Rip Torn
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 6 Feb 1931
- Died
- 9 Jul 2019 (aged 88)
- Birthplace
- Temple, Texas, USA
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.
Known for
Men in Black199777Pop Score out of 100
Men in Black 3201265Pop Score out of 100
Men in Black II200252Pop Score out of 100
Hercules199777Pop Score out of 100
Bee Movie200756Pop Score out of 100
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story200467Pop Score out of 100
Marie Antoinette200667Pop Score out of 100
The Insider199984Pop Score out of 100
Filmography
- TBAHeartlandActor
- 2012Bridge of Namesas Tom
- 2012Men in Black 3as Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited)
- 2012Norman Mailer: The Americanas Self
- 20113 Weeks to Daytonaas Sal
- 2011National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus