Rip Torn
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
The Cincinnati Kid
as William Jefferson Slade
1965
The Man Who Fell to Earth
as Nathan Bryce
1976
Men in Black II
as Zed
2002
Men in Black
as Zed
1997
Canadian Bacon
as General Dick Panzer
1995
Marie Antoinette
as Louis XV
2006
Airplane II: The Sequel
as Bud Kruger / President Reagan
1982
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
as Self
2006
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
as Big Daddy
1984
Extreme Prejudice
as Sheriff Hank Pearson
1987
Wonder Boys
as Q
2000
A Stranger Is Watching
as Artie Taggart
1982
RoboCop 3
as The CEO
1993
Bee Movie
as Lou Lo Duca (voice)
2007
By Dawn's Early Light
as Colonel Fargo
1990
Coma
as Dr. George
1978
Forty Shades of Blue
as Alan James
2005
How to Make an American Quilt
as Arthur
1995
Hercules
as Zeus (voice)
1997
Defending Your Life
as Bob Diamond
1991
TV Appearances
The Great Adventure
as Lieutenant John C. Freemont
1963
The Larry Sanders Show
as Arthur
1992
Route 66
as Alvah Clayhorne
1960
Omnibus
1952
Naked City
as Ansel Boake
1958
Soul Food
as Peter Redmond
2000
Mannix
as Victor Roarke
1967
Combat!
as Avery
1962
30 Rock
as Don Geiss
2006
Will & Grace
as Lionel Banks
1998
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Locky McCormick
1951
The Lyon's Den
2003