As Actor
Norman Mailer: The American
2012
7.0
Rip Torn
Acting
Birth date
February 6, 1931
Birth place
Temple, Texas, USA
Death date
July 9, 2019
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.
Featured in
As Actor
3 Weeks to Daytona
2011
5.5
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National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
2011
3.9
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Happy Tears
2009
5.1
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The Golden Boys
2008
5.5
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August
2008
5.2
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Turn the River
2008
5.3
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Zoom
2006
5.3
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Marie Antoinette
2006
6.7
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Forty Shades of Blue
2005
4.2
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The Sisters
2005
5.0
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Eulogy
2004
6.5
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DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004
6.4
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Welcome to Mooseport
2004
5.1
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Love Object
2004
5.8
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Rolling Kansas
2003
5.5
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Men in Black II
2002
6.4
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Freddy Got Fingered
2001
4.7
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Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
2000
7.1
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Wonder Boys
2000
6.8