Rip Torn
Acting
Born: 1931-02-06 in Temple, Texas, USA
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.
Known For
Columbo
Leon Lamarr
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Jules Copeland
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
30 Rock
Don Geiss
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
Chicago Hope
Warren Shutt
Bonanza
Will Hewitt
Mannix
Victor Roarke
Omnibus
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Will & Grace
Lionel Banks
The Larry Sanders Show
Arthur
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
Rawhide
Jacob Yellow-Sun
American Playhouse
Harvey 'Big Daddy' Pollitt
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Nicholas Keefe
The Untouchables
Harry Strauss
The Untouchables
Johnny Mizo
Combat!
Avery
North and South
Adolphus
Route 66
Alvah Clayhorne
Naked City
Ansel Boake
Men in Black
Zed
Ben Casey
Hercules
Zeus (voice)
Men in Black II
Zed
Thriller
Duncan Corey
Bee Movie
Lou Lo Duca (voice)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Steve Morgan #22
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Ernie Walters
The John Larroquette Show
Bernard Galvin
12 O'Clock High
Col. Mark Royce
Kraft Television Theatre
Somers
Kraft Television Theatre
Men in Black 3
Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Alexander
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
Patches O'Houlihan
The Insider
John Scanlon
Breaking Point
The Restless Gun
Jody Gilman