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.
TV credits
Rated 7.5 out of 10
30 Rock
2006
Rated 0.0 out of 10
Extreme Dodgeball
2004
Rated 8.8 out of 10
The Lyon's Den
2003
Rated 7.6 out of 10
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Rated 7.2 out of 10
Soul Food
2000
Rated 8.0 out of 10
Seasons of Love
1999
Rated 6.9 out of 10
Will & Grace
1998
Rated 7.5 out of 10
Ghost Stories
1997
Rated 7.2 out of 10
Chicago Hope
1994
Rated 7.3 out of 10
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Rated 6.8 out of 10
The John Larroquette Show
1993
Rated 7.7 out of 10
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
Rated 7.5 out of 10
North and South
1985
Rated 5.8 out of 10
The Atlanta Child Murders
1985
Rated 6.7 out of 10
The Blue and the Gray
1982
Rated 6.6 out of 10
American Playhouse
1982
Rated 6.3 out of 10
Blind Ambition
1979
Rated 6.5 out of 10
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
1978
Rated 0.0 out of 10
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
1975
Rated 7.4 out of 10
Ghost Story
1972
Rated 8.1 out of 10
Columbo
1971
Rated 6.8 out of 10
Mannix
1967
Rated 7.2 out of 10
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
Rated 7.2 out of 10
12 O'Clock High
1964