Acting
Rip Torn
Born Feb 6, 1931 · Temple, Texas, USA · Died Jul 9, 2019
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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Acting
Heartland
Action · Western
Making Marie Antoinette
2026
Documentary
Men in Black 3
2012
Action · Comedy · Science Fiction
Norman Mailer: The American
2012
Documentary
3 Weeks to Daytona
2011
Drama
National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
2011
Comedy
Happy Tears
2009
Comedy · Drama
The Afterlight
2009
Drama
American Cowslip
2009
Comedy
The Golden Boys
2008
Comedy · Romance
August
2008
Drama
Turn the River
2008
Drama
Lucky Days
2008
Drama · Romance
Bee Movie
2007
Family · Animation · Adventure
The Making of Marie Antoinette
2007
Documentary
The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'
2007
Documentary
Three Days to Vegas
2007
Comedy · Romance
30 Rock
2006
Comedy
Zoom
2006
Family · Comedy · Adventure
Marie Antoinette
2006
Drama · History
Forty Shades of Blue
2005
Drama · Romance
Yours, Mine & Ours
2005
Comedy · Family · Romance
The Sisters
2005
Drama
Eulogy
2004
Comedy · Drama
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004
Comedy
Welcome to Mooseport
2004
Comedy
Love Object
2004
Drama · Horror · Romance
The Lyon's Den
2003
Drama
Maniac Magee
2003
Action · Adventure · Fantasy
Rolling Kansas
2003
Comedy
Men in Black II
2002
Action · Comedy · Science Fiction
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Drama
Freddy Got Fingered
2001
Comedy
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
2000
Documentary · TV Movie
Soul Food
2000
Drama
Wonder Boys
2000
Comedy · Drama
A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle
2000
Thriller · Drama · TV Movie
The Insider
1999
Drama · Thriller
The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery
1999
Action · Comedy · TV Movie
Seasons of Love
1999
Drama · Western
Balloon Farm
1999
Drama · Family
Passing Glory
1999
Drama · TV Movie
Will & Grace
1998
Comedy
Senseless
1998
Comedy · Romance · Science Fiction
Ghost Stories
1997
Mystery · Drama
Men in Black
1997
Action · Adventure · Comedy
Hercules
1997
Animation · Family · Fantasy
Trial and Error
1997
Comedy · Romance
The Hindenburg
1996
Documentary · History
Down Periscope
1996
Comedy
How to Make an American Quilt
1995
Drama · Romance
James Dean: A Portrait
1995
Documentary
Letter to My Killer
1995
TV Movie · Thriller
Canadian Bacon
1995
Comedy
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
1995
Drama · TV Movie
For Better or Worse
1995
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Chicago Hope
1994
Soap · Drama
Heart of a Child
1994
Drama · TV Movie
The John Larroquette Show
1993
Comedy
Where the Rivers Flow North
1993
Drama
Beyond the Law
1993
Action · Crime · Drama
RoboCop 3
1993
Action · Science Fiction · Thriller
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
1992
TV Movie · Drama
T Bone N Weasel
1992
Comedy · TV Movie
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
1992
Drama · TV Movie
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
Comedy
Fires of Kuwait
1992
Documentary
My Son Johnny
1991
Drama
Dolly Dearest
1991
Horror
Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind
1991
Crime · Drama · Western
Defending Your Life
1991
Romance · Fantasy · Comedy
Death Falls
1991
Drama · Thriller
Beautiful Dreamers
1990
Drama
By Dawn's Early Light
1990
TV Movie · Action · Drama
Kojak: None So Blind
1990
Thriller · Drama · TV Movie
Pair of Aces
1990
Western · TV Movie
Sweet Bird of Youth
1989
Drama · TV Movie
Silence Like Glass
1989
Drama
Cold Feet
1989
Comedy · Crime
Hit List
1989
Action · Thriller · Crime
April Morning
1988
TV Movie · Drama · History
Laguna Heat
1987
Drama · Thriller · TV Movie
Nadine
1987
Romance · Comedy · Crime
Extreme Prejudice
1987
Action · Thriller · Crime
Destination: America
1987
Drama · TV Movie
J. Edgar Hoover
1987
TV Movie · History · Drama
Manhunt for Claude Dallas
1986
Action · TV Movie · Drama
North and South
1985
Drama · War & Politics
Beer
1985
Comedy
Summer Rental
1985
Comedy
The Atlanta Child Murders
1985
Drama
The Execution
1985
Drama · TV Movie
City Heat
1984
Action · Crime · Comedy
Songwriter
1984
Drama · Music
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1984
TV Movie · Drama
Scarab
1984
Horror · Adventure
Flashpoint
1984
Crime · Thriller · Western
When She Says No
1984
Drama · TV Movie
Misunderstood
1983
Drama
Cross Creek
1983
Drama · Romance
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982
Comedy
The Blue and the Gray
1982
Drama
Jinxed!
1982
Comedy
The Beastmaster
1982
Fantasy · Adventure · Action
A Stranger Is Watching
1982
Drama · Horror · Thriller
American Playhouse
1982
Drama · Comedy
Heartland
1981
Drama · Romance · Western
First Family
1980
Comedy
Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
1980
Drama · TV Movie
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
1980
Drama · TV Movie
One Trick Pony
1980
Drama
A Shining Season
1979
Drama · TV Movie
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
1979
Drama
Blind Ambition
1979
War & Politics · Drama
Steel Cowboy
1978
Crime · Drama · TV Movie
Betrayal
1978
Drama · TV Movie
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978
Mystery
Coma
1978
Thriller · Mystery
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
1977
Drama · History
Nasty Habits
1977
Comedy
Birch Interval
1976
Drama
The Man Who Fell to Earth
1976
Science Fiction · Drama · Fantasy
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
1975
Drama · Crime
Crazy Joe
1974
Crime · Drama
The President's Plane Is Missing
1973
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
Payday
1973
Drama · Music
Cotter
1973
Drama · Western
Ghost Story
1972
Drama · Mystery
Slaughter
1972
Action · Crime · Drama
Columbo
1971
Crime · Drama · Mystery
1 P.M.
1971
Documentary
Maidstone
1971
Drama
Montserrat
1971
Drama · TV Movie
Tropic of Cancer
1970
Drama · Romance
Coming Apart
1969
Drama
Lions Love
1969
Comedy
Beyond the Law
1968
Comedy · Crime · Drama
Sol Madrid
1968
Crime · Action
Mannix
1967
Action & Adventure · Crime · Mystery
Beach Red
1967
War · Drama
Lionpower from MGM
1967
Documentary
You're a Big Boy Now
1966
Comedy · Romance
One Spy Too Many
1966
Adventure · Crime
The Cincinnati Kid
1965
Drama
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
Action & Adventure · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
12 O'Clock High
1964
Drama · War & Politics
The Great Adventure
1963
Drama
Channing
1963
Drama
Breaking Point
1963
Drama
The Lieutenant
1963
Drama
Critic's Choice
1963
Comedy · Romance
Combat!
1962
War & Politics · Drama
Hero's Island
1962
Action · Adventure · Drama
Sweet Bird of Youth
1962
Drama
King of Kings
1961
Drama · History
Ben Casey
1961
Drama
Dr. Kildare
1961
Drama
The Dick Powell Show
1961
Drama · Comedy · Talk
24 Hours in a Woman's Life
1961
Drama · Romance · TV Movie
Route 66
1960
Drama · Crime · Action & Adventure
Thriller
1960
Crime
The Untouchables
1959
Drama · Crime
Bonanza
1959
Western · Action & Adventure · Drama
Pork Chop Hill
1959
Drama · History · War
Rawhide
1959
Western · Drama
Naked City
1958
Drama · Crime · Action & Adventure
Bomber's Moon
1958
Drama · TV Movie
Time Limit
1957
Drama · Mystery · War
The Restless Gun
1957
Western
A Face in the Crowd
1957
Drama
Baby Doll
1956
Drama
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Mystery · Drama · Crime
Omnibus
1952
Talk
Kraft Television Theatre
1947
Drama
Directed
The Telephone
1988
Drama · Comedy