channing
1963 · TV
Tony Awards
1956 · TV
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
1975 · TV
The Lieutenant
1963 · TV
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978 · TV
Blind Ambition
1979 · TV
American Playhouse
1982 · TV
The John Larroquette Show
1993 · TV
Route 66
1960 · TV
The Blue and the Gray
1982 · TV
Thriller
1960 · TV
Mannix
1967 · TV
Will & Grace
1998 · TV
The Restless Gun
1957 · TV
The Atlanta Child Murders
1985 · TV
Ben Casey
1961 · TV
Naked City
1958 · TV
Dr. Kildare
1961 · TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · TV
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · TV
Omnibus
1952 · TV
The Dick Powell Show
1961 · TV
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV