Rip Torn

Rip Torn

Acting

Birthday

1931/02/06

Day of death

2019/07/09 (88 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Temple, Texas, USA

Also know as

Elmore Rual Torn Jr., Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr., Elmor Torn

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...Read more

Acting
The Cincinnati Kid
7.0

(1965) The Cincinnati Kid

as William Jefferson Slade

The Man Who Fell to Earth
6.4

(1976) The Man Who Fell to Earth

as Nathan Bryce

Men in Black
7.2

(1997) Men in Black

as Zed

Men in Black II
6.4

(2002) Men in Black II

as Zed

Canadian Bacon
5.8

(1995) Canadian Bacon

as General Dick Panzer

Marie Antoinette
6.7

(2006) Marie Antoinette

as Louis XV

Airplane II: The Sequel
6.1

(1982) Airplane II: The Sequel

as Bud Kruger / President Reagan

0.0

(2006) Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time

as Self

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
5.5

(1984) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

as Big Daddy

Extreme Prejudice
6.2

(1987) Extreme Prejudice

as Sheriff Hank Pearson

Wonder Boys
6.8

(2000) Wonder Boys

as Q

A Stranger Is Watching
4.8

(1982) A Stranger Is Watching

as Artie Taggart

RoboCop 3
4.8

(1993) RoboCop 3

as The CEO

Bee Movie
6.0

(2007) Bee Movie

as Lou Lo Duca (voice)

By Dawn's Early Light
6.5

(1990) By Dawn's Early Light

as Colonel Fargo

Coma
6.7

(1978) Coma

as Dr. George

Forty Shades of Blue
4.0

(2005) Forty Shades of Blue

as Alan James

How to Make an American Quilt
6.4

(1995) How to Make an American Quilt

as Arthur

Hercules
7.5

(1997) Hercules

as Zeus (voice)

Defending Your Life
6.9

(1991) Defending Your Life

as Bob Diamond

The Insider
7.5

(1999) The Insider

as John Scanlon

Senseless
6.2

(1998) Senseless

as Randall Tyson

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
6.4

(2004) DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

as Patches O'Houlihan

Down Periscope
6.3

(1996) Down Periscope

as Admiral Winslow

Sweet Bird of Youth
6.8

(1962) Sweet Bird of Youth

as Thomas 'Tom' J. Finley, Jr.

Rolling Kansas
5.8

(2003) Rolling Kansas

as Oldman

Freddy Got Fingered
4.7

(2001) Freddy Got Fingered

as Jim Brody

Balloon Farm
5.8

(1999) Balloon Farm

as Harvey Potter

Dolly Dearest
5.5

(1991) Dolly Dearest

as Karl Resnick

Zoom
5.3

(2006) Zoom

as Larraby

Turn the River
5.4

(2008) Turn the River

as Quinette

One Trick Pony
5.3

(1980) One Trick Pony

as Walter Fox

King of Kings
7.1

(1961) King of Kings

as Judas

You're a Big Boy Now
6.3

(1966) You're a Big Boy Now

as I.H. Chanticleer

Pork Chop Hill
6.5

(1959) Pork Chop Hill

as Lt. Walter Russell

Nadine
5.4

(1987) Nadine

as Buford Pope

American Cowslip
5.4

(2009) American Cowslip

as Trevor O'Hart

Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind
2.5

(1991) Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind

as Captain Jack Parsons

Eulogy
6.5

(2004) Eulogy

as Edmund Collins

The Beastmaster
6.3

(1982) The Beastmaster

as Maax

Welcome to Mooseport
5.1

(2004) Welcome to Mooseport

as Bert Langdon

The Sisters
5.3

(2005) The Sisters

as Dr. Chebrin

Happy Tears
5.1

(2009) Happy Tears

as Joe

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
5.5

(1992) Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster

as Admiral Paul Yost - Presidential Delegation

Beach Red
6.3

(1967) Beach Red

as Gunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell

City Heat
5.5

(1984) City Heat

as Primo Pitt

Love Object
5.8

(2004) Love Object

as Novak

Time Limit
7.0

(1957) Time Limit

as Lt. George Miller

The Seduction of Joe Tynan
5.9

(1979) The Seduction of Joe Tynan

as Senator Kittner

Trial and Error
5.4

(1997) Trial and Error

as Benny Gibbs

Flashpoint
6.2

(1984) Flashpoint

as Sheriff Wells

Beyond the Law
6.2

(1993) Beyond the Law

as Deputy Prescott

Heartland
6.4

(1979) Heartland

as Clyde Stewart

Where the Rivers Flow North
6.8

(1993) Where the Rivers Flow North

as Noel Lord

Summer Rental
6.1

(1985) Summer Rental

as Scully

Scarab
5.5

(1984) Scarab

as Khepera

Songwriter
5.2

(1984) Songwriter

as Dino McLeish

Coming Apart
6.3

(1969) Coming Apart

as Joe

Payday
6.1

(1973) Payday

as Maury Dann

National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
3.9

(2011) National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus

as King Looney

Misunderstood
6.7

(1984) Misunderstood

as Will

Slaughter
5.7

(1972) Slaughter

as Dominic Hoffo

Beer
4.4

(1985) Beer

as Buzz Beckerman

Critic's Choice
5.5

(1963) Critic's Choice

as Dion Kapakos

Jinxed!
4.6

(1982) Jinxed!

as Harold Benson

One Spy Too Many
5.1

(1966) One Spy Too Many

as Alexander

Cold Feet
3.8

(1989) Cold Feet

as Sheriff

April Morning
5.7

(1988) April Morning

as Solomon Chandler

Tropic of Cancer
4.6

(1970) Tropic of Cancer

as Henry Miller

Hit List
6.2

(1989) Hit List

as Vic Luca

Norman Mailer: The American
7.0

(2012) Norman Mailer: The American

as Self

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
5.0

(1977) The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

as Dwight Webb

Crazy Joe
6.0

(1974) Crazy Joe

as Richie

First Family
3.0

(1980) First Family

as General G. E. Dumpston

1 P.M.
5.8

(1971) 1 P.M.

as Self

Nasty Habits
5.5

(1977) Nasty Habits

as Father Maximilian

A Face in the Crowd
7.6

(1957) A Face in the Crowd

as Barry Mills (uncredited)

0.0

(1958) Johnny Belinda

as Locky McCormick

Cross Creek
6.5

(1983) Cross Creek

as Marsh Turner

The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery
5.1

(1999) The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery

as Royce

Maidstone
4.4

(1971) Maidstone

as Raoul Rey O'Houlihan

Beyond the Law
4.8

(1968) Beyond the Law

as Popcorn

Sol Madrid
6.3

(1968) Sol Madrid

as Dano Villanova

Hero's Island
4.8

(1962) Hero's Island

as Nicholas Gates

The Making of Marie Antoinette
5.0

(2007) The Making of Marie Antoinette

as Self

Bomber's Moon
0.0

(1958) Bomber's Moon

as Lieutenant Harrison

Three Days to Vegas
3.8

(2007) Three Days to Vegas

as Joe Wallace

Zwei Frauen
7.5

(1989) Silence Like Glass

as Dr. Markowitz

J. Edgar Hoover
0.0

(1987) J. Edgar Hoover

as Lyndon Baines Johnson

Men in Black 3
6.5

(2012) Men in Black 3

as Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited)

Destination: America
0.0

(1987) Destination: America

as Corbet St. James IV

Passing Glory
5.8

(1999) Passing Glory

as Father Robert Grant

Steel Cowboy
0.0

(1978) Steel Cowboy

as K.W. Hicks

0.0

(2000) A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle

as Detective Manny Garett

Yours, Mine & Ours
6.2

(2005) Yours, Mine & Ours

as Commandant Sherman

0.0

(2009) The Afterlight

as Carl

Pair of Aces
5.0

(1990) Pair of Aces

as Capt. Jack Parsons

0.0

(1987) The King of Love

as Jack Kraft

The Execution
7.3

(1985) The Execution

as Wilheim Gehbert

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
7.1

(2000) Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

as Self

Heart of a Child
5.5

(1994) Heart of a Child

as Dr. Leonard Bailey

Death Falls
3.0

(1991) Death Falls

as Dub Farley

Montserrat
0.0

(1971) Montserrat

as Izquierdo

August
5.2

(2008) August

as David Sterling

Birch Interval
5.5

(1976) Birch Interval

as Thomas

Manhunt for Claude Dallas
5.5

(1986) Manhunt for Claude Dallas

as Tim Nettleton

Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
6.8

(1980) Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case

as Charles Burt

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
5.0

(1975) Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

as Glen Tuttle

5.7

(1980) Sophia Loren: Her Own Story

as Carlo Ponti

The President's Plane Is Missing
6.2

(1973) The President's Plane Is Missing

as George Oldenburg

A Shining Season
3.0

(1979) A Shining Season

as Jack Baker

Sweet Bird of Youth
5.8

(1989) Sweet Bird of Youth

as Boss Finley

When She Says No
0.0

(1984) When She Says No

as Stuart Blankfort

My Son Johnny
5.2

(1991) My Son Johnny

as Brian Stansbury

Beautiful Dreamers
5.2

(1990) Beautiful Dreamers

as Walt Whitman

Laguna Heat
4.5

(1987) Laguna Heat

as Joe Datilla

Letter to My Killer
6.0

(1995) Letter to My Killer

as ---

Lions Love
5.9

(1969) Lions Love

as The Beard Director (uncredited)

Kojak: None So Blind
6.0

(1990) Kojak: None So Blind

as Gideon Hogarth

Baby Doll
7.1

(1956) Baby Doll

as The Dentist (uncredited)

The Hindenburg
6.0

(1996) The Hindenburg

as Narrator

T Bone N Weasel
3.0

(1992) T Bone N Weasel

as Happy Sam

Lucky Days
0.0

(2008) Lucky Days

as Bobo

Cotter
0.0

(1973) Cotter

as Roy

24 Hours in a Woman's Life
0.0

(1961) 24 Hours in a Woman's Life

as Paul

She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
2.0

(1995) She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal

as Adm. Snyder

The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'
0.0

(2007) The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'

as Arthur

Fires of Kuwait
7.5

(1992) Fires of Kuwait

as Narrator (voice)

0.0

(2003) Maniac Magee

as George McNab

A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
4.0

(1992) A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story

as Bill Morgan

Betrayal
0.0

(1978) Betrayal

as Dr. Hartogs

The Golden Boys
5.6

(2008) The Golden Boys

as Capt. Jeremiah Burgess

The Great Adventure
0.0

(1963) The Great Adventure

as Lieutenant John C. Freemont

The Larry Sanders Show
7.7

(1992) The Larry Sanders Show

as Arthur

Route 66
6.4

(1960) Route 66

as Alvah Clayhorne

Omnibus
6.0

(1952) Omnibus

as ---

Naked City
5.3

(1958) Naked City

as Ansel Boake

Soul Food
6.2

(2000) Soul Food

as Peter Redmond

Mannix
6.7

(1967) Mannix

as Victor Roarke

Combat!
7.6

(1962) Combat!

as Avery

30 Rock
7.4

(2006) 30 Rock

as Don Geiss

Will & Grace
6.8

(1998) Will & Grace

as Lionel Banks

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Locky McCormick

The Lyon's Den
9.3

(2003) The Lyon's Den

as ---

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.1

(1993) Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Chicago Hope
7.2

(1994) Chicago Hope

as ---

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Steve Morgan #22

0.0

(2004) Extreme Dodgeball

as ---

Thriller
6.4

(1960) Thriller

as Duncan Corey

Ben Casey
5.7

(1961) Ben Casey

as ---

The Lieutenant
6.0

(1963) The Lieutenant

as Sgt. Karl Kasten

The Blue and the Gray
6.9

(1982) The Blue and the Gray

as Ulysses S. Grant

Breaking Point
7.3

(1963) Breaking Point

as ---

Dr. Kildare
5.4

(1961) Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Nicholas Keefe

Ghost Story
7.1

(1972) Ghost Story

as Jonathon

The Eddie Capra Mysteries
5.0

(1978) The Eddie Capra Mysteries

as ---

Channing
7.0

(1963) Channing

as Donald Burrows

North and South
7.4

(1985) North and South

as Adolphus

Seasons of Love
0.0

(1999) Seasons of Love

as Spence

Blind Ambition
5.0

(1979) Blind Ambition

as Richard M. Nixon

The Atlanta Child Murders
5.9

(1985) The Atlanta Child Murders

as Lewis Slaton

Bonanza
7.5

(1959) Bonanza

as Will Hewitt

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Ernie Walters

Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.7

(1951) Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Solomon Chandler

Columbo
8.1

(1971) Columbo

as Leon Lamarr

The Dick Powell Show
5.0

(1961) The Dick Powell Show

as Joel Coles

Ghost Stories
6.6

(1997) Ghost Stories

as The Narrator

The John Larroquette Show
6.7

(1993) The John Larroquette Show

as Bernard Galvin

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
7.6

(2001) Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Jules Copeland

The Mike Douglas Show
5.1

(1961) The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

The Restless Gun
3.7

(1957) The Restless Gun

as Jody Gilman

Golden Globe Awards
6.8

(1944) Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.2

(1964) The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as Alexander

12 O'Clock High
7.3

(1964) 12 O'Clock High

as Col. Mark Royce

Tony Awards
4.6

(1956) Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Rawhide
7.1

(1959) Rawhide

as Jacob Yellow-Sun

The Untouchables
7.9

(1959) The Untouchables

as Harry Strauss

The Untouchables
7.9

(1959) The Untouchables

as Johnny Mizo

Kraft Television Theatre
7.3

(1947) Kraft Television Theatre

as Somers

Kraft Television Theatre
7.3

(1947) Kraft Television Theatre

as ---