1931-02-06 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.
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Men in Black 3 | Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited) | 2012-05-23 |
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Norman Mailer: The American | Self | 2012-05-18 |
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Bridge of Names | Tom | 2012-08-01 |
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3 Weeks to Daytona | Sal | 2011-12-01 |
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National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus | King Looney | 2011-08-05 |
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Happy Tears | Joe | 2009-10-16 |
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The Afterlight | Carl | 2009-10-10 |
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American Cowslip | Trevor O'Hart | 2009-07-24 |
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August | David Sterling | 2008-05-16 |
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Lucky Days | Bobo | 2008-04-25 |
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The Golden Boys | Capt. Jeremiah Burgess | 2008-12-11 |
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Turn the River | Quinette | 2008-05-09 |
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The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show' | Arthur | 2007-04-17 |
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Three Days to Vegas | Joe Wallace | 2007-02-02 |
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Bee Movie | Lou Lo Duca (voice) | 2007-10-28 |
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The Making of Marie Antoinette | Self | 2007-07-02 |
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Zoom | Larraby | 2006-08-11 |
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Marie Antoinette | Louis XV | 2006-05-24 |
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Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time | Self | 2006-05-02 |
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The Sisters | Dr. Chebrin | 2005-04-23 |
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Yours, Mine & Ours | Commandant Sherman | 2005-11-23 |
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Forty Shades of Blue | Alan James | 2005-12-07 |
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Eulogy | Edmund Collins | 2004-10-15 |
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Welcome to Mooseport | Bert Langdon | 2004-02-24 |
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DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story | Patches O'Houlihan | 2004-06-18 |
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Love Object | Novak | 2004-02-13 |
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Maniac Magee | George McNab | 2003-02-23 |
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Rolling Kansas | Oldman | 2003-01-24 |
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Men in Black II | Zed | 2002-07-03 |
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Freddy Got Fingered | Jim Brody | 2001-04-20 |
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Wonder Boys | Q | 2000-02-22 |
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A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle | Detective Manny Garett | 2000-02-09 |
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Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows | Self | 2000-09-27 |
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The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery | Royce | 1999-07-21 |
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Balloon Farm | Harvey Potter | 1999-03-28 |
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The Insider | John Scanlon | 1999-10-28 |
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Passing Glory | Father Robert Grant | 1999-02-21 |
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Senseless | Randall Tyson | 1998-02-20 |
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Men in Black | Zed | 1997-07-02 |
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The Mouse | Trucker 'God' | 1997-11-14 |
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Hercules | Zeus (voice) | 1997-06-13 |
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Trial and Error | Benny Gibbs | 1997-05-30 |
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The Hindenburg | Narrator | 1996-09-24 |
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Down Periscope | Admiral Winslow | 1996-03-01 |
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Letter to My Killer | 1995-08-09 | |
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She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal | Adm. Snyder | 1995-05-22 |
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For Better or Worse | Capt. Cole | 1995-03-19 |
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How to Make an American Quilt | Arthur | 1995-10-06 |
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James Dean: A Portrait | Self (Narrator) | 1995-09-30 |
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Canadian Bacon | General Dick Panzer | 1995-06-08 |
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Heart of a Child | Dr. Leonard Bailey | 1994-05-09 |
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Where the Rivers Flow North | Noel Lord | 1993-06-14 |
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RoboCop 3 | The CEO | 1993-01-21 |
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Beyond the Law | Deputy Prescott | 1993-04-22 |
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A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story | Bill Morgan | 1992-11-29 |
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Fires of Kuwait | Narrator (voice) | 1992-06-09 |
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Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster | Admiral Paul Yost | 1992-09-13 |
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T Bone N Weasel | Happy Sam | 1992-11-02 |
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My Son Johnny | Brian Stansbury | 1991-11-10 |
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Death Falls | Dub Farley | 1991-01-01 |
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Defending Your Life | Bob Diamond | 1991-03-22 |
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Dolly Dearest | Karl Resnick | 1991-09-01 |
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Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind | Captain Jack Parsons | 1991-04-19 |
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Pair of Aces | Capt. Jack Parsons | 1990-01-14 |
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Kojak: None So Blind | Gideon Hogarth | 1990-04-07 |
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By Dawn's Early Light | Colonel Fargo | 1990-05-19 |
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Beautiful Dreamers | Walt Whitman | 1990-06-05 |
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Sweet Bird of Youth | Boss Finley | 1989-10-01 |
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Zwei Frauen | Dr. Markowitz | 1989-07-06 |
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Hit List | Vic Luca | 1989-03-03 |
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Cold Feet | Sheriff | 1989-05-19 |
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April Morning | Solomon Chandler | 1988-04-24 |
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Nadine | Buford Pope | 1987-08-07 |
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Destination: America | Corbet St. James IV | 1987-04-03 |
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The King of Love | Jack Kraft | 1987-11-19 |
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Laguna Heat | Joe Datilla | 1987-11-15 |
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Extreme Prejudice | Sheriff Hank Pearson | 1987-04-24 |
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J. Edgar Hoover | Lyndon Baines Johnson | 1987-01-11 |
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Manhunt for Claude Dallas | Tim Nettleton | 1986-10-26 |
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Beer | Buzz Beckerman | 1985-08-30 |
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Summer Rental | Scully | 1985-08-09 |
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The Execution | Wilheim Gehbert | 1985-01-14 |
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City Heat | Primo Pitt | 1984-12-07 |
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Scarab | Khepera | 1984-06-22 |
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Big Daddy | 1984-08-19 |
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Songwriter | Dino McLeish | 1984-10-14 |
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When She Says No | Stuart Blankfort | 1984-01-30 |
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Flashpoint | Sheriff Wells | 1984-04-19 |
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Cross Creek | Marsh Turner | 1983-09-21 |
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Misunderstood | Will | 1983-12-10 |
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Jinxed! | Harold Benson | 1982-10-22 |
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A Stranger Is Watching | Artie Taggart | 1982-01-22 |
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Airplane II: The Sequel | Bud Kruger / President Reagan | 1982-12-10 |
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The Beastmaster | Maax | 1982-08-16 |
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Heartland | Clyde Stewart | 1981-08-23 |
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One Trick Pony | Walter Fox | 1980-10-03 |
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First Family | General G. E. Dumpston | 1980-12-25 |
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Sophia Loren: Her Own Story | Carlo Ponti | 1980-10-26 |
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Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case | Charles Burt | 1980-10-30 |
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The Seduction of Joe Tynan | Senator Kittner | 1979-08-17 |
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A Shining Season | Jack Baker | 1979-12-26 |
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Steel Cowboy | K.W. Hicks | 1978-12-06 |
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Coma | Dr. George | 1978-01-06 |
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Betrayal | Dr. Hartogs | 1978-11-13 |
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Nasty Habits | Father Maximilian | 1977-01-28 |
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The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover | Dwight Webb | 1977-12-01 |
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The Man Who Fell to Earth | Nathan Bryce | 1976-03-18 |
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Birch Interval | Thomas | 1976-05-02 |
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Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan | Glen Tuttle | 1975-02-20 |
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Crazy Joe | Richie | 1974-02-08 |
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Payday | Maury Dann | 1973-09-22 |
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Cotter | Roy | 1973-01-01 |
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The President's Plane Is Missing | George Oldenburg | 1973-10-23 |
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Slaughter | Dominic Hoffo | 1972-08-16 |
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Montserrat | Izquierdo | 1971-03-02 |
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Maidstone | Raoul Rey O'Houlihan | 1971-03-09 |
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1 P.M. | Self | 1971-06-08 |
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Tropic of Cancer | Henry Miller | 1970-02-27 |
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Lions Love | The Beard Director (uncredited) | 1969-10-12 |
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Coming Apart | Joe | 1969-10-26 |
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Sol Madrid | Dano Villanova | 1968-02-07 |
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Beyond the Law | Popcorn | 1968-04-02 |
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Lionpower from MGM | Self - Dano Villanova (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1967-01-01 |
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Beach Red | Gunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell | 1967-08-03 |
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One Spy Too Many | Alexander | 1966-08-05 |
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You're a Big Boy Now | I.H. Chanticleer | 1966-12-09 |
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The Cincinnati Kid | William Jefferson Slade | 1965-10-15 |
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Critic's Choice | Dion Kapakos | 1963-02-24 |
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Sweet Bird of Youth | Tom Finley Jr. | 1962-03-21 |
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Hero's Island | Nicholas Gates | 1962-09-16 |
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King of Kings | Judas | 1961-10-11 |
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24 Hours in a Woman's Life | Paul | 1961-03-20 |
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Pork Chop Hill | Lt. Walter Russell | 1959-05-29 |
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Bomber's Moon | Lieutenant Harrison | 1958-08-07 |
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Johnny Belinda | Locky McCormick | 1958-10-13 |
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Time Limit | Lt. George Miller | 1957-10-23 |
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A Face in the Crowd | Barry Mills (uncredited) | 1957-05-29 |
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Baby Doll | The Dentist (uncredited) | 1956-12-29 |
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