Rip Torn
Acting · Born 1931-02-06 · age 88 at death · 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.
Titles
Men in Black
Men in Black 3
Men in Black II
Hercules
Bee Movie
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Marie Antoinette
The Insider
RoboCop 3
Airplane II: The Sequel
Yours, Mine & Ours
Columbo
30 Rock
Wonder Boys
Zoom
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Will & Grace
Down Periscope
Freddy Got Fingered
Bonanza
Coma
The Beastmaster
Senseless
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Defending Your Life
The Cincinnati Kid
A Face in the Crowd
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Canadian Bacon
King of Kings
Summer Rental
City Heat
How to Make an American Quilt
Extreme Prejudice
Welcome to Mooseport
North and South
Beyond the Law
Eulogy
Baby Doll
Sweet Bird of Youth
The Untouchables
Dolly Dearest
Combat!
Nadine
National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
The Larry Sanders Show
Trial and Error
Chicago Hope
Love Object
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Pork Chop Hill
By Dawn's Early Light
August
Flashpoint
Mannix
You're a Big Boy Now
Rawhide
Lions Love
Turn the River
Happy Tears