- Known for
- Acting
- Credits
- 137 films
- Born
- February 6, 1931
- Died
- July 9, 2019 (aged 88)
- Place of birth
- Temple, Texas, USA
Acting
Rip Torn
Also known as Elmore Rual Torn Jr., Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr., Elmor Torn, ریپ 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).
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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.
Known for
Acting 134
- —Heartland
- 2026Making Marie Antoinette · Self (archive footage)
- 2012Men in Black 3 · Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited)
- 2012Norman Mailer: The American · Self
- 20113 Weeks to Daytona · Sal
- 2011National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus · King Looney
- 2009Happy Tears · Joe
- 2009The Afterlight
Production 1
- 2008Lucky Days · Executive Producer
Directing 1
- 1988The Telephone · Director
Crew 1
- 1976Harlan County U.S.A. · Thanks
