Rip Torn
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1931-02-06
Place of Birth
Temple, Texas, USA
Rip Torn
Biography
Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr. 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.
Also Known For
The Cincinnati Kid
Oct 15, 1965
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Mar 18, 1976
Men in Black
Jul 02, 1997
Men in Black II
Jul 03, 2002
Canadian Bacon
Jun 08, 1995
Marie Antoinette
May 24, 2006
Airplane II: The Sequel
Dec 10, 1982
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
May 02, 2006
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Aug 19, 1984
Wonder Boys
Feb 22, 2000
Extreme Prejudice
Apr 24, 1987
A Stranger Is Watching
Oct 28, 1982
RoboCop 3
Jan 21, 1993
Bee Movie
Oct 28, 2007
By Dawn's Early Light
May 19, 1990
Coma
Jan 06, 1978
Forty Shades of Blue
Dec 07, 2005
How to Make an American Quilt
Oct 06, 1995
Hercules
Jun 13, 1997
Defending Your Life
Mar 22, 1991
The Insider
Oct 28, 1999
Senseless
Feb 20, 1998
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Jun 18, 2004
Down Periscope
Mar 01, 1996
Sweet Bird of Youth
Mar 21, 1962
Rolling Kansas
Jan 24, 2003
Freddy Got Fingered
Apr 20, 2001
Balloon Farm
Mar 28, 1999
Dolly Dearest
Sep 01, 1991
Zoom
Aug 11, 2006
Turn the River
May 09, 2008
One Trick Pony
Oct 03, 1980
King of Kings
Oct 11, 1961
You're a Big Boy Now
Dec 09, 1966
Pork Chop Hill
May 29, 1959
Nadine
Aug 07, 1987
American Cowslip
Jul 24, 2009
Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind
Jan 01, 1991
Eulogy
Oct 15, 2004
The Beastmaster
Aug 16, 1982
Welcome to Mooseport
Feb 24, 2004
The Sisters
Apr 23, 2005
Happy Tears
Oct 16, 2009
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
Sep 13, 1992
Beach Red
Aug 03, 1967
City Heat
Dec 07, 1984
Love Object
Feb 13, 2004
Time Limit
Oct 23, 1957
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
Aug 17, 1979
Trial and Error
May 30, 1997
Flashpoint
Apr 19, 1984
Beyond the Law
Apr 22, 1993
Heartland
Sep 22, 1979
Where the Rivers Flow North
Jun 14, 1993
Summer Rental
Aug 09, 1985
Scarab
Jun 22, 1984
Songwriter
Oct 14, 1984
Coming Apart
Oct 26, 1969
Payday
Sep 22, 1973
National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
Aug 05, 2011
Misunderstood
Dec 10, 1983
Slaughter
Aug 16, 1972
Beer
Aug 30, 1985
Critic's Choice
Feb 24, 1963
Jinxed!
Oct 22, 1982
One Spy Too Many
Aug 05, 1966
Cold Feet
May 19, 1989
April Morning
Apr 24, 1988
Tropic of Cancer
Feb 27, 1970
Hit List
Mar 03, 1989
Norman Mailer: The American
May 18, 2012
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
Dec 01, 1977
Crazy Joe
Feb 08, 1974
First Family
Dec 25, 1980
1 P.M.
Jun 08, 1971
Nasty Habits
Jan 28, 1977
A Face in the Crowd
May 29, 1957
Johnny Belinda
Oct 13, 1958
Cross Creek
Sep 21, 1983
The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery
Jul 21, 1999
Maidstone
Mar 09, 1971
Beyond the Law
Apr 02, 1968
Sol Madrid
Feb 07, 1968
Hero's Island
Sep 16, 1962
The Making of Marie Antoinette
Jul 02, 2007
Bomber's Moon
Aug 07, 1958
Three Days to Vegas
Feb 02, 2007
Silence Like Glass
Jul 06, 1989
J. Edgar Hoover
Jan 11, 1987
Men in Black 3
May 23, 2012
Destination: America
Apr 03, 1987
Passing Glory
Feb 21, 1999
Steel Cowboy
Dec 06, 1978
A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle
Feb 09, 2000
Yours, Mine & Ours
Nov 23, 2005
The Afterlight
Oct 10, 2009
Pair of Aces
Jan 14, 1990
The King of Love
Nov 19, 1987
The Execution
Jan 14, 1985
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Sep 27, 2000
Heart of a Child
May 09, 1994
Death Falls
Jan 01, 1991
Montserrat
Mar 02, 1971
August
May 16, 2008
Birch Interval
May 02, 1976
Manhunt for Claude Dallas
Oct 26, 1986
Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
Oct 30, 1980
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
Feb 20, 1975
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
Oct 26, 1980
The President's Plane Is Missing
Oct 23, 1973
A Shining Season
Dec 26, 1979
Sweet Bird of Youth
Oct 01, 1989
When She Says No
Jan 30, 1984
My Son Johnny
Nov 10, 1991
Beautiful Dreamers
Jun 05, 1990
Laguna Heat
Nov 15, 1987
Letter to My Killer
Aug 09, 1995
Lions Love
Oct 12, 1969
Kojak: None So Blind
Apr 07, 1990
Baby Doll
Dec 29, 1956
The Hindenburg
Sep 24, 1996
T Bone N Weasel
Nov 02, 1992
Lucky Days
Apr 25, 2008
Cotter
Jan 01, 1973
24 Hours in a Woman's Life
Mar 20, 1961
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
May 22, 1995
The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'
Apr 17, 2007
Fires of Kuwait
Jun 09, 1992
Maniac Magee
Feb 23, 2003
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
Nov 29, 1992
Betrayal
Nov 13, 1978
The Golden Boys
Dec 11, 2008
For Better or Worse
Mar 19, 1995
James Dean: A Portrait
Sep 30, 1995
Lionpower from MGM
Jan 01, 1967
3 Weeks to Daytona
Dec 01, 2011
The Great Adventure
Sep 27, 1963
The Larry Sanders Show
Aug 15, 1992
Route 66
Oct 07, 1960
Omnibus
Nov 09, 1952
Naked City
Sep 30, 1958
Soul Food
Jun 28, 2000
Mannix
Sep 16, 1967
Combat!
Oct 02, 1962
30 Rock
Oct 11, 2006
Will & Grace
Sep 21, 1998
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dec 24, 1951
The Lyon's Den
Sep 28, 2003
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Sep 13, 1993
Chicago Hope
Sep 18, 1994
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Oct 02, 1955
Extreme Dodgeball
Jun 15, 2004
Thriller
Sep 13, 1960
Ben Casey
Oct 02, 1961
The Lieutenant
Sep 14, 1963
The Blue and the Gray
Nov 14, 1982
Breaking Point
Sep 16, 1963
Dr. Kildare
Sep 27, 1961
Ghost Story
Sep 15, 1972
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
Sep 08, 1978
Channing
Sep 18, 1963
North and South
Nov 03, 1985
Seasons of Love
Jul 03, 1999
Blind Ambition
May 20, 1979
The Atlanta Child Murders
Feb 10, 1985
Bonanza
Sep 12, 1959
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Oct 02, 1955
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dec 24, 1951
Columbo
Sep 15, 1971
The Dick Powell Show
Sep 26, 1961
Ghost Stories
Sep 28, 1997
The John Larroquette Show
Sep 02, 1993
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Sep 30, 2001
The Mike Douglas Show
Dec 11, 1961
The Restless Gun
Sep 23, 1957
Golden Globe Awards
Jan 20, 1944
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Sep 22, 1964
12 O'Clock High
Sep 18, 1964
Tony Awards
Apr 01, 1956
Rawhide
Jan 09, 1959
The Untouchables
Oct 15, 1959
The Untouchables
Oct 15, 1959
Kraft Television Theatre
May 07, 1947