Rip Torn
Acting
Born 1931-02-06 · 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.
Filmography
Men in Black 3
May 23, 2012
Norman Mailer: The American
May 18, 2012
3 Weeks to Daytona
Dec 1, 2011
National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
Aug 5, 2011
Happy Tears
Oct 16, 2009
American Cowslip
Jul 24, 2009
The Golden Boys
Dec 11, 2008
August
May 16, 2008
Turn the River
May 9, 2008
Lucky Days
Apr 25, 2008
Bee Movie
Oct 28, 2007
The Making of Marie Antoinette
Jul 2, 2007
The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'
Apr 17, 2007
Three Days to Vegas
Feb 2, 2007
Zoom
Aug 11, 2006
Marie Antoinette
May 24, 2006
Forty Shades of Blue
Dec 7, 2005
Yours, Mine & Ours
Nov 23, 2005
The Sisters
Apr 23, 2005
Eulogy
Oct 15, 2004
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Jun 18, 2004
Welcome to Mooseport
Feb 24, 2004
Love Object
Feb 13, 2004
Rolling Kansas
Jan 24, 2003
Men in Black II
Jul 3, 2002
Freddy Got Fingered
Apr 20, 2001
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Sep 27, 2000
Wonder Boys
Feb 22, 2000
A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle
Feb 9, 2000
The Insider
Oct 28, 1999