Rip Torn

Rip Torn

Acting
Born 1931-02-06Temple, Texas, USADied 2019-07-09
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

National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
King Looney • 2011
Movie
4/10
Turn the River
Turn the River
Quinette • 2008
Movie
5/10
August
August
David Sterling • 2008
Movie
5/10
Bee Movie
Bee Movie
Lou Lo Duca (voice) • 2007
Movie
6/10
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette
Louis XV • 2006
Movie
7/10
Zoom
Zoom
Larraby • 2006
Movie
5/10
Yours, Mine & Ours
Yours, Mine & Ours
Commandant Sherman • 2005
Movie
6/10
Eulogy
Eulogy
Edmund Collins • 2004
Movie
6/10
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Patches O'Houlihan • 2004
Movie
6/10
Love Object
Love Object
Novak • 2004
Movie
6/10
Welcome to Mooseport
Welcome to Mooseport
Bert Langdon • 2004
Movie
5/10
Rolling Kansas
Rolling Kansas
Oldman • 2003
Movie
5/10
Men in Black II
Men in Black II
Zed • 2002
Movie
6/10
Freddy Got Fingered
Freddy Got Fingered
Jim Brody • 2001
Movie
5/10
Wonder Boys
Wonder Boys
Q • 2000
Movie
7/10
The Insider
The Insider
John Scanlon • 1999
Movie
8/10
Balloon Farm
Balloon Farm
Harvey Potter • 1999
Movie
6/10
Senseless
Senseless
Randall Tyson • 1998
Movie
6/10
Hercules
Hercules
Zeus (voice) • 1997
Movie
8/10
Men in Black
Men in Black
Zed • 1997
Movie
7/10
Trial and Error
Trial and Error
Benny Gibbs • 1997
Movie
5/10
Down Periscope
Down Periscope
Admiral Winslow • 1996
Movie
6/10
How to Make an American Quilt
How to Make an American Quilt
Arthur • 1995
Movie
6/10
Canadian Bacon
Canadian Bacon
General Dick Panzer • 1995
Movie
6/10
Where the Rivers Flow North
Where the Rivers Flow North
Noel Lord • 1993
Movie
6/10
Beyond the Law
Beyond the Law
Deputy Prescott • 1993
Movie
6/10
RoboCop 3
RoboCop 3
The CEO • 1993
Movie
5/10
The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show
Arthur • 1992
Series
8/10
Defending Your Life
Defending Your Life
Bob Diamond • 1991
Movie
7/10
Dolly Dearest
Dolly Dearest
Karl Resnick • 1991
Movie
6/10
By Dawn's Early Light
By Dawn's Early Light
Colonel Fargo • 1990
Movie
7/10
Extreme Prejudice
Extreme Prejudice
Sheriff Hank Pearson • 1987
Movie
6/10
Nadine
Nadine
Buford Pope • 1987
Movie
5/10
Summer Rental
Summer Rental
Scully • 1985
Movie
6/10
Flashpoint
Flashpoint
Sheriff Wells • 1984
Movie
6/10
City Heat
City Heat
Primo Pitt • 1984
Movie
6/10
Songwriter
Songwriter
Dino McLeish • 1984
Movie
5/10
Cross Creek
Cross Creek
Marsh Turner • 1983
Movie
7/10
The Beastmaster
The Beastmaster
Maax • 1982
Movie
6/10
Airplane II: The Sequel
Airplane II: The Sequel
Bud Kruger / President Reagan • 1982
Movie
6/10
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
Senator Kittner • 1979
Movie
6/10
Coma
Coma
Dr. George • 1978
Movie
7/10
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Nathan Bryce • 1976
Movie
6/10
Slaughter
Slaughter
Dominic Hoffo • 1972
Movie
6/10
Beach Red
Beach Red
Gunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell • 1967
Movie
7/10
The Cincinnati Kid
The Cincinnati Kid
William Jefferson Slade • 1965
Movie
7/10
Critic's Choice
Critic's Choice
Dion Kapakos • 1963
Movie
6/10
Sweet Bird of Youth
Sweet Bird of Youth
Thomas 'Tom' J. Finley, Jr. • 1962
Movie
7/10