Rip Torn
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 6, 1931
- Place of birth
- Temple, Texas, USA
- Died
- July 9, 2019
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.
Movies with Rip Torn
- Men in Black 1997 · ★ 7.2
- Men in Black 3 2012 · ★ 6.5
- Men in Black II 2002 · ★ 6.4
- Hercules 1997 · ★ 7.5
- Bee Movie 2007 · ★ 6.1
- DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story 2004 · ★ 6.4
- Marie Antoinette 2006 · ★ 6.7
- The Insider 1999 · ★ 7.5
- RoboCop 3 1993 · ★ 4.9
- Airplane II: The Sequel 1982 · ★ 6.1
- Yours, Mine & Ours 2005 · ★ 6.2
- Wonder Boys 2000 · ★ 6.8
- Zoom 2006 · ★ 5.3
- The Man Who Fell to Earth 1976 · ★ 6.5
- Down Periscope 1996 · ★ 6.4
- Freddy Got Fingered 2001 · ★ 4.8
- The Beastmaster 1982 · ★ 6.3
- Coma 1978 · ★ 6.8
- Senseless 1998 · ★ 6.2
- Defending Your Life 1991 · ★ 6.9
- The Cincinnati Kid 1965 · ★ 7.0
- A Face in the Crowd 1957 · ★ 7.6
- Canadian Bacon 1995 · ★ 5.7
- King of Kings 1961 · ★ 7.2
- Summer Rental 1985 · ★ 6.1
- City Heat 1984 · ★ 5.5
- Extreme Prejudice 1987 · ★ 6.3
- How to Make an American Quilt 1995 · ★ 6.4
- Welcome to Mooseport 2004 · ★ 5.1
- Beyond the Law 1993 · ★ 6.3
- Baby Doll 1956 · ★ 7.0
- Eulogy 2004 · ★ 6.4
- Sweet Bird of Youth 1962 · ★ 6.7
- Dolly Dearest 1991 · ★ 5.7
- Nadine 1987 · ★ 5.4
- National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus 2011 · ★ 3.9
- Trial and Error 1997 · ★ 5.4
- Love Object 2004 · ★ 5.9
- Pork Chop Hill 1959 · ★ 6.7
- By Dawn's Early Light 1990 · ★ 6.5
Movies directed by Rip Torn
- The Telephone 1988 · ★ 4.4