
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.
Frequent co-stars
18
Titles
52

301, la légende de Superplus Maximus
King Looney • 2011
Film
★4/10

La Dernière Mise
Quinette • 2008
Film
★5/10

August
David Sterling • 2008
Film
★5/10

Drôle d'abeille
Lou Lo Duca (voice) • 2007
Film
★6/10

Marie-Antoinette
Louis XV • 2006
Film
★7/10

Zoom : L'Académie des super-héros
Larraby • 2006
Film
★5/10

Les tiens, les miens et les nôtres
Commandant Sherman • 2005
Film
★6/10

Folles funérailles
Edmund Collins • 2004
Film
★6/10

Ballon chasseur : Une vraie histoire de sous-estimés
Patches O'Houlihan • 2004
Film
★6/10

Love Object
Novak • 2004
Film
★6/10

Bienvenue à Mooseport
Bert Langdon • 2004
Film
★5/10

Rolling Kansas
Oldman • 2003
Film
★5/10

Men in Black II
Zed • 2002
Film
★6/10

Va te faire foutre Freddy
Jim Brody • 2001
Film
★5/10

Des garçons épatants
Q • 2000
Film
★7/10

Révélations
John Scanlon • 1999
Film
★8/10

La ferme aux ballons
Harvey Potter • 1999
Film
★6/10

Surdoué
Randall Tyson • 1998
Film
★6/10

Hercule
Zeus (voice) • 1997
Film
★8/10

Les Hommes en Noir
Zed • 1997
Film
★7/10

Le Plus Fou des Deux
Benny Gibbs • 1997
Film
★5/10

Y a-t-il un commandant pour sauver la Navy ?
Admiral Winslow • 1996
Film
★6/10

Couvre-lit à l'américaine
Arthur • 1995
Film
★6/10

Opération Canadian Bacon
General Dick Panzer • 1995
Film
★6/10

Le Prince des rivières
Noel Lord • 1993
Film
★6/10

Au-delà de la loi
Deputy Prescott • 1993
Film
★6/10

RoboCop 3
The CEO • 1993
Film
★5/10

The Larry Sanders Show
Arthur • 1992
Série
★8/10

Rendez-vous au Paradis
Bob Diamond • 1991
Film
★7/10

Dolly Dearest
Karl Resnick • 1991
Film
★6/10

L'aube de l'apocalypse
Colonel Fargo • 1990
Film
★7/10

Extrême Préjudice
Sheriff Hank Pearson • 1987
Film
★6/10

Nadine
Buford Pope • 1987
Film
★5/10

Les Chester en floride
Scully • 1985
Film
★6/10

Flashpoint
Sheriff Wells • 1984
Film
★6/10

Haut les Flingues !
Primo Pitt • 1984
Film
★6/10

Songwriter
Dino McLeish • 1984
Film
★5/10

Cross Creek
Marsh Turner • 1983
Film
★7/10

Dar l'invincible
Maax • 1982
Film
★6/10

Y a-t-il enfin un pilote dans l'avion ?
Bud Kruger / President Reagan • 1982
Film
★6/10

La Vie Privée d'un Sénateur
Senator Kittner • 1979
Film
★6/10

Morts suspectes
Dr. George • 1978
Film
★7/10

L'Homme qui venait d'ailleurs
Nathan Bryce • 1976
Film
★6/10

Massacre
Dominic Hoffo • 1972
Film
★6/10

Le Sable était rouge
Gunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell • 1967
Film
★7/10

Le Kid de Cincinnati
William Jefferson Slade • 1965
Film
★7/10

Critic's Choice
Dion Kapakos • 1963
Film
★6/10

Doux oiseau de jeunesse
Thomas 'Tom' J. Finley, Jr. • 1962
Film
★7/10
