Rip Torn
Age: N/A | From: Temple, Texas, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Elmore Rual Torn Jr. , Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr. , Elmor Torn , ریپ تورن
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Temple, Texas, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 97
TV Involvements: 31
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
(2001) Jules Copeland
Columbo
(1971) Leon Lamarr
Bonanza
(1959) Will Hewitt
Dr. Kildare
(1961) Dr. Nicholas Keefe
Mannix
(1967) Victor Roarke
Thriller
(1960) Duncan Corey
Route 66
(1960) Alvah Clayhorne
Tony Awards
(1956) Self - PresenterActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited) | |
| Self | ||
| 2011 | King Looney | |
| 2009 | Joe | |
| Carl | ||
| Trevor O'Hart | ||
| 2008 | Capt. Jeremiah Burgess | |
| David Sterling | ||
| Quinette | ||
| Bobo | ||
| 2007 | Lou Lo Duca (voice) | |
| Self | ||
| Arthur | ||
| Joe Wallace | ||
| 2006 | Don Geiss | |
| Larraby | ||
| Louis XV | ||
| Self | ||
| 2005 | Alan James | |
| Commandant Sherman | ||
| Dr. Chebrin | ||
| 2004 | Edmund Collins | |
| Patches O'Houlihan | ||
| N/A | ||
| Bert Langdon | ||
| Novak | ||
| 2003 | N/A | |
| George McNab | ||
| Oldman | ||
| 2002 | Zed | |
| 2001 | Jules Copeland | |
| Jim Brody | ||
| 2000 | Self | |
| Peter Redmond | ||
| Q | ||
| Detective Manny Garett | ||
| 1999 | John Scanlon | |
| Royce | ||
| Spence | ||
| Harvey Potter | ||
| Father Robert Grant | ||
| 1998 | Lionel Banks | |
| Randall Tyson | ||
| 1997 | The Narrator | |
| Zed | ||
| Zeus (voice) | ||
| Benny Gibbs | ||
| 1996 | Narrator | |
| Admiral Winslow | ||
| 1995 | Arthur | |
| Self (Narrator) | ||
| N/A | ||
| General Dick Panzer | ||
| Adm. Snyder | ||
| Capt. Cole | ||
| 1994 | N/A | |
| Dr. Leonard Bailey | ||
| 1993 | Self - Guest | |
| Bernard Galvin | ||
| Noel Lord | ||
| Deputy Prescott | ||
| The CEO | ||
| 1992 | Bill Morgan | |
| Happy Sam | ||
| Admiral Paul Yost - Presidential Delegation | ||
| Arthur | ||
| Narrator (voice) | ||
| 1991 | Brian Stansbury | |
| Karl Resnick | ||
| Bob Diamond | ||
| Captain Jack Parsons | ||
| Dub Farley | ||
| 1990 | Walt Whitman | |
| Colonel Fargo | ||
| Gideon Hogarth | ||
| Capt. Jack Parsons | ||
| 1989 | Boss Finley | |
| Dr. Markowitz | ||
| Sheriff | ||
| Vic Luca | ||
| 1988 | Solomon Chandler | |
| 1987 | Jack Kraft | |
| Joe Datilla | ||
| Buford Pope | ||
| Sheriff Hank Pearson | ||
| Corbet St. James IV | ||
| Lyndon Baines Johnson | ||
| 1986 | Tim Nettleton | |
| 1985 | Adolphus | |
| Buzz Beckerman | ||
| Scully | ||
| Lewis Slaton | ||
| Wilheim Gehbert | ||
| 1984 | Primo Pitt | |
| Dino McLeish | ||
| Big Daddy | ||
| Khepera | ||
| Sheriff Wells | ||
| Stuart Blankfort | ||
| 1983 | Will | |
| Marsh Turner | ||
| 1982 | Bud Kruger / President Reagan | |
| Ulysses S. Grant | ||
| Artie Taggart | ||
| Harold Benson | ||
| Maax | ||
| 1980 | General G. E. Dumpston | |
| Charles Burt | ||
| Carlo Ponti | ||
| Walter Fox | ||
| 1979 | Jack Baker | |
| Clyde Stewart | ||
| Senator Kittner | ||
| Richard M. Nixon | ||
| 1978 | K.W. Hicks | |
| Dr. Hartogs | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dr. George | ||
| 1977 | Dwight Webb | |
| Father Maximilian | ||
| 1976 | Thomas | |
| Nathan Bryce | ||
| 1975 | Glen Tuttle | |
| 1974 | Richie | |
| 1973 | George Oldenburg | |
| Maury Dann | ||
| Roy | ||
| 1972 | Jonathon | |
| Dominic Hoffo | ||
| 1971 | Leon Lamarr | |
| Self | ||
| Raoul Rey O'Houlihan | ||
| Izquierdo | ||
| 1970 | Henry Miller | |
| 1969 | Joe | |
| The Beard Director (uncredited) | ||
| 1968 | Popcorn | |
| Dano Villanova | ||
| 1967 | Victor Roarke | |
| Gunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell | ||
| 1966 | I.H. Chanticleer | |
| Alexander | ||
| 1965 | William Jefferson Slade | |
| 1964 | Alexander | |
| Col. Mark Royce | ||
| 1963 | Lieutenant John C. Freemont | |
| Donald Burrows | ||
| N/A | ||
| Sgt. Karl Kasten | ||
| Dion Kapakos | ||
| 1962 | Avery | |
| Nicholas Gates | ||
| Thomas 'Tom' J. Finley, Jr. | ||
| 1961 | Self | |
| Judas | ||
| N/A | ||
| Dr. Nicholas Keefe | ||
| Joel Coles | ||
| Paul | ||
| 1960 | Alvah Clayhorne | |
| Duncan Corey | ||
| 1959 | Harry Strauss | |
| Johnny Mizo | ||
| Will Hewitt | ||
| Lt. Walter Russell | ||
| Jacob Yellow-Sun | ||
| 1958 | Locky McCormick | |
| Ansel Boake | ||
| Lieutenant Harrison | ||
| 1957 | Lt. George Miller | |
| Jody Gilman | ||
| Barry Mills (uncredited) | ||
| 1956 | The Dentist (uncredited) | |
| Self - Presenter | ||
| 1955 | Steve Morgan #22 | |
| Ernie Walters | ||
| 1952 | N/A | |
| 1951 | Locky McCormick | |
| Solomon Chandler | ||
| 1947 | Somers | |
| N/A | ||
| 1944 | Self - Presenter | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Executive Producer | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Thanks | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
