Rip Torn
1931-2019
Known for Men in Black II, Men in Black, DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story.
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.
Movie Credits
Heartland (1979)
Turn the River (2007)
Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
Passing Glory (1999)
The Execution (1985)
Cross Creek (1983)
Steel Cowboy (1978)
Men in Black II (2002)
RoboCop 3 (1993)
Dolly Dearest (1991)
Summer Rental (1985)
The Beastmaster (1982)
Slaughter (1972)
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004)
Love Object (2004)
Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)
The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979)
Marie Antoinette (2006)
Men in Black (1997)
Canadian Bacon (1995)
City Heat (1984)
Wonder Boys (2000)
Trial and Error (1997)
Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind (1991)
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977)
Down Periscope (1996)
3 Weeks to Daytona (2011)
Zoom (2006)
Hercules (1997)
Beyond the Law (1993)
Nasty Habits (1977)
How to Make an American Quilt (1995)
The Insider (1999)
Kojak: None So Blind (1990)
Bee Movie (2007)
Yours, Mine & Ours (2005)
A Face in the Crowd (1957)
