Rip Torn

Rip Torn

Acting

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…

Filmography

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Bridge of Names Bridge of Names 2012 Men in Black 3 ★ 6.5 Men in Black 3 2012 Norman Mailer: The American ★ 7.0 Norman Mailer: The American 2012 3 Weeks to Daytona ★ 5.3 3 Weeks to Daytona 2011 National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus ★ 3.9 National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus 2011 Happy Tears ★ 5.0 Happy Tears 2009 The Afterlight The Afterlight 2009 American Cowslip ★ 5.1 American Cowslip 2009 The Golden Boys ★ 5.5 The Golden Boys 2008 August ★ 5.2 August 2008 Turn the River ★ 5.3 Turn the River 2008 Lucky Days Lucky Days 2008 Bee Movie ★ 6.0 Bee Movie 2007 The Making of Marie Antoinette ★ 5.0 The Making of Marie Antoinette 2007 The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show' The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show' 2007 Three Days to Vegas ★ 3.9 Three Days to Vegas 2007 30 Rock ★ 7.5 30 Rock 2006 Zoom ★ 5.3 Zoom 2006 Marie Antoinette ★ 6.7 Marie Antoinette 2006 Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time 2006 Forty Shades of Blue ★ 4.5 Forty Shades of Blue 2005 Yours, Mine & Ours ★ 6.2 Yours, Mine & Ours 2005 The Sisters ★ 5.1 The Sisters 2005 Eulogy ★ 6.4 Eulogy 2004 DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story ★ 6.4 DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story 2004 Extreme Dodgeball Extreme Dodgeball 2004 Welcome to Mooseport ★ 5.1 Welcome to Mooseport 2004 Love Object ★ 5.9 Love Object 2004 The Lyon's Den ★ 8.8 The Lyon's Den 2003 Maniac Magee ★ 8.0 Maniac Magee 2003 Rolling Kansas ★ 5.6 Rolling Kansas 2003 Men in Black II ★ 6.4 Men in Black II 2002 Law & Order: Criminal Intent ★ 7.6 Law & Order: Criminal Intent 2001 Freddy Got Fingered ★ 4.7 Freddy Got Fingered 2001 Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows ★ 7.3 Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows 2000 Soul Food ★ 7.2 Soul Food 2000 Wonder Boys ★ 6.8 Wonder Boys 2000 A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle ★ 10.0 A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle 2000 The Insider ★ 7.5 The Insider 1999 The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery ★ 5.6 The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery 1999 Seasons of Love ★ 8.0 Seasons of Love 1999 Balloon Farm ★ 5.9 Balloon Farm 1999 Passing Glory ★ 6.0 Passing Glory 1999 Will & Grace ★ 6.9 Will & Grace 1998 Senseless ★ 6.2 Senseless 1998 The Mouse ★ 9.0 The Mouse 1997 Ghost Stories ★ 7.3 Ghost Stories 1997 Men in Black ★ 7.2 Men in Black 1997 Hercules ★ 7.5 Hercules 1997 Trial and Error ★ 5.5 Trial and Error 1997 The Hindenburg ★ 7.5 The Hindenburg 1996 Down Periscope ★ 6.4 Down Periscope 1996 How to Make an American Quilt ★ 6.4 How to Make an American Quilt 1995 James Dean: A Portrait ★ 7.0 James Dean: A Portrait 1995 Letter to My Killer ★ 6.5 Letter to My Killer 1995 Canadian Bacon ★ 5.8 Canadian Bacon 1995 She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal ★ 5.0 She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal 1995 For Better or Worse ★ 4.7 For Better or Worse 1995 Chicago Hope ★ 7.3 Chicago Hope 1994 Heart of a Child ★ 5.2 Heart of a Child 1994 Late Night with Conan O'Brien ★ 7.3 Late Night with Conan O'Brien 1993 The John Larroquette Show ★ 6.8 The John Larroquette Show 1993 Where the Rivers Flow North ★ 6.4 Where the Rivers Flow North 1993 Beyond the Law ★ 6.3 Beyond the Law 1993 RoboCop 3 ★ 4.9 RoboCop 3 1993 A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story ★ 7.7 A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story 1992 T Bone N Weasel ★ 4.3 T Bone N Weasel 1992 Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster ★ 5.8 Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster 1992 The Larry Sanders Show ★ 7.7 The Larry Sanders Show 1992 Fires of Kuwait ★ 7.9 Fires of Kuwait 1992 My Son Johnny ★ 6.1 My Son Johnny 1991 Dolly Dearest ★ 5.5 Dolly Dearest 1991 Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind ★ 4.0 Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind 1991 Defending Your Life ★ 6.9 Defending Your Life 1991 Death Falls ★ 5.0 Death Falls 1991 Beautiful Dreamers ★ 5.0 Beautiful Dreamers 1990 By Dawn's Early Light ★ 6.5 By Dawn's Early Light 1990 Kojak: None So Blind ★ 6.3 Kojak: None So Blind 1990 Pair of Aces ★ 6.7 Pair of Aces 1990 Sweet Bird of Youth ★ 5.5 Sweet Bird of Youth 1989