Rip Torn
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Feb 6, 1931 (95 years old)
Place of Birth
Temple, Texas, USA
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.
Known For
| 2012 | Norman Mailer: The AmericanSelf | |
| 2012 | Men in Black 3Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited) | |
| 2012 | Bridge of NamesTom | |
| 2011 | National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest MaximusKing Looney | |
| 2011 | 3 Weeks to DaytonaSal | |
| 2009 | American CowslipTrevor O'Hart | |
| 2009 | Happy TearsJoe | |
| 2009 | The AfterlightCarl | |
| 2008 | Turn the RiverQuinette | |
| 2008 | AugustDavid Sterling | |
| 2008 | Lucky DaysBobo | |
| 2008 | The Golden BoysCapt. Jeremiah Burgess | |
| 2007 | Bee MovieLou Lo Duca (voice) | |
| 2007 | The Making of Marie AntoinetteSelf | |
| 2007 | Three Days to VegasJoe Wallace | |
| 2007 | The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'Arthur | |
| 2006 | Marie AntoinetteLouis XV | |
| 2006 | Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing TimeSelf | |
| 2006 | ZoomLarraby | |
| 2006 | 30 RockDon Geiss | |
| 2005 | Forty Shades of BlueAlan James | |
| 2005 | The SistersDr. Chebrin | |
| 2005 | Yours, Mine & OursCommandant Sherman | |
| 2004 | DodgeBall: A True Underdog StoryPatches O'Houlihan | |
| 2004 | EulogyEdmund Collins | |
| 2004 | Welcome to MooseportBert Langdon | |
| 2004 | Love ObjectNovak | |
| 2004 | Extreme Dodgeball | |
| 2003 | Rolling KansasOldman | |
| 2003 | Maniac MageeGeorge McNab | |
| 2003 | The Lyon's Den | |
| 2002 | Men in Black IIZed | |
| 2001 | Freddy Got FingeredJim Brody | |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal IntentJules Copeland | |
| 2000 | Wonder BoysQ | |
| 2000 | A Vision of Murder: The Story of DonielleDetective Manny Garett | |
| 2000 | Clint Eastwood: Out of the ShadowsSelf | |
| 2000 | Soul FoodPeter Redmond | |
| 1999 | The InsiderJohn Scanlon | |
| 1999 | Balloon FarmHarvey Potter | |
| 1999 | The Almost Perfect Bank RobberyRoyce | |
| 1999 | Passing GloryFather Robert Grant | |
| 1999 | Seasons of LoveSpence | |
| 1998 | SenselessRandall Tyson | |
| 1998 | Will & GraceLionel Banks | |
| 1997 | Men in BlackZed | |
| 1997 | HerculesZeus (voice) | |
| 1997 | Trial and ErrorBenny Gibbs | |
| 1997 | The MouseTrucker 'God' | |
| 1997 | Ghost StoriesThe Narrator | |
| 1996 | Down PeriscopeAdmiral Winslow | |
| 1996 | The HindenburgNarrator | |
| 1995 | Canadian BaconGeneral Dick Panzer | |
| 1995 | How to Make an American QuiltArthur | |
| 1995 | Letter to My Killer | |
| 1995 | She Stood Alone: The Tailhook ScandalAdm. Snyder | |
| 1995 | For Better or WorseCapt. Cole | |
| 1995 | James Dean: A PortraitSelf (Narrator) | |
| 1994 | Heart of a ChildDr. Leonard Bailey | |
| 1994 | Chicago HopeWarren Shutt | |
| 1993 | RoboCop 3The CEO | |
| 1993 | Beyond the LawDeputy Prescott | |
| 1993 | Where the Rivers Flow NorthNoel Lord | |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest | |
| 1993 | The John Larroquette ShowBernard Galvin | |
| 1992 | Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez DisasterAdmiral Paul Yost | |
| 1992 | T Bone N WeaselHappy Sam | |
| 1992 | Fires of KuwaitNarrator (voice) | |
| 1992 | A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan StoryBill Morgan | |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders ShowArthur | |
| 1991 | Defending Your LifeBob Diamond | |
| 1991 | Dolly DearestKarl Resnick | |
| 1991 | Another Pair of Aces: Three of a KindCaptain Jack Parsons | |
| 1991 | Death FallsDub Farley | |
| 1991 | My Son JohnnyBrian Stansbury | |
| 1990 | By Dawn's Early LightColonel Fargo | |
| 1990 | Pair of AcesCapt. Jack Parsons | |
| 1990 | Beautiful DreamersWalt Whitman | |
| 1990 | Kojak: None So BlindGideon Hogarth | |
| 1989 | Cold FeetSheriff | |
| 1989 | Hit ListVic Luca | |
| 1989 | Silence Like GlassDr. Markowitz | |
| 1989 | Sweet Bird of YouthBoss Finley | |
| 1988 | April MorningSolomon Chandler | |
| 1987 | Extreme PrejudiceSheriff Hank Pearson | |
| 1987 | NadineBuford Pope | |
| 1987 | J. Edgar HooverLyndon Baines Johnson | |
| 1987 | Destination: AmericaCorbet St. James IV | |
| 1987 | The King of LoveJack Kraft | |
| 1987 | Laguna HeatJoe Datilla | |
| 1986 | Manhunt for Claude DallasTim Nettleton | |
| 1985 | Summer RentalScully | |
| 1985 | BeerBuzz Beckerman | |
| 1985 | The ExecutionWilheim Gehbert | |
| 1985 | North and SouthAdolphus | |
| 1985 | The Atlanta Child MurdersLewis Slaton | |
| 1984 | Cat on a Hot Tin RoofBig Daddy | |
| 1984 | City HeatPrimo Pitt | |
| 1984 | FlashpointSheriff Wells | |
| 1984 | ScarabKhepera | |
| 1984 | SongwriterDino McLeish | |
| 1984 | When She Says NoStuart Blankfort | |
| 1983 | MisunderstoodWill | |
| 1983 | Cross CreekMarsh Turner | |
| 1982 | Airplane II: The SequelBud Kruger / President Reagan | |
| 1982 | A Stranger Is WatchingArtie Taggart | |
| 1982 | The BeastmasterMaax | |
| 1982 | Jinxed!Harold Benson | |
| 1982 | The Blue and the GrayUlysses S. Grant | |
| 1980 | One Trick PonyWalter Fox | |
| 1980 | First FamilyGeneral G. E. Dumpston | |
| 1980 | Rape and Marriage: The Rideout CaseCharles Burt | |
| 1980 | Sophia Loren: Her Own StoryCarlo Ponti | |
| 1979 | The Seduction of Joe TynanSenator Kittner | |
| 1979 | HeartlandClyde Stewart | |
| 1979 | A Shining SeasonJack Baker | |
| 1979 | Blind AmbitionRichard M. Nixon | |
| 1978 | ComaDr. George | |
| 1978 | Steel CowboyK.W. Hicks | |
| 1978 | BetrayalDr. Hartogs | |
| 1978 | The Eddie Capra Mysteries | |
| 1977 | The Private Files of J. Edgar HooverDwight Webb | |
| 1977 | Nasty HabitsFather Maximilian | |
| 1976 | The Man Who Fell to EarthNathan Bryce | |
| 1976 | Birch IntervalThomas | |
| 1975 | Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux KlanGlen Tuttle | |
| 1975 | Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux KlanGlen Tuttle | |
| 1974 | Crazy JoeRichie | |
| 1973 | PaydayMaury Dann | |
| 1973 | The President's Plane Is MissingGeorge Oldenburg | |
| 1973 | CotterRoy | |
| 1972 | SlaughterDominic Hoffo | |
| 1972 | Ghost StoryJonathon | |
| 1971 | 1 P.M.Self | |
| 1971 | MaidstoneRaoul Rey O'Houlihan | |
| 1971 | MontserratIzquierdo | |
| 1971 | ColumboLeon Lamarr | |
| 1970 | Tropic of CancerHenry Miller | |
| 1969 | Coming ApartJoe | |
| 1969 | Lions LoveThe Beard Director (uncredited) | |
| 1968 | Beyond the LawPopcorn | |
| 1968 | Sol MadridDano Villanova | |
| 1967 | Beach RedGunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell | |
| 1967 | Lionpower from MGMSelf - Dano Villanova (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1967 | MannixVictor Roarke | |
| 1966 | You're a Big Boy NowI.H. Chanticleer | |
| 1966 | One Spy Too ManyAlexander | |
| 1965 | The Cincinnati KidWilliam Jefferson Slade | |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Alexander | |
| 1964 | 12 O'Clock HighCol. Mark Royce | |
| 1963 | Critic's ChoiceDion Kapakos | |
| 1963 | The Great AdventureLieutenant John C. Freemont | |
| 1963 | The LieutenantSgt. Karl Kasten | |
| 1963 | Breaking Point | |
| 1963 | ChanningDonald Burrows | |
| 1962 | Sweet Bird of YouthTom Finley Jr. | |
| 1962 | Hero's IslandNicholas Gates | |
| 1962 | Combat!Avery | |
| 1961 | King of KingsJudas | |
| 1961 | 24 Hours in a Woman's LifePaul | |
| 1961 | Ben Casey | |
| 1961 | Dr. KildareDr. Nicholas Keefe | |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell ShowJoel Coles | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSelf | |
| 1960 | Route 66Alvah Clayhorne | |
| 1960 | ThrillerDuncan Corey | |
| 1959 | Pork Chop HillLt. Walter Russell | |
| 1959 | BonanzaWill Hewitt | |
| 1959 | RawhideJacob Yellow-Sun | |
| 1959 | The UntouchablesHarry Strauss | |
| 1959 | The UntouchablesJohnny Mizo | |
| 1958 | Johnny BelindaLocky McCormick | |
| 1958 | Bomber's MoonLieutenant Harrison | |
| 1958 | Naked CityAnsel Boake | |
| 1957 | Time LimitLt. George Miller | |
| 1957 | A Face in the CrowdBarry Mills (uncredited) | |
| 1957 | The Restless GunJody Gilman | |
| 1956 | Baby DollThe Dentist (uncredited) | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSteve Morgan #22 | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsErnie Walters | |
| 1952 | Omnibus | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameLocky McCormick | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of FameSolomon Chandler | |
| 1947 | Kraft Television TheatreSomers | |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatre | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter | |
| - | Heartland |
| 2008 | Lucky DaysExecutive Producer |
| 1988 | The TelephoneDirector |
| 1977 | Harlan County U.S.A.Thanks |