Known For
Acting
Known Credits
189
Gender
Male
Birthday
February 6, 1931 (95 years old)
Place of Birth
Temple, Texas, USA
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.
| 2012 | Bridge of Namesas Tom | |
| 2012 | Men in Black 3as Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited) | |
| 2012 | Norman Mailer: The Americanas Self | |
| 2011 | 3 Weeks to Daytonaas Sal | |
| 2011 | National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximusas King Looney | |
| 2009 | Happy Tearsas Joe | |
| 2009 | The Afterlightas Carl | |
| 2009 | American Cowslipas Trevor O'Hart | |
| 2008 | The Golden Boysas Capt. Jeremiah Burgess | |
| 2008 | Augustas David Sterling | |
| 2008 | Turn the Riveras Quinette | |
| 2008 | Lucky Daysas Bobo | |
| 2007 | Bee Movieas Lou Lo Duca (voice) | |
| 2007 | The Making of Marie Antoinetteas Self | |
| 2007 | The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'as Arthur | |
| 2007 | Three Days to Vegasas Joe Wallace | |
| 2006 | 30 Rockas Don Geiss | |
| 2006 | Zoomas Larraby | |
| 2006 | Marie Antoinetteas Louis XV | |
| 2006 | Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Timeas Self | |
| 2005 | Forty Shades of Blueas Alan James | |
| 2005 | Yours, Mine & Oursas Commandant Sherman | |
| 2005 | The Sistersas Dr. Chebrin | |
| 2004 | Eulogyas Edmund Collins | |
| 2004 | DodgeBall: A True Underdog Storyas Patches O'Houlihan | |
| 2004 | Extreme Dodgeballas | |
| 2004 | Welcome to Mooseportas Bert Langdon | |
| 2004 | Love Objectas Novak | |
| 2003 | The Lyon's Denas | |
| 2003 | Maniac Mageeas George McNab | |
| 2003 | Rolling Kansasas Oldman | |
| 2002 | Men in Black IIas Zed | |
| 2001 | Law & Order: Criminal Intentas Jules Copeland | |
| 2001 | Freddy Got Fingeredas Jim Brody | |
| 2000 | Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadowsas Self | |
| 2000 | Soul Foodas Peter Redmond | |
| 2000 | Wonder Boysas Q | |
| 2000 | A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielleas Detective Manny Garett | |
| 1999 | The Insideras John Scanlon | |
| 1999 | The Almost Perfect Bank Robberyas Royce | |
| 1999 | Seasons of Loveas Spence | |
| 1999 | Balloon Farmas Harvey Potter | |
| 1999 | Passing Gloryas Father Robert Grant | |
| 1998 | Will & Graceas Lionel Banks | |
| 1998 | Senselessas Randall Tyson | |
| 1997 | The Mouseas Trucker 'God' | |
| 1997 | Ghost Storiesas The Narrator | |
| 1997 | Men in Blackas Zed | |
| 1997 | Herculesas Zeus (voice) | |
| 1997 | Trial and Erroras Benny Gibbs | |
| 1996 | The Hindenburgas Narrator | |
| 1996 | Down Periscopeas Admiral Winslow | |
| 1995 | How to Make an American Quiltas Arthur | |
| 1995 | James Dean: A Portraitas Self (Narrator) | |
| 1995 | Letter to My Killeras | |
| 1995 | Canadian Baconas General Dick Panzer | |
| 1995 | She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandalas Adm. Snyder | |
| 1995 | For Better or Worseas Capt. Cole | |
| 1994 | Chicago Hopeas Warren Shutt | |
| 1994 | Heart of a Childas Dr. Leonard Bailey | |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - Guest | |
| 1993 | The John Larroquette Showas Bernard Galvin | |
| 1993 | Where the Rivers Flow Northas Noel Lord | |
| 1993 | Beyond the Lawas Deputy Prescott | |
| 1993 | RoboCop 3as The CEO | |
| 1992 | A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Storyas Bill Morgan | |
| 1992 | T Bone N Weaselas Happy Sam | |
| 1992 | Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disasteras Admiral Paul Yost | |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders Showas Arthur | |
| 1992 | Fires of Kuwaitas Narrator (voice) | |
| 1991 | My Son Johnnyas Brian Stansbury | |
| 1991 | Dolly Dearestas Karl Resnick | |
| 1991 | Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kindas Captain Jack Parsons | |
| 1991 | Defending Your Lifeas Bob Diamond | |
| 1991 | Death Fallsas Dub Farley | |
| 1990 | Beautiful Dreamersas Walt Whitman | |
| 1990 | By Dawn's Early Lightas Colonel Fargo | |
| 1990 | Kojak: None So Blindas Gideon Hogarth | |
| 1990 | Pair of Acesas Capt. Jack Parsons | |
| 1989 | Sweet Bird of Youthas Boss Finley | |
| 1989 | Silence Like Glassas Dr. Markowitz | |
| 1989 | Cold Feetas Sheriff | |
| 1989 | Hit Listas Vic Luca | |
| 1988 | April Morningas Solomon Chandler | |
| 1987 | The King of Loveas Jack Kraft | |
| 1987 | Laguna Heatas Joe Datilla | |
| 1987 | Nadineas Buford Pope | |
| 1987 | Extreme Prejudiceas Sheriff Hank Pearson | |
| 1987 | Destination: Americaas Corbet St. James IV | |
| 1987 | J. Edgar Hooveras Lyndon Baines Johnson | |
| 1986 | Manhunt for Claude Dallasas Tim Nettleton | |
| 1985 | North and Southas Adolphus | |
| 1985 | Beeras Buzz Beckerman | |
| 1985 | Summer Rentalas Scully | |
| 1985 | The Atlanta Child Murdersas Lewis Slaton | |
| 1985 | The Executionas Wilheim Gehbert | |
| 1984 | City Heatas Primo Pitt | |
| 1984 | Songwriteras Dino McLeish | |
| 1984 | Cat on a Hot Tin Roofas Big Daddy | |
| 1984 | Scarabas Khepera | |
| 1984 | Flashpointas Sheriff Wells | |
| 1984 | When She Says Noas Stuart Blankfort | |
| 1983 | Misunderstoodas Will | |
| 1983 | Cross Creekas Marsh Turner | |
| 1982 | Airplane II: The Sequelas Bud Kruger / President Reagan | |
| 1982 | The Blue and the Grayas Ulysses S. Grant | |
| 1982 | Jinxed!as Harold Benson | |
| 1982 | The Beastmasteras Maax | |
| 1982 | A Stranger Is Watchingas Artie Taggart | |
| 1982 | American Playhouseas Harvey 'Big Daddy' Pollitt | |
| 1981 | Heartlandas Clyde Stewart | |
| 1980 | First Familyas General G. E. Dumpston | |
| 1980 | Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Caseas Charles Burt | |
| 1980 | Sophia Loren: Her Own Storyas Carlo Ponti | |
| 1980 | One Trick Ponyas Walter Fox | |
| 1979 | A Shining Seasonas Jack Baker | |
| 1979 | The Seduction of Joe Tynanas Senator Kittner | |
| 1979 | Blind Ambitionas Richard M. Nixon | |
| 1978 | Steel Cowboyas K.W. Hicks | |
| 1978 | Betrayalas Dr. Hartogs | |
| 1978 | The Eddie Capra Mysteriesas | |
| 1978 | Comaas Dr. George | |
| 1977 | The Private Files of J. Edgar Hooveras Dwight Webb | |
| 1977 | Nasty Habitsas Father Maximilian | |
| 1976 | Birch Intervalas Thomas | |
| 1976 | The Man Who Fell to Earthas Nathan Bryce | |
| 1975 | Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klanas Glen Tuttle | |
| 1975 | Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klanas Glen Tuttle | |
| 1974 | Crazy Joeas Richie | |
| 1973 | The President's Plane Is Missingas George Oldenburg | |
| 1973 | Paydayas Maury Dann | |
| 1973 | Cotteras Roy | |
| 1972 | Ghost Storyas Jonathon | |
| 1972 | Slaughteras Dominic Hoffo | |
| 1971 | Columboas Leon Lamarr | |
| 1971 | 1 P.M.as Self | |
| 1971 | Maidstoneas Raoul Rey O'Houlihan | |
| 1971 | Montserratas Izquierdo | |
| 1970 | Tropic of Canceras Henry Miller | |
| 1969 | Coming Apartas Joe | |
| 1969 | Lions Loveas The Beard Director (uncredited) | |
| 1968 | Beyond the Lawas Popcorn | |
| 1968 | Sol Madridas Dano Villanova | |
| 1967 | Mannixas Victor Roarke | |
| 1967 | Beach Redas Gunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell | |
| 1967 | Lionpower from MGMas Self - Dano Villanova (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 1966 | You're a Big Boy Nowas I.H. Chanticleer | |
| 1966 | One Spy Too Manyas Alexander | |
| 1965 | The Cincinnati Kidas William Jefferson Slade | |
| 1964 | The Man from U.N.C.L.E.as Alexander | |
| 1964 | 12 O'Clock Highas Col. Mark Royce | |
| 1963 | The Great Adventureas Lieutenant John C. Freemont | |
| 1963 | Channingas Donald Burrows | |
| 1963 | Breaking Pointas | |
| 1963 | The Lieutenantas Sgt. Karl Kasten | |
| 1963 | Critic's Choiceas Dion Kapakos | |
| 1962 | Combat!as Avery | |
| 1962 | Hero's Islandas Nicholas Gates | |
| 1962 | Sweet Bird of Youthas Tom Finley Jr. | |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas Showas Self | |
| 1961 | King of Kingsas Judas | |
| 1961 | Ben Caseyas | |
| 1961 | Dr. Kildareas Dr. Nicholas Keefe | |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Showas Joel Coles | |
| 1961 | 24 Hours in a Woman's Lifeas Paul | |
| 1960 | Route 66as Alvah Clayhorne | |
| 1960 | Thrilleras Duncan Corey | |
| 1959 | The Untouchablesas Harry Strauss | |
| 1959 | The Untouchablesas Johnny Mizo | |
| 1959 | Bonanzaas Will Hewitt | |
| 1959 | Pork Chop Hillas Lt. Walter Russell | |
| 1959 | Rawhideas Jacob Yellow-Sun | |
| 1958 | Johnny Belindaas Locky McCormick | |
| 1958 | Naked Cityas Ansel Boake | |
| 1958 | Bomber's Moonas Lieutenant Harrison | |
| 1957 | Time Limitas Lt. George Miller | |
| 1957 | The Restless Gunas Jody Gilman | |
| 1957 | A Face in the Crowdas Barry Mills (uncredited) | |
| 1956 | Baby Dollas The Dentist (uncredited) | |
| 1956 | Tony Awardsas Self - Presenter | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Ernie Walters | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Steve Morgan #22 | |
| 1952 | Omnibusas | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Locky McCormick | |
| 1951 | Hallmark Hall of Fameas Solomon Chandler | |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatreas | |
| 1947 | Kraft Television Theatreas Somers | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Presenter | |
| Heartlandas |
| 2008 | Lucky Days...Executive Producer | |
| 1988 | The Telephone...Director | |
| 1977 | Harlan County U.S.A....Thanks |
