Rip Torn
Acting1931Temple, 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
Acting History
2012
Men in Black 3
as Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited)
2011
National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
as King Looney
2009
2008
Lucky Days
as Bobo
August
as David Sterling
The Golden Boys
as Capt. Jeremiah Burgess
Lucky Days
Executive Producer
2006
2005
Yours, Mine & Ours
as Commandant Sherman
The Sisters
as Dr. Chebrin
2004
Love Object
as Novak
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
as Patches O'Houlihan
Eulogy
as Edmund Collins
Welcome to Mooseport
as Bert Langdon
2003
Maniac Magee
as George McNab
2002
Men in Black II
as Zed
Will & Grace
TVas Lionel Banks• 4 eps
2001
Freddy Got Fingered
as Jim Brody
2000
Wonder Boys
as Q
Soul Food
TVas Peter Redmond
1999
The Insider
as John Scanlon
Passing Glory
as Father Robert Grant
1998
Senseless
as Randall Tyson
1997
Hercules
as Zeus (voice)
Men in Black
as Zed
Trial and Error
as Benny Gibbs
Ghost Stories
TVas The Narrator
1996
Down Periscope
as Admiral Winslow
1995
For Better or Worse
as Capt. Cole
Canadian Bacon
as General Dick Panzer
How to Make an American Quilt
as Arthur
The John Larroquette Show
TVas Bernard Galvin• 1 eps
Chicago Hope
TVas Warren Shutt• 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
TVas Self - Presenter• 1 eps
1994
Heart of a Child
as Dr. Leonard Bailey
North and South
TVas Adolphus• 3 eps
1993
RoboCop 3
as The CEO
Where the Rivers Flow North
as Noel Lord
Beyond the Law
as Deputy Prescott
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TVas Self - Guest
1992
Fires of Kuwait
as Narrator (voice)
The Larry Sanders Show
TVas Arthur• 90 eps
1991
Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind
as Captain Jack Parsons
Dolly Dearest
as Karl Resnick
My Son Johnny
as Brian Stansbury
Defending Your Life
as Bob Diamond
Columbo
TVas Leon Lamarr• 1 eps
1990
Kojak: None So Blind
as Gideon Hogarth
Beautiful Dreamers
as Walt Whitman
Pair of Aces
as Capt. Jack Parsons
By Dawn's Early Light
as Colonel Fargo
1989
Hit List
as Vic Luca
Sweet Bird of Youth
as Boss Finley
1988
April Morning
as Solomon Chandler
The Telephone
Director
1987
1985
The Execution
as Wilheim Gehbert
Summer Rental
as Scully
Beer
as Buzz Beckerman
The Atlanta Child Murders
TVas Lewis Slaton• 2 eps
1984
1983
Cross Creek
as Marsh Turner
Misunderstood
as Will
1982
The Beastmaster
as Maax
Jinxed!
as Harold Benson
Airplane II: The Sequel
as Bud Kruger / President Reagan
1980
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
as Carlo Ponti
First Family
as General G. E. Dumpston
1979
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
as Senator Kittner
1978
Coma
as Dr. George
1977
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
as Dwight Webb
Nasty Habits
as Father Maximilian
Harlan County U.S.A.
Thanks
1976
The Man Who Fell to Earth
as Nathan Bryce
1973
Payday
as Maury Dann
The President's Plane Is Missing
as George Oldenburg
1972
1971
1970
Tropic of Cancer
as Henry Miller
1969
Coming Apart
as Joe
Lions Love
as The Beard Director (uncredited)
1967
Beach Red
as Gunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell
1966
One Spy Too Many
as Alexander
1965
The Cincinnati Kid
as William Jefferson Slade
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TVas Alexander• 2 eps
12 O'Clock High
TVas Col. Mark Royce• 1 eps
Rawhide
TVas Jacob Yellow-Sun• 1 eps
1964
1963
Critic's Choice
as Dion Kapakos
Route 66
TVas Alvah Clayhorne• 1 eps
The Lieutenant
TVas Sgt. Karl Kasten• 1 eps
The Untouchables
TVas Johnny Mizo / Harry Strauss• 1 eps
1962
Sweet Bird of Youth
as Tom Finley Jr.
Naked City
TVas Ansel Boake• 1 eps
Dr. Kildare
TVas Dr. Nicholas Keefe• 2 eps
The Dick Powell Show
TVas Joel Coles• 1 eps
1961
King of Kings
as Judas
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TVas Ernie Walters / Steve Morgan #22• 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TVas Self
1960
Thriller
TVas Duncan Corey• 1 eps
1959
Pork Chop Hill
as Lt. Walter Russell
Tony Awards
TVas Self - Presenter• 2 eps
1957
Time Limit
as Lt. George Miller
A Face in the Crowd
as Barry Mills (uncredited)
The Restless Gun
TVas Jody Gilman• 1 eps
1956