Rip Torn
Born February 06, 1931 (Age: 95)
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Temple, Texas, USA
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.
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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Filmography
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Bridge of Names
2012
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as Tom
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Age: 81
Men in Black 3
2012
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as Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited)
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Age: 81
Bee Movie
2007
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as Lou Lo Duca (voice)
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Age: 76
Zoom
2006
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as Larraby
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Age: 75
Marie Antoinette
2006
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as Louis XV
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Age: 75
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Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
2006
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as Self
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Age: 75
Yours, Mine & Ours
2005
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as Commandant Sherman
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Age: 74
The Sisters
2005
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as Dr. Chebrin
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Age: 74
Eulogy
2004
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as Edmund Collins
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Age: 73
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004
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as Patches O'Houlihan
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Age: 73
Welcome to Mooseport
2004
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as Bert Langdon
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Age: 73
Men in Black II
2002
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as Zed
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Age: 71
Freddy Got Fingered
2001
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as Jim Brody
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Age: 70
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
2000
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as Self
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Age: 69
Wonder Boys
2000
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as Q
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Age: 69
A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle
2000
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as Detective Manny Garett
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Age: 69
The Insider
1999
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as John Scanlon
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Age: 68
Senseless
1998
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as Randall Tyson
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Age: 67
Men in Black
1997
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as Zed
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Age: 66
Hercules
1997
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as Zeus (voice)
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Age: 66
Trial and Error
1997
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as Benny Gibbs
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Age: 66
The Hindenburg
1996
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as Narrator
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Age: 65
Down Periscope
1996
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as Admiral Winslow
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Age: 65
How to Make an American Quilt
1995
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as Arthur
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Age: 64
James Dean: A Portrait
1995
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as Self (Narrator)
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Age: 64
Canadian Bacon
1995
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as General Dick Panzer
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Age: 64
For Better or Worse
1995
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as Capt. Cole
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Age: 64
RoboCop 3
1993
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as The CEO
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Age: 61
Defending Your Life
1991
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as Bob Diamond
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Age: 60
Cold Feet
1989
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as Sheriff
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Age: 58
Nadine
1987
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as Buford Pope
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Age: 56
Summer Rental
1985
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as Scully
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Age: 54
City Heat
1984
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as Primo Pitt
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Age: 53
Songwriter
1984
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as Dino McLeish
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Age: 53
Misunderstood
1983
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as Will
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Age: 52
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982
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as Bud Kruger / President Reagan
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Age: 51
A Stranger Is Watching
1982
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as Artie Taggart
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Age: 51
The Beastmaster
1982
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as Maax
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Age: 51
One Trick Pony
1980
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as Walter Fox
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Age: 49
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
1979
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as Senator Kittner
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Age: 48
The Cincinnati Kid
1965
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as William Jefferson Slade
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Age: 34
King of Kings
1961
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as Judas
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Age: 30
24 Hours in a Woman's Life
1961
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as Paul
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Age: 30
Pork Chop Hill
1959
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as Lt. Walter Russell
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Age: 28
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Johnny Belinda
1958
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as Locky McCormick
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Age: 27
Bomber's Moon
1958
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as Lieutenant Harrison
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Age: 27