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Rip Torn

6th February 1931 Temple, Texas, USA Acting

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.

139 Movies 45 TV Shows 184 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Men in Black 3 poster
Men in Black 3 23rd May 2012 as Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited)
August poster
August 16th May 2008 as David Sterling
Bee Movie poster
Bee Movie 28th October 2007 as Lou Lo Duca (voice)
Zoom poster
Zoom 11th August 2006 as Larraby
Eulogy poster
Eulogy 15th October 2004 as Edmund Collins
Nadine poster
Nadine 7th August 1987 as Buford Pope
Beer poster
Beer 30th August 1985 as Buzz Beckerman
Jinxed! poster
Jinxed! 22nd October 1982 as Harold Benson
Coma poster
Coma 6th January 1978 as Dr. George
Payday poster
Payday 22nd September 1973 as Maury Dann
Maidstone poster
Maidstone 9th March 1971 as Raoul Rey O'Houlihan
Lions Love poster
Lions Love 12th October 1969 as The Beard Director (uncredited)
Beach Red poster
Beach Red 3rd August 1967 as Gunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell
Baby Doll poster
Baby Doll 29th December 1956 as The Dentist (uncredited)
30 Rock poster
30 Rock 11th October 2006 as Don Geiss
Columbo poster
Columbo 15th September 1971 as Leon Lamarr
Mannix poster
Mannix 16th September 1967 as Victor Roarke
Channing poster
Channing 18th September 1963 as Donald Burrows
Route 66 poster
Route 66 7th October 1960 as Alvah Clayhorne
Thriller poster
Thriller 13th September 1960 as Duncan Corey
Bonanza poster
Bonanza 12th September 1959 as Will Hewitt
Rawhide poster
Rawhide 9th January 1959 as Jacob Yellow-Sun