Biography
Rip Torn
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 no…
Career works
184
Movies
139
Series
45
Career average
6.3/10
Birth date
02/06/1931
Place of birth
Temple, Texas, USA
Date of death
07/09/2019
Filmography highlights
Movies
Men in Black 3
2012 · 6.5
Norman Mailer: The American
2012 · 7.0
3 Weeks to Daytona
2011 · 5.3
National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
2011 · 3.9
Happy Tears
2009 · 5.0
American Cowslip
2009 · 5.1
The Golden Boys
2008 · 5.5
August
2008 · 5.2
Turn the River
2008 · 5.3
Lucky Days
2008
Bee Movie
2007 · 6.0
The Making of Marie Antoinette
2007 · 5.0
The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'
2007
Three Days to Vegas
2007 · 3.9
Zoom
2006 · 5.3
Series
30 Rock
2006 · 7.5
The Lyon's Den
2003 · 8.8
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · 7.6
Soul Food
2000 · 7.2
Seasons of Love
1999 · 8.0
Will & Grace
1998 · 6.9
Ghost Stories
1997 · 7.3
Chicago Hope
1994 · 7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · 7.3
The John Larroquette Show
1993 · 6.8
The Larry Sanders Show
1992 · 7.7
North and South
1985 · 7.5
The Atlanta Child Murders
1985 · 5.8
The Blue and the Gray
1982 · 6.7
Blind Ambition
1979 · 6.3