Rip Torn
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.
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
180 titles
Summer Rental
Love Object
Pork Chop Hill
Sweet Bird of Youth
Flashpoint
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
By Dawn's Early Light
Baby Doll
The Sisters
Trial and Error
Lions Love
Eulogy
Time Limit
Canadian Bacon
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
Silence Like Glass
Seasons of Love
Cold Feet
Cross Creek
A Face in the Crowd
American Cowslip
One Spy Too Many
Dolly Dearest
Misunderstood
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