Person
Rip Torn
Acting · 1931–2019 · Temple, Texas, USA
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.
Known for
Columbo
Leon Lamarr
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Jules Copeland
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Bonanza
Will Hewitt
Mannix
Victor Roarke
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
30 Rock
Don Geiss
Chicago Hope
Warren Shutt
Will & Grace
Lionel Banks
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
Filmography
- 2012Bridge of NamesTom
- 2012Men in Black 3Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited)
- 2012Norman Mailer: The AmericanSelf
- 20113 Weeks to DaytonaSal
- 2011National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest MaximusKing Looney
- 2009Happy TearsJoe
- 2009The AfterlightCarl
- 2009American CowslipTrevor O'Hart
- 2008The Golden BoysCapt. Jeremiah Burgess
- 2008AugustDavid Sterling
- 2008Turn the RiverQuinette
- 2008Lucky DaysBobo
- 2007Bee MovieLou Lo Duca (voice)
- 2007The Making of Marie AntoinetteSelf
- 2007The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'Arthur
- 2007Three Days to VegasJoe Wallace
- 200630 RockDon Geiss
- 2006ZoomLarraby
- 2006Marie AntoinetteLouis XV
- 2006Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing TimeSelf
- 2005Forty Shades of BlueAlan James
- 2005Yours, Mine & OursCommandant Sherman
- 2005The SistersDr. Chebrin
- 2004EulogyEdmund Collins
- 2004DodgeBall: A True Underdog StoryPatches O'Houlihan
- 2004Extreme Dodgeball
- 2004Welcome to MooseportBert Langdon
- 2004Love ObjectNovak
- 2003The Lyon's Den
- 2003Maniac MageeGeorge McNab
- 2003Rolling KansasOldman
- 2002Men in Black IIZed
- 2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentJules Copeland
- 2001Freddy Got FingeredJim Brody
- 2000Clint Eastwood: Out of the ShadowsSelf
- 2000Soul FoodPeter Redmond
- 2000Wonder BoysQ
- 2000A Vision of Murder: The Story of DonielleDetective Manny Garett
- 1999The InsiderJohn Scanlon
- 1999The Almost Perfect Bank RobberyRoyce
- 1999Seasons of LoveSpence
- 1999Balloon FarmHarvey Potter
- 1999Passing GloryFather Robert Grant
- 1998Will & GraceLionel Banks
- 1998SenselessRandall Tyson
- 1997The MouseTrucker 'God'
- 1997Ghost StoriesThe Narrator
- 1997Men in BlackZed
- 1997HerculesZeus (voice)
- 1997Trial and ErrorBenny Gibbs
- 1996The HindenburgNarrator
- 1996Down PeriscopeAdmiral Winslow
- 1995How to Make an American QuiltArthur
- 1995James Dean: A PortraitSelf (Narrator)
- 1995Letter to My Killer
- 1995Canadian BaconGeneral Dick Panzer
- 1995She Stood Alone: The Tailhook ScandalAdm. Snyder
- 1995For Better or WorseCapt. Cole
- 1994Chicago HopeWarren Shutt
- 1994Heart of a ChildDr. Leonard Bailey
- 1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest
- 1993The John Larroquette ShowBernard Galvin
- 1993Where the Rivers Flow NorthNoel Lord
- 1993Beyond the LawDeputy Prescott
- 1993RoboCop 3The CEO
- 1992A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan StoryBill Morgan
- 1992T Bone N WeaselHappy Sam
- 1992Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez DisasterAdmiral Paul Yost
- 1992The Larry Sanders ShowArthur
- 1992Fires of KuwaitNarrator (voice)
- 1991My Son JohnnyBrian Stansbury
- 1991Dolly DearestKarl Resnick
- 1991Another Pair of Aces: Three of a KindCaptain Jack Parsons
- 1991Defending Your LifeBob Diamond
- 1991Death FallsDub Farley
- 1990Beautiful DreamersWalt Whitman
- 1990By Dawn's Early LightColonel Fargo
- 1990Kojak: None So BlindGideon Hogarth
- 1990Pair of AcesCapt. Jack Parsons
- 1989Sweet Bird of YouthBoss Finley
- 1989Silence Like GlassDr. Markowitz
- 1989Cold FeetSheriff
- 1989Hit ListVic Luca
- 1988April MorningSolomon Chandler
- 1988The TelephoneDirector
- 1987The King of LoveJack Kraft
- 1987Laguna HeatJoe Datilla
- 1987NadineBuford Pope
- 1987Extreme PrejudiceSheriff Hank Pearson
- 1987Destination: AmericaCorbet St. James IV
- 1987J. Edgar HooverLyndon Baines Johnson
- 1986Manhunt for Claude DallasTim Nettleton
- 1985North and SouthAdolphus
- 1985BeerBuzz Beckerman
- 1985Summer RentalScully
- 1985The Atlanta Child MurdersLewis Slaton
- 1985The ExecutionWilheim Gehbert
- 1984City HeatPrimo Pitt
- 1984SongwriterDino McLeish
- 1984Cat on a Hot Tin RoofBig Daddy
- 1984ScarabKhepera
- 1984FlashpointSheriff Wells
- 1984When She Says NoStuart Blankfort
- 1983MisunderstoodWill
- 1983Cross CreekMarsh Turner
- 1982Airplane II: The SequelBud Kruger / President Reagan
- 1982The Blue and the GrayUlysses S. Grant
- 1982Jinxed!Harold Benson
- 1982The BeastmasterMaax
- 1982A Stranger Is WatchingArtie Taggart
- 1981HeartlandClyde Stewart
- 1980First FamilyGeneral G. E. Dumpston
- 1980Rape and Marriage: The Rideout CaseCharles Burt
- 1980Sophia Loren: Her Own StoryCarlo Ponti
- 1980One Trick PonyWalter Fox
- 1979A Shining SeasonJack Baker
- 1979The Seduction of Joe TynanSenator Kittner
- 1979Blind AmbitionRichard M. Nixon
- 1978Steel CowboyK.W. Hicks
- 1978BetrayalDr. Hartogs
- 1978The Eddie Capra Mysteries
- 1978ComaDr. George
- 1977The Private Files of J. Edgar HooverDwight Webb
- 1977Nasty HabitsFather Maximilian
- 1977Harlan County U.S.A.Thanks
- 1976Birch IntervalThomas
- 1976The Man Who Fell to EarthNathan Bryce
- 1975Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux KlanGlen Tuttle
- 1975Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux KlanGlen Tuttle
- 1974Crazy JoeRichie
- 1973The President's Plane Is MissingGeorge Oldenburg
- 1973PaydayMaury Dann
- 1973CotterRoy
- 1972Ghost StoryJonathon
- 1972SlaughterDominic Hoffo
- 1971ColumboLeon Lamarr
- 19711 P.M.Self
- 1971MaidstoneRaoul Rey O'Houlihan
- 1971MontserratIzquierdo
- 1970Tropic of CancerHenry Miller
- 1969Coming ApartJoe
- 1969Lions LoveThe Beard Director (uncredited)
- 1968Beyond the LawPopcorn
- 1968Sol MadridDano Villanova
- 1967MannixVictor Roarke
- 1967Beach RedGunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell
- 1967Lionpower from MGMSelf - Dano Villanova (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1966You're a Big Boy NowI.H. Chanticleer
- 1966One Spy Too ManyAlexander
- 1965The Cincinnati KidWilliam Jefferson Slade
- 1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Alexander
- 196412 O'Clock HighCol. Mark Royce
- 1963The Great AdventureLieutenant John C. Freemont
- 1963ChanningDonald Burrows
- 1963Breaking Point
- 1963The LieutenantSgt. Karl Kasten
- 1963Critic's ChoiceDion Kapakos
- 1962Combat!Avery
- 1962Hero's IslandNicholas Gates
- 1962Sweet Bird of YouthTom Finley Jr.
- 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
- 1961King of KingsJudas
- 1961Ben Casey
- 1961Dr. KildareDr. Nicholas Keefe
- 1961The Dick Powell ShowJoel Coles
- 196124 Hours in a Woman's LifePaul
- 1960Route 66Alvah Clayhorne
- 1960ThrillerDuncan Corey
- 1959The UntouchablesHarry Strauss
- 1959BonanzaWill Hewitt
- 1959Pork Chop HillLt. Walter Russell
- 1959RawhideJacob Yellow-Sun
- 1958Johnny BelindaLocky McCormick
- 1958Naked CityAnsel Boake
- 1958Bomber's MoonLieutenant Harrison
- 1957Time LimitLt. George Miller
- 1957The Restless GunJody Gilman
- 1957A Face in the CrowdBarry Mills (uncredited)
- 1956Baby DollThe Dentist (uncredited)
- 1956Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSteve Morgan #22
- 1952Omnibus
- 1951Hallmark Hall of FameLocky McCormick
- 1947Kraft Television TheatreSomers
- 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter
- —Heartland
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