Rip Torn

Rip Torn

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1931-02-06
Deathday: 2019-07-09 (88 years old)

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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 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.

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Filmography

all 175

Movies 137

TV Shows 38

self 8

Narrator 3

Voice 2

Director 2

Producer 1

Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited)
Men in Black 3

Men in Black 3 (2012)

Movie
6.58
Self
Norman Mailer: The American

Norman Mailer: The American (2012)

Movie
King Looney
National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus

National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus (2011)

Movie
Joe
Happy Tears

Happy Tears (2009)

Movie
6
Carl
The Afterlight

The Afterlight (2009)

Movie
Trevor O'Hart
American Cowslip

American Cowslip (2009)

Movie
Capt. Jeremiah Burgess
The Golden Boys

The Golden Boys (2008)

Movie
David Sterling
August

August (2008)

Movie
Quinette
Turn the River

Turn the River (2008)

Movie
Bobo / Executive Producer
Lucky Days

Lucky Days (2008)

Movie
Lou Lo Duca (voice)
Bee Movie

Bee Movie (2007)

Movie
6.6
Self
The Making of Marie Antoinette

The Making of Marie Antoinette (2007)

Movie
Arthur
The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'

The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show' (2007)

Movie
Joe Wallace
Three Days to Vegas

Three Days to Vegas (2007)

Movie
Don Geiss
30 Rock

30 Rock (2006)

TV
6.1
Larraby
Zoom

Zoom (2006)

Movie
5.68
Louis XV
Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette (2006)

Movie
7
Self
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time

Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time (2006)

Movie
Alan James
Forty Shades of Blue

Forty Shades of Blue (2005)

Movie
Commandant Sherman
Yours, Mine & Ours

Yours, Mine & Ours (2005)

Movie
Dr. Chebrin
The Sisters

The Sisters (2005)

Movie
Edmund Collins
Eulogy

Eulogy (2004)

Movie
6
Patches O'Houlihan
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004)

Movie
8.5
Extreme Dodgeball

Extreme Dodgeball (2004)

TV
Bert Langdon
Welcome to Mooseport

Welcome to Mooseport (2004)

Movie
Novak
Love Object

Love Object (2004)

Movie
The Lyon's Den

The Lyon's Den (2003)

TV
George McNab
Maniac Magee

Maniac Magee (2003)

Movie
10
Oldman
Rolling Kansas

Rolling Kansas (2003)

Movie
Zed
Men in Black II

Men in Black II (2002)

Movie
6.21
Jules Copeland
Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)

TV
7.5
Jim Brody
Freddy Got Fingered

Freddy Got Fingered (2001)

Movie
5.13
Self
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000)

Movie
Peter Redmond
Soul Food

Soul Food (2000)

TV
Q
Wonder Boys

Wonder Boys (2000)

Movie
10
Detective Manny Garett
A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle

A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle (2000)

Movie
John Scanlon
The Insider

The Insider (1999)

Movie
2
Royce
The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery

The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery (1999)

Movie
Spence
Seasons of Love

Seasons of Love (1999)

TV
Harvey H. Potter
Balloon Farm

Balloon Farm (1999)

Movie
Spence
Seasons of Love

Seasons of Love (1999)

Movie
Father Robert Grant
Passing Glory

Passing Glory (1999)

Movie
Lionel Banks
Will & Grace

Will & Grace (1998)

TV
6.33
Randall Tyson
Senseless

Senseless (1998)

Movie
Trucker 'God'
The Mouse

The Mouse (1997)

Movie
The Narrator
Ghost Stories

Ghost Stories (1997)

TV
Chief Zed
Men in Black

Men in Black (1997)

Movie
6.51
Zeus (voice)
Hercules

Hercules (1997)

Movie
6.82
Benny Gibbs
Trial and Error

Trial and Error (1997)

Movie
6
Narrator
The Hindenburg

The Hindenburg (1996)

Movie
Admiral Winslow
Down Periscope

Down Periscope (1996)

Movie
Arthur
How to Make an American Quilt

How to Make an American Quilt (1995)

Movie
Russel Vanik
Letter to My Killer

Letter to My Killer (1995)

Movie
General Dick Panzer
Canadian Bacon

Canadian Bacon (1995)

Movie
Adm. Snyder
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal

She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal (1995)

Movie
Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope (1994)

TV
6
Dr. Leonard Bailey
Heart of a Child

Heart of a Child (1994)

Movie
Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)

TV
6
Noel Lord
Where the Rivers Flow North

Where the Rivers Flow North (1993)

Movie
Deputy Prescott
Beyond the Law

Beyond the Law (1993)

Movie
The CEO
RoboCop 3

RoboCop 3 (1993)

Movie
5.96
Bill Morgan
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story

A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story (1992)

Movie
Happy Sam
T Bone N Weasel

T Bone N Weasel (1992)

Movie
Admiral Paul Yost - Presidential Delegation
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster (1992)

Movie
Arthur
The Larry Sanders Show

The Larry Sanders Show (1992)

TV
Narrator
Fires of Kuwait

Fires of Kuwait (1992)

Movie
Brian Stansbury
My Son Johnny

My Son Johnny (1991)

Movie
Karl Resnick
Dolly Dearest

Dolly Dearest (1991)

Movie
1
Bob Diamond
Defending Your Life

Defending Your Life (1991)

Movie
Dub Farley
Death Falls

Death Falls (1991)

Movie
Captain Jack Parsons
Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind

Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind (1991)

Movie
Walt Whitman
Beautiful Dreamers

Beautiful Dreamers (1990)

Movie
Colonel Fargo
By Dawn's Early Light

By Dawn's Early Light (1990)

Movie
6
Gideon Hogarth
Kojak: None So Blind

Kojak: None So Blind (1990)

Movie
Capt. Jack Parsons
Pair of Aces

Pair of Aces (1990)

Movie
Boss Finley
Sweet Bird of Youth

Sweet Bird of Youth (1989)

Movie
Dr. Markowitz
Silence Like Glass

Silence Like Glass (1989)

Movie
Sheriff
Cold Feet

Cold Feet (1989)

Movie
Vic Luca
Hit List

Hit List (1989)

Movie
Solomon Chandler
April Morning

April Morning (1988)

Movie
Director
The Telephone

The Telephone (1988)

Movie
Jack Kraft
The King of Love

The King of Love (1987)

Movie
Joe Datilla
Laguna Heat

Laguna Heat (1987)

Movie
Buford Pope
Nadine

Nadine (1987)

Movie
6
Sheriff Hank Pearson
Extreme Prejudice

Extreme Prejudice (1987)

Movie
Corbet St. James IV
Destination: America

Destination: America (1987)

Movie
Lyndon Baines Johnson
J. Edgar Hoover

J. Edgar Hoover (1987)

Movie
Tim Nettleton
Manhunt for Claude Dallas

Manhunt for Claude Dallas (1986)

Movie
Kit Carson
Dream West

Dream West (1986)

TV
Adolphus
North and South

North and South (1985)

TV
3.5
Buzz Beckerman
Beer

Beer (1985)

Movie
Scully
Summer Rental

Summer Rental (1985)

Movie
6
Lewis Slaton
The Atlanta Child Murders

The Atlanta Child Murders (1985)

TV
Wilheim Gehbert
The Execution

The Execution (1985)

Movie
Primo Pitt
City Heat

City Heat (1984)

Movie
6
Dino McLeish
Songwriter

Songwriter (1984)

Movie
Big Daddy
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1984)

Movie
Khepera
Scarab

Scarab (1984)

Movie
Sheriff Wells
Flashpoint

Flashpoint (1984)

Movie
Will
Misunderstood

Misunderstood (1984)

Movie
Stuart Blankfort
When She Says No

When She Says No (1984)

Movie
Marsh Turner
Cross Creek

Cross Creek (1983)

Movie
Bud Kruger / President Reagan
Airplane II: The Sequel

Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)

Movie
5.27
Ulysses S. Grant
The Blue and the Gray

The Blue and the Gray (1982)

TV
Artie Taggart
A Stranger Is Watching

A Stranger Is Watching (1982)

Movie
Harold Benson
Jinxed!

Jinxed! (1982)

Movie
6
Maax
The Beastmaster

The Beastmaster (1982)

Movie
4.5
General G. E. Dumpston
First Family

First Family (1980)

Movie
Charles Burt
Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case

Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case (1980)

Movie
Carlo Ponti
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story

Sophia Loren: Her Own Story (1980)

Movie
Walter Fox
One Trick Pony

One Trick Pony (1980)

Movie
Jack Baker
A Shining Season

A Shining Season (1979)

Movie
Clyde Stewart
Heartland

Heartland (1979)

Movie
Senator Kittner
The Seduction of Joe Tynan

The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979)

Movie
Richard M. Nixon
Blind Ambition

Blind Ambition (1979)

TV
K.W. Hicks
Steel Cowboy

Steel Cowboy (1978)

Movie
Doctor Hartogs
Betrayal

Betrayal (1978)

Movie
The Eddie Capra Mysteries

The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1978)

TV
Dr. George
Coma

Coma (1978)

Movie
Dwight Webb
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)

Movie
Father Maximilian
Nasty Habits

Nasty Habits (1977)

Movie
Thanks
Harlan County U.S.A.

Harlan County U.S.A. (1977)

Movie
Thomas
Birch Interval

Birch Interval (1976)

Movie
Nathan Bryce
The Man Who Fell to Earth

The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

Movie
5.8
Glen Tuttle
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan (1975)

Movie
Richie
Crazy Joe

Crazy Joe (1974)

Movie
George Oldenburg
The President's Plane Is Missing

The President's Plane Is Missing (1973)

Movie
Maury Dann
Payday

Payday (1973)

Movie
Roy
Cotter

Cotter (1973)

Movie
Jonathon
Ghost Story

Ghost Story (1972)

TV
Dominic Hoffo
Slaughter

Slaughter (1972)

Movie
Leon Lamarr
Columbo

Columbo (1971)

TV
5.78
Self
1 P.M. (One Parallel Movie)

1 P.M. (One Parallel Movie) (1971)

Movie
6
Raoul Rey O'Houlihan
Maidstone

Maidstone (1971)

Movie
Izquierdo
Montserrat

Montserrat (1971)

Movie
Henry Miller
Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Cancer (1970)

Movie
Joe
Coming Apart

Coming Apart (1969)

Movie
The Beard Director (uncredited)
Lions Love

Lions Love (1969)

Movie
Self
Listen, America!

Listen, America! (1968)

Movie
Popcorn
Beyond the Law

Beyond the Law (1968)

Movie
Dano Villanova
Sol Madrid

Sol Madrid (1968)

Movie
Self
The Galloping Gourmet

The Galloping Gourmet (1968)

TV
Victor Roarke
Mannix

Mannix (1967)

TV
6.38
Sergeant Honeywell
Beach Red

Beach Red (1967)

Movie
I.H. Chanticleer
You're a Big Boy Now

You're a Big Boy Now (1966)

Movie
Alexander
One Spy Too Many

One Spy Too Many (1966)

Movie
William Jefferson Slade
The Cincinnati Kid

The Cincinnati Kid (1965)

Movie
6
Albert Vince
Reporter

Reporter (1964)

TV
Lieutenant John C. Freemont
The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure (1963)

TV
Donald Burrows
Channing

Channing (1963)

TV
Breaking Point

Breaking Point (1963)

TV
The Lieutenant

The Lieutenant (1963)

TV
Dion Kapakos
Critic's Choice

Critic's Choice (1963)

Movie
Avery
Combat!

Combat! (1962)

TV
6
Nicholas Gates
Hero's Island

Hero's Island (1962)

Movie
Thomas 'Tom' J. Finley, Jr.
Sweet Bird of Youth

Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)

Movie
Judas
King of Kings

King of Kings (1961)

Movie
1
Ben Casey

Ben Casey (1961)

TV
4.75
Dr. Nicholas Keefe
Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare (1961)

TV
6
Joel Coles
The Dick Powell Show

The Dick Powell Show (1961)

TV
Paul
Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life

Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life (1961)

Movie
Route 66

Route 66 (1960)

TV
Duncan Corey
Thriller

Thriller (1960)

TV
Will Hewitt
Bonanza

Bonanza (1959)

TV
1
Lt. Walter Russel
Pork Chop Hill

Pork Chop Hill (1959)

Movie
Actor
Pursuit

Pursuit (1958)

TV
Locky McCormick
Johnny Belinda

Johnny Belinda (1958)

Movie
Ansel Boake
Naked City

Naked City (1958)

TV
Lieutenant Harrison
Bomber's Moon

Bomber's Moon (1958)

Movie
Lt. George Miller
Time Limit

Time Limit (1957)

Movie
Barry Mills (uncredited)
A Face in the Crowd

A Face in the Crowd (1957)

Movie
The Dentist (uncredited)
Baby Doll

Baby Doll (1956)

Movie
Steve Morgan #22 / Ernie Walters
Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955)

TV
4.75
Omnibus

Omnibus (1952)

TV
Solomon Chandler / Locky McCormick
Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)

TV
8.33

Ratings

Average 5.73
Based on 3.49 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1951
1972
1987
1975
2012
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1931-02-06

Deathday
2019-07-09 (88 years old)

Birth Name
Elmore Rual Torn, Jr.

Birth Place
Temple, United States

Relationships
Geraldine Page (1963-01-01 - 1987-01-01), Ann Wedgeworth (1955-01-01 - 1961-01-01)

Spouse
Amy Wright

Children
Angelica Page

Father
Elmore Rual Sr. Torn

Mother
Thelma Mary Spacek

Relatives
Sissy Spacek

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Elmore Rual Torn Jr.

Awards
Theatre World Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series


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