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Rip Torn

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.

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Men in Black 3

Men in Black 3

2012

as Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited)

Norman Mailer: The American

Norman Mailer: The American

2012

as Self

National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus

National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus

2011

as King Looney

Happy Tears

Happy Tears

2009

as Joe

The Afterlight

The Afterlight

2009

as Carl

American Cowslip

American Cowslip

2009

as Trevor O'Hart

The Golden Boys

The Golden Boys

2008

as Capt. Jeremiah Burgess

August

August

2008

as David Sterling

Turn the River

Turn the River

2008

as Quinette

Lucky Days

Lucky Days

2008

as Bobo

Bee Movie

Bee Movie

2007

as Lou Lo Duca (voice)

The Making of Marie Antoinette

The Making of Marie Antoinette

2007

as Self

The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'

The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'

2007

as Arthur

Three Days to Vegas

Three Days to Vegas

2007

as Joe Wallace

30 Rock

30 Rock

2006

as Don Geiss

Zoom

Zoom

2006

as Larraby

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette

2006

as Louis XV

Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time

Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time

2006

as Self

Forty Shades of Blue

Forty Shades of Blue

2005

as Alan James

Yours, Mine & Ours

Yours, Mine & Ours

2005

as Commandant Sherman

The Sisters

The Sisters

2005

as Dr. Chebrin

Eulogy

Eulogy

2004

as Edmund Collins

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

2004

as Patches O'Houlihan

Extreme Dodgeball

Extreme Dodgeball

2004

Welcome to Mooseport

Welcome to Mooseport

2004

as Bert Langdon

Love Object

Love Object

2004

as Novak

The Lyon's Den

The Lyon's Den

2003

Maniac Magee

Maniac Magee

2003

as George McNab

Rolling Kansas

Rolling Kansas

2003

as Oldman

Men in Black II

Men in Black II

2002

as Zed

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

as Jules Copeland

Freddy Got Fingered

Freddy Got Fingered

2001

as Jim Brody

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

2000

as Self

Soul Food

Soul Food

2000

as Peter Redmond

Wonder Boys

Wonder Boys

2000

as Q

A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle

A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle

2000

as Detective Manny Garett

The Insider

The Insider

1999

as John Scanlon

The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery

The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery

1999

as Royce

Seasons of Love

Seasons of Love

1999

as Spence

Balloon Farm

Balloon Farm

1999

as Harvey Potter

Passing Glory

Passing Glory

1999

as Father Robert Grant

Will & Grace

Will & Grace

1998

as Lionel Banks

Senseless

Senseless

1998

as Randall Tyson

Ghost Stories

Ghost Stories

1997

as The Narrator

Men in Black

Men in Black

1997

as Zed

Hercules

Hercules

1997

as Zeus (voice)

Trial and Error

Trial and Error

1997

as Benny Gibbs

The Hindenburg

The Hindenburg

1996

as Narrator

Down Periscope

Down Periscope

1996

as Admiral Winslow

How to Make an American Quilt

How to Make an American Quilt

1995

as Arthur

Letter to My Killer

Letter to My Killer

1995

Canadian Bacon

Canadian Bacon

1995

as General Dick Panzer

She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal

She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal

1995

as Adm. Snyder

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

1994

Heart of a Child

Heart of a Child

1994

as Dr. Leonard Bailey

The John Larroquette Show

The John Larroquette Show

1993

as Bernard Galvin

Where the Rivers Flow North

Where the Rivers Flow North

1993

as Noel Lord

Beyond the Law

Beyond the Law

1993

as Deputy Prescott

RoboCop 3

RoboCop 3

1993

as The CEO

A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story

A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story

1992

as Bill Morgan

T Bone N Weasel

T Bone N Weasel

1992

as Happy Sam

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster

1992

as Admiral Paul Yost - Presidential Delegation

The Larry Sanders Show

The Larry Sanders Show

1992

as Arthur

Fires of Kuwait

Fires of Kuwait

1992

as Narrator (voice)

My Son Johnny

My Son Johnny

1991

as Brian Stansbury

Dolly Dearest

Dolly Dearest

1991

as Karl Resnick

Defending Your Life

Defending Your Life

1991

as Bob Diamond

Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind

Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind

1991

as Captain Jack Parsons

Death Falls

Death Falls

1991

as Dub Farley

Beautiful Dreamers

Beautiful Dreamers

1990

as Walt Whitman

By Dawn's Early Light

By Dawn's Early Light

1990

as Colonel Fargo

Kojak: None So Blind

Kojak: None So Blind

1990

as Gideon Hogarth

Pair of Aces

Pair of Aces

1990

as Capt. Jack Parsons

Sweet Bird of Youth

Sweet Bird of Youth

1989

as Boss Finley

Silence Like Glass

Silence Like Glass

1989

as Dr. Markowitz

Cold Feet

Cold Feet

1989

as Sheriff

Hit List

Hit List

1989

as Vic Luca

April Morning

April Morning

1988

as Solomon Chandler

The King of Love

The King of Love

1987

as Jack Kraft

Laguna Heat

Laguna Heat

1987

as Joe Datilla

Nadine

Nadine

1987

as Buford Pope

Extreme Prejudice

Extreme Prejudice

1987

as Sheriff Hank Pearson

Destination: America

Destination: America

1987

as Corbet St. James IV

J. Edgar Hoover

J. Edgar Hoover

1987

as Lyndon Baines Johnson

Manhunt for Claude Dallas

Manhunt for Claude Dallas

1986

as Tim Nettleton

North and South

North and South

1985

as Adolphus

Beer

Beer

1985

as Buzz Beckerman

Summer Rental

Summer Rental

1985

as Scully

The Atlanta Child Murders

The Atlanta Child Murders

1985

as Lewis Slaton

The Execution

The Execution

1985

as Wilheim Gehbert

City Heat

City Heat

1984

as Primo Pitt

Songwriter

Songwriter

1984

as Dino McLeish

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1984

as Big Daddy

Scarab

Scarab

1984

as Khepera

Flashpoint

Flashpoint

1984

as Sheriff Wells

Misunderstood

Misunderstood

1984

as Will

When She Says No

When She Says No

1984

as Stuart Blankfort

Cross Creek

Cross Creek

1983

as Marsh Turner

Airplane II: The Sequel

Airplane II: The Sequel

1982

as Bud Kruger / President Reagan

The Blue and the Gray

The Blue and the Gray

1982

as Ulysses S. Grant

A Stranger Is Watching

A Stranger Is Watching

1982

as Artie Taggart

Jinxed!

Jinxed!

1982

as Harold Benson

The Beastmaster

The Beastmaster

1982

as Maax

First Family

First Family

1980

as General G. E. Dumpston

Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case

Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case

1980

as Charles Burt

Sophia Loren: Her Own Story

Sophia Loren: Her Own Story

1980

as Carlo Ponti

One Trick Pony

One Trick Pony

1980

as Walter Fox

A Shining Season

A Shining Season

1979

as Jack Baker

Heartland

Heartland

1979

as Clyde Stewart

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

1979

as Senator Kittner

Blind Ambition

Blind Ambition

1979

as Richard M. Nixon

Steel Cowboy

Steel Cowboy

1978

as K.W. Hicks

Betrayal

Betrayal

1978

as Dr. Hartogs

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

1978

Coma

Coma

1978

as Dr. George

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

1977

as Dwight Webb

Nasty Habits

Nasty Habits

1977

as Father Maximilian

Birch Interval

Birch Interval

1976

as Thomas

The Man Who Fell to Earth

The Man Who Fell to Earth

1976

as Nathan Bryce

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

1975

as Glen Tuttle

Crazy Joe

Crazy Joe

1974

as Richie

The President's Plane Is Missing

The President's Plane Is Missing

1973

as George Oldenburg

Payday

Payday

1973

as Maury Dann

Cotter

Cotter

1973

as Roy

Ghost Story

Ghost Story

1972

as Jonathon

Slaughter

Slaughter

1972

as Dominic Hoffo

Columbo

Columbo

1971

as Leon Lamarr

1 P.M.

1 P.M.

1971

as Self

Maidstone

Maidstone

1971

as Raoul Rey O'Houlihan

Montserrat

Montserrat

1971

as Izquierdo

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Cancer

1970

as Henry Miller

Coming Apart

Coming Apart

1969

as Joe

Lions Love

Lions Love

1969

as The Beard Director (uncredited)

Beyond the Law

Beyond the Law

1968

as Popcorn

Sol Madrid

Sol Madrid

1968

as Dano Villanova

Mannix

Mannix

1967

as Victor Roarke

Beach Red

Beach Red

1967

as Gunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell

You're a Big Boy Now

You're a Big Boy Now

1966

as I.H. Chanticleer

One Spy Too Many

One Spy Too Many

1966

as Alexander

The Cincinnati Kid

The Cincinnati Kid

1965

as William Jefferson Slade

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964

as Alexander

12 O'Clock High

12 O'Clock High

1964

as Col. Mark Royce

The Great Adventure

The Great Adventure

1963

as Lieutenant John C. Freemont

Channing

Channing

1963

as Donald Burrows

Breaking Point

Breaking Point

1963

The Lieutenant

The Lieutenant

1963

as Sgt. Karl Kasten

Critic's Choice

Critic's Choice

1963

as Dion Kapakos

Combat!

Combat!

1962

as Avery

Hero's Island

Hero's Island

1962

as Nicholas Gates

Sweet Bird of Youth

Sweet Bird of Youth

1962

as Thomas 'Tom' J. Finley, Jr.

King of Kings

King of Kings

1961

as Judas

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

1961

Dr. Kildare

Dr. Kildare

1961

as Dr. Nicholas Keefe

24 Hours in a Woman's Life

24 Hours in a Woman's Life

1961

as Paul

Route 66

Route 66

1960

as Alvah Clayhorne

Thriller

Thriller

1960

as Duncan Corey

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

1959

as Harry Strauss

The Untouchables

The Untouchables

1959

as Johnny Mizo

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

as Will Hewitt

Pork Chop Hill

Pork Chop Hill

1959

as Lt. Walter Russell

Rawhide

Rawhide

1959

as Jacob Yellow-Sun

Johnny Belinda

Johnny Belinda

1958

as Locky McCormick

Naked City

Naked City

1958

as Ansel Boake

Bomber's Moon

Bomber's Moon

1958

as Lieutenant Harrison

Time Limit

Time Limit

1957

as Lt. George Miller

The Restless Gun

The Restless Gun

1957

as Jody Gilman

A Face in the Crowd

A Face in the Crowd

1957

as Barry Mills (uncredited)

Baby Doll

Baby Doll

1956

as The Dentist (uncredited)

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

1956

as Self - Presenter

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

as Steve Morgan #22

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

as Ernie Walters

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Locky McCormick

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

as Solomon Chandler

Kraft Television Theatre

Kraft Television Theatre

1947

as Somers

Kraft Television Theatre

Kraft Television Theatre

1947