Rip Torn
Acting
Born: Feb 06, 1931 — Died: Jul 09, 2019
From: Temple, Texas, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bee Movie | Lou Lo Duca (voice) | 2007 | 6.037 |
| Marie Antoinette | Louis XV | 2006 | 6.703 |
| Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time | Self | 2006 | — |
| Zoom | Larraby | 2006 | 5.306 |
| Forty Shades of Blue | Alan James | 2005 | 4.466 |
| DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story | Patches O'Houlihan | 2004 | 6.362 |
| Rolling Kansas | Oldman | 2003 | 5.591 |
| Men in Black II | Zed | 2002 | 6.384 |
| Freddy Got Fingered | Jim Brody | 2001 | 4.713 |
| Wonder Boys | Q | 2000 | 6.835 |
| The Insider | John Scanlon | 1999 | 7.46 |
| Balloon Farm | Harvey Potter | 1999 | 5.853 |
| Senseless | Randall Tyson | 1998 | 6.198 |
| Men in Black | Zed | 1997 | 7.22 |
| Hercules | Zeus (voice) | 1997 | 7.49 |
| Down Periscope | Admiral Winslow | 1996 | 6.38 |
| Canadian Bacon | General Dick Panzer | 1995 | 5.782 |
| How to Make an American Quilt | Arthur | 1995 | 6.407 |
| RoboCop 3 | The CEO | 1993 | 4.906 |
| Defending Your Life | Bob Diamond | 1991 | 6.921 |
| Dolly Dearest | Karl Resnick | 1991 | 5.538 |
| By Dawn's Early Light | Colonel Fargo | 1990 | 6.5 |
| Extreme Prejudice | Sheriff Hank Pearson | 1987 | 6.252 |
| Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Big Daddy | 1984 | 5.692 |
| Airplane II: The Sequel | Bud Kruger / President Reagan | 1982 | 6.083 |
| A Stranger Is Watching | Artie Taggart | 1982 | 4.604 |
| Coma | Dr. George | 1978 | 6.778 |
| The Man Who Fell to Earth | Nathan Bryce | 1976 | 6.46 |
| The Cincinnati Kid | William Jefferson Slade | 1965 | 6.967 |
| Sweet Bird of Youth | Tom Finley Jr. | 1962 | 6.785 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1931 |
| From | Temple, Texas, USA |