Rip Torn
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.
Filmography (185)
Norman Mailer: The American
Men in Black 3- Bridge of Names
3 Weeks to Daytona
National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
American Cowslip
Happy Tears- The Afterlight
The Golden Boys
Turn the River
August
Lucky Days
Bee Movie
The Making of Marie Antoinette
Three Days to Vegas
The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'
30 Rock
Marie Antoinette
Zoom- Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
Yours, Mine & Ours
The Sisters
Forty Shades of Blue
Eulogy
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Love Object
Welcome to Mooseport- Extreme Dodgeball
The Lyon's Den- Maniac Magee
Rolling Kansas
Men in Black II
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Freddy Got Fingered
A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Soul Food
Wonder Boys
Seasons of Love
The Insider
Passing Glory
Balloon Farm
The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery
Will & Grace
Senseless- The Mouse
Ghost Stories
Hercules
Men in Black
Trial and Error
The Hindenburg
Down Periscope
James Dean: A Portrait
Letter to My Killer
How to Make an American Quilt
Canadian Bacon
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
For Better or Worse
Chicago Hope
Heart of a Child
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The John Larroquette Show
Where the Rivers Flow North
Beyond the Law
RoboCop 3
Fires of Kuwait
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
The Larry Sanders Show
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
T Bone N Weasel
Defending Your Life
My Son Johnny
Dolly Dearest
Death Falls
Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind
Pair of Aces
By Dawn's Early Light
Kojak: None So Blind
Beautiful Dreamers
Silence Like Glass
Hit List
Sweet Bird of Youth
Cold Feet
April Morning
Extreme Prejudice
Nadine
Laguna Heat
J. Edgar Hoover
Destination: America- The King of Love
Manhunt for Claude Dallas
North and South
The Execution
Summer Rental
The Atlanta Child Murders
Beer
When She Says No
Scarab
Flashpoint
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
City Heat
Songwriter
Cross Creek
Misunderstood
The Blue and the Gray
American Playhouse
The Beastmaster
Airplane II: The Sequel
A Stranger Is Watching
Jinxed!
Heartland
Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
One Trick Pony
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
First Family
Blind Ambition
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
A Shining Season
Steel Cowboy
Betrayal
Coma
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
Nasty Habits
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Birch Interval
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
Crazy Joe
The President's Plane Is Missing
Payday
Cotter
Ghost Story
Slaughter
Montserrat
Columbo
1 P.M.
Maidstone
Tropic of Cancer
Coming Apart
Lions Love
Sol Madrid
Beyond the Law
Mannix
Beach Red
Lionpower from MGM
You're a Big Boy Now
One Spy Too Many
The Cincinnati Kid
12 O'Clock High
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Great Adventure
Channing
Breaking Point
The Lieutenant
Critic's Choice
Combat!
Sweet Bird of Youth
Hero's Island
King of Kings
Ben Casey
The Mike Douglas Show
The Dick Powell Show
Dr. Kildare
24 Hours in a Woman's Life
Route 66
Thriller
The Untouchables
Bonanza
Rawhide
Pork Chop Hill
Naked City- Johnny Belinda
Bomber's Moon
A Face in the Crowd
Time Limit
The Restless Gun
Baby Doll
Tony Awards
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Omnibus
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Kraft Television Theatre
Golden Globe Awards
Heartland