Rip Torn
Acting Born Feb 6, 1931 Temple, Texas, USA 24 credits
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.
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Full filmography
- Columbo (1971) as Leon Lamarr
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001) as Jules Copeland
- Bonanza (1959) as Will Hewitt
- Chicago Hope (1994) as Warren Shutt
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Presenter
- Mannix (1967) as Victor Roarke
- 30 Rock (2006) as Don Geiss
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Presenter
- Will & Grace (1998) as Lionel Banks
- Rawhide (1959) as Jacob Yellow-Sun
- The Untouchables (1959) as Harry Strauss
- The Untouchables (1959) as Johnny Mizo
- Combat! (1962) as Avery
- Thriller (1960) as Duncan Corey
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- Naked City (1958) as Ansel Boake
- Dr. Kildare (1961) as Dr. Nicholas Keefe
- Ben Casey (1961)
- North and South (1985) as Adolphus
- Route 66 (1960) as Alvah Clayhorne
- The Larry Sanders Show (1992) as Arthur
- Hercules (1997) as Zeus (voice)
- Men in Black (1997) as Zed