Rip Torn
Acting
- Born:
- 1931-02-06
- Died:
- 2019-07-09
- 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
Filmography
Making Marie Antoinette
Bridge of Names
Men in Black 3
Norman Mailer: The American
3 Weeks to Daytona
National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
Happy Tears
The Afterlight
American Cowslip
The Golden Boys
August
Turn the River
Lucky Days
Bee Movie
The Making of Marie Antoinette
The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'
Three Days to Vegas
30 Rock
Zoom
Marie Antoinette
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
Forty Shades of Blue
Yours, Mine & Ours
The Sisters
Eulogy
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Extreme Dodgeball
Welcome to Mooseport
Love Object
The Lyon's Den
Maniac Magee
Rolling Kansas
Men in Black II
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Freddy Got Fingered
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Soul Food
Wonder Boys
A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle
The Insider
The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery
Seasons of Love
Balloon Farm
Passing Glory
Will & Grace
Senseless
The Mouse
Ghost Stories
Men in Black
Hercules
Trial and Error
The Hindenburg
Down Periscope
How to Make an American Quilt
James Dean: A Portrait
Letter to My Killer
Canadian Bacon
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
For Better or Worse
Chicago Hope