Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Elmore Rual Torn Jr. , Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr.
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Temple, Texas, USA
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Movie Involvements: 97
TV Involvements: 21
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
Dr. Kildare
(1961) Dr. Nicholas KeefeNaked City
(1958) Ansel BoakeColumbo
(1971) Leon LamarrLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
(2001) Jules CopelandBonanza
(1959) Will HewittMannix
(1967) Victor RoarkeThriller
(1960) Duncan CoreyGhost Story
(1972) JonathonActing
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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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 of France | ||
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 | ||
Spence Vitt | ||
Father Robert Grant | ||
1998 | Lionel Banks | |
Randall Tyson | ||
1997 | Chief Zed | |
Zeus (voice) | ||
Benny Gibbs | ||
1996 | Narrator | |
Admiral Winslow | ||
1995 | Arthur | |
N/A | ||
General Dick Panzer | ||
Adm. Snyder | ||
1994 | N/A | |
Dr. Leonard Bailey | ||
1993 | Self - Guest | |
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 | ||
Dub Farley | ||
Captain Jack Parsons | ||
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 | ||
Will | ||
Stuart Blankfort | ||
1983 | 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 | |
1963 | Lieutenant John C. Freemont | |
Donald Burrows | ||
N/A | ||
N/A | ||
Dion Kapakos | ||
1962 | Avery | |
Nicholas Gates | ||
Thomas 'Tom' J. Finley, Jr. | ||
1961 | Judas | |
N/A | ||
Dr. Nicholas Keefe | ||
Joel Coles | ||
Paul | ||
1960 | N/A | |
Duncan Corey | ||
1959 | Will Hewitt | |
Lt. Walter Russell | ||
1958 | Locky McCormick | |
Ansel Boake | ||
Lieutenant Harrison | ||
1957 | Lt. George Miller | |
Barry Mills (uncredited) | ||
1956 | The Dentist (uncredited) | |
1955 | Steve Morgan #22 | |
Ernie Walters | ||
1952 | N/A | |
1951 | Locky McCormick | |
Solomon Chandler | ||
Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Production
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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2008 | Executive Producer | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Directing
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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1988 | Director | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
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1977 | Thanks | |
Year | Role | Movie/Tv |