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Rip Torn

Acting

Born: 1931-02-06
Died: 2019-07-09
From: Temple, Texas, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 1.5

Also Known As

Elmore Rual Torn Jr.Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr.Elmor Tornریپ تورن

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.

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Awards & Nominations2 won · 2 nominated

🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

The Larry Sanders Show

1996
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

Cross Creek

1984
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play

1960
🏆 Won

Theatre World Award

1959

Acting176 titles

A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle
10.0
Movie

A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle

2000Thriller
Montserrat
10.0
Movie

Montserrat

1971Drama
The Great Adventure
10.0
Series

The Great Adventure

1963-1964Drama
Steel Cowboy
9.0
Movie

Steel Cowboy

1978Thriller
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.8
Series

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951 - ...Drama
The Lyon's Den
8.8
Series

The Lyon's Den

2003Drama
Columbo
8.1
Series

Columbo

1971-2003Thriller
When She Says No
8.0
Movie

When She Says No

1984Drama
Seasons of Love
8.0
Series

Seasons of Love

1999Drama
The Untouchables
8.0
Series

The Untouchables

1959-1963Drama
Fires of Kuwait
7.9
Movie

Fires of Kuwait

1992Documentary
Combat!
7.8
Series

Combat!

1962-1967Drama
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8
Series

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955-1962Thriller
Kraft Television Theatre
7.8
Series

Kraft Television Theatre

1947 - ...Drama
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
7.7
Movie

A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story

1992Drama
The Larry Sanders Show
7.7
Series

The Larry Sanders Show

1992-1998Comedy
A Face in the Crowd
7.6
Movie

A Face in the Crowd

1957Drama
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
7.6
Series

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001-2011Drama
Hercules
7.5
Cartoon

Hercules

1997Animation
The Insider
7.5
Movie

The Insider

1999Drama
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
7.5
Movie

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

1975Drama
The Hindenburg
7.5
Movie

The Hindenburg

1996Documentary
30 Rock
7.5
Series

30 Rock

2006-2013Comedy
Channing
7.5
Series

Channing

1963-1964Drama
North and South
7.5
Series

North and South

1985-1994Drama
Bonanza
7.5
Series

Bonanza

1959-1973Action
Breaking Point
7.4
Series

Breaking Point

1963-1964Drama
Ghost Story
7.4
Series

Ghost Story

1972-1973Drama
The Execution
7.3
Movie

The Execution

1985Drama
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
7.3
Movie

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

2000Documentary
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.3
Series

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993-2009Comedy
Chicago Hope
7.3
Series

Chicago Hope

1994-2000Drama
Ghost Stories
7.3
Series

Ghost Stories

1997-1998Thriller
Men in Black
7.2
Movie

Men in Black

1997Action
Time Limit
7.2
Movie

Time Limit

1957Drama
Soul Food
7.2
Series

Soul Food

2000-2004Drama
Golden Globe Awards
7.2
Series

Golden Globe Awards

1944 - ...Documentary
12 O'Clock High
7.2
Series

12 O'Clock High

1964-1967Drama
Rawhide
7.2
Series

Rawhide

1959-1965Action
King of Kings
7.1
Movie

King of Kings

1961Drama
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.1
Series

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

1964-1968Action
The Cincinnati Kid
7.0
Movie

The Cincinnati Kid

1965Drama
Scarab
7.0
Movie

Scarab

1984Horror
Norman Mailer: The American
7.0
Movie

Norman Mailer: The American

2012Documentary
Silence Like Glass
7.0
Movie

Silence Like Glass

1989Drama
Baby Doll
7.0
Movie

Baby Doll

1956Drama
Betrayal
7.0
Movie

Betrayal

1978Drama
James Dean: A Portrait
7.0
Movie

James Dean: A Portrait

1995Documentary
The Lieutenant
7.0
Series

The Lieutenant

1963-1964Drama
Defending Your Life
6.9
Movie

Defending Your Life

1991Romance
Sol Madrid
6.9
Movie

Sol Madrid

1968Thriller
Will & Grace
6.9
Series

Will & Grace

1998-2006Comedy
Wonder Boys
6.8
Movie

Wonder Boys

2000Comedy
Coma
6.8
Movie

Coma

1978Thriller
Sweet Bird of Youth
6.8
Movie

Sweet Bird of Youth

1962Drama
Mannix
6.8
Series

Mannix

1967-1975Action
The John Larroquette Show
6.8
Series

The John Larroquette Show

1993-1996Comedy
Marie Antoinette
6.7
Movie

Marie Antoinette

2006Drama
Pork Chop Hill
6.7
Movie

Pork Chop Hill

1959Drama
Pair of Aces
6.7
Movie

Pair of Aces

1990Action
Route 66
6.7
Series

Route 66

1960-1964Drama
Thriller
6.7
Series

Thriller

1960-1962Thriller
The Blue and the Gray
6.7
Series

The Blue and the Gray

1982Drama
Crazy Joe
6.6
Movie

Crazy Joe

1974Thriller
Cross Creek
6.6
Movie

Cross Creek

1983Drama
The Man Who Fell to Earth
6.5
Movie

The Man Who Fell to Earth

1976Sci-Fi
By Dawn's Early Light
6.5
Movie

By Dawn's Early Light

1990Drama
Beach Red
6.5
Movie

Beach Red

1967Action
Heartland
6.5
Movie

Heartland

1981Drama
Misunderstood
6.5
Movie

Misunderstood

1983Drama
Men in Black 3
6.5
Movie

Men in Black 3

2012Action
Letter to My Killer
6.5
Movie

Letter to My Killer

1995Drama
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
6.5
Series

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

1978-1979Thriller
Men in Black II
6.4
Movie

Men in Black II

2002Action
How to Make an American Quilt
6.4
Movie

How to Make an American Quilt

1995Drama
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
6.4
Movie

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

2004Comedy
Down Periscope
6.4
Movie

Down Periscope

1996Comedy
Eulogy
6.4
Movie

Eulogy

2004Comedy
Where the Rivers Flow North
6.4
Movie

Where the Rivers Flow North

1993Drama
The Beastmaster
6.3
Movie

The Beastmaster

1982Sci-Fi
Beyond the Law
6.3
Movie

Beyond the Law

1993Action
The President's Plane Is Missing
6.3
Movie

The President's Plane Is Missing

1973Drama
Kojak: None So Blind
6.3
Movie

Kojak: None So Blind

1990Thriller
Lionpower from MGM
6.3
Movie

Lionpower from MGM

1967Documentary
Omnibus
6.3
Series

Omnibus

1952-1961Documentary
Blind Ambition
6.3
Series

Blind Ambition

1979Drama
Extreme Prejudice
6.2
Movie

Extreme Prejudice

1987Action
Senseless
6.2
Movie

Senseless

1998Comedy
Flashpoint
6.2
Movie

Flashpoint

1984Action
Coming Apart
6.2
Movie

Coming Apart

1969Drama
Hit List
6.2
Movie

Hit List

1989Action
1 P.M.
6.2
Movie

1 P.M.

1971Documentary
Yours, Mine & Ours
6.2
Movie

Yours, Mine & Ours

2005Comedy
Airplane II: The Sequel
6.1
Movie

Airplane II: The Sequel

1982Comedy
You're a Big Boy Now
6.1
Movie

You're a Big Boy Now

1966Comedy
Summer Rental
6.1
Movie

Summer Rental

1985Comedy
Payday
6.1
Movie

Payday

1973Drama
My Son Johnny
6.1
Movie

My Son Johnny

1991Drama
Bee Movie
6.0
Cartoon

Bee Movie

2007Drama
Passing Glory
6.0
Movie

Passing Glory

1999Drama
Balloon Farm
5.9
Movie

Balloon Farm

1999Drama
Love Object
5.9
Movie

Love Object

2004Drama
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
5.9
Movie

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

1979Drama
Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
5.9
Movie

Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case

1980Drama
Ben Casey
5.9
Series

Ben Casey

1961-1966Drama
Canadian Bacon
5.8
Movie

Canadian Bacon

1995Comedy
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
5.8
Movie

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster

1992Drama
Lions Love
5.8
Movie

Lions Love

1969Comedy
The Atlanta Child Murders
5.8
Series

The Atlanta Child Murders

1985Drama
The Mike Douglas Show
5.8
Series

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 - ...Comedy
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
5.7
Movie

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1984Drama
Critic's Choice
5.7
Movie

Critic's Choice

1963Comedy
April Morning
5.7
Movie

April Morning

1988Drama
Naked City
5.7
Series

Naked City

1958-1963Drama
Dr. Kildare
5.7
Series

Dr. Kildare

1961-1966Drama
The Dick Powell Show
5.7
Series

The Dick Powell Show

1961-1963Drama
Rolling Kansas
5.6
Movie

Rolling Kansas

2003Comedy
Slaughter
5.6
Movie

Slaughter

1972Action
The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery
5.6
Movie

The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery

1999Action
Beyond the Law
5.6
Movie

Beyond the Law

1968Comedy
Hero's Island
5.6
Movie

Hero's Island

1962Action
Dolly Dearest
5.5
Movie

Dolly Dearest

1991Horror
One Trick Pony
5.5
Movie

One Trick Pony

1980Drama
Nadine
5.5
Movie

Nadine

1987Romance
City Heat
5.5
Movie

City Heat

1984Action
Trial and Error
5.5
Movie

Trial and Error

1997Comedy
Manhunt for Claude Dallas
5.5
Movie

Manhunt for Claude Dallas

1986Action
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
5.5
Movie

Sophia Loren: Her Own Story

1980Drama
Sweet Bird of Youth
5.5
Movie

Sweet Bird of Youth

1989Drama
The Golden Boys
5.5
Movie

The Golden Boys

2008Comedy
Songwriter
5.4
Movie

Songwriter

1984Drama
Zoom
5.3
Movie

Zoom

2006Drama
Turn the River
5.3
Movie

Turn the River

2008Drama
3 Weeks to Daytona
5.3
Movie

3 Weeks to Daytona

2011Drama
Heart of a Child
5.2
Movie

Heart of a Child

1994Drama
August
5.2
Movie

August

2008Drama
American Cowslip
5.1
Movie

American Cowslip

2009Comedy
Welcome to Mooseport
5.1
Movie

Welcome to Mooseport

2004Comedy
The Sisters
5.1
Movie

The Sisters

2005Drama
One Spy Too Many
5.1
Movie

One Spy Too Many

1966Action
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
5.1
Movie

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

1977Drama
Happy Tears
5.0
Movie

Happy Tears

2009Comedy
Nasty Habits
5.0
Movie

Nasty Habits

1977Comedy
The Making of Marie Antoinette
5.0
Movie

The Making of Marie Antoinette

2007Documentary
Death Falls
5.0
Movie

Death Falls

1991Drama
Birch Interval
5.0
Movie

Birch Interval

1976Drama
Beautiful Dreamers
5.0
Movie

Beautiful Dreamers

1990Drama
24 Hours in a Woman's Life
5.0
Movie

24 Hours in a Woman's Life

1961Drama
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
5.0
Movie

She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal

1995Drama
RoboCop 3
4.9
Movie

RoboCop 3

1993Action
Tropic of Cancer
4.8
Movie

Tropic of Cancer

1970Drama
Freddy Got Fingered
4.7
Movie

Freddy Got Fingered

2001Comedy
A Shining Season
4.7
Movie

A Shining Season

1979Drama
For Better or Worse
4.7
Movie

For Better or Worse

1995Comedy
A Stranger Is Watching
4.6
Movie

A Stranger Is Watching

1982Drama
Jinxed!
4.6
Movie

Jinxed!

1982Comedy
Forty Shades of Blue
4.5
Movie

Forty Shades of Blue

2005Drama
Cotter
4.5
Movie

Cotter

1973Drama
Beer
4.4
Movie

Beer

1985Comedy
The Restless Gun
4.4
Series

The Restless Gun

1957-1959Action
Laguna Heat
4.3
Movie

Laguna Heat

1987Drama
T Bone N Weasel
4.3
Movie

T Bone N Weasel

1992Comedy
Maidstone
4.2
Movie

Maidstone

1971Drama
Cold Feet
4.1
Movie

Cold Feet

1989Comedy
Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind
4.0
Movie

Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind

1991Thriller
National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
3.9
Movie

National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus

2011Comedy
Three Days to Vegas
3.9
Movie

Three Days to Vegas

2007Comedy
First Family
3.7
Movie

First Family

1980Comedy
Bomber's Moon
0
Movie

Bomber's Moon

1958Drama
J. Edgar Hoover
0
Movie

J. Edgar Hoover

1987Drama
Destination: America
0
Movie

Destination: America

1987Drama
Lucky Days
0
Movie

Lucky Days

2008Drama
The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'
0
Movie

The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'

2007Documentary
Heartland
0
Movie

Heartland

2024Action
Tony Awards
0
Series

Tony Awards

1956 - ...Drama
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
0
Series

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

1975Drama

Directing1 title

The Telephone
4.4
Movie

The Telephone

1988Drama

Production1 title

Lucky Days
0
Movie

Lucky Days

2008Drama

Crew1 title

Harlan County U.S.A.
7.5
Movie

Harlan County U.S.A.

1977Documentary