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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Norman Mailer: The American | Self | 2012-05-18 |
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Bridge of Names | Tom | 2012-08-01 |
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Men in Black 3 | Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited) | 2012-05-23 |
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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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American Cowslip | Trevor O'Hart | 2009-07-24 |
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The Afterlight | Carl | 2009-10-10 |
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Happy Tears | Joe | 2009-10-16 |
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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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August | David Sterling | 2008-05-16 |
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The Making of Marie Antoinette | Self | 2007-07-02 |
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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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Zoom | Larraby | 2006-08-11 |
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Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time | Self | 2006-05-02 |
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Marie Antoinette | Louis XV | 2006-05-24 |
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The Sisters | Dr. Chebrin | 2005-04-23 |
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Forty Shades of Blue | Alan James | 2005-12-07 |
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Yours, Mine & Ours | Commandant Sherman | 2005-11-23 |
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Love Object | Novak | 2004-02-13 |
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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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Eulogy | Edmund Collins | 2004-10-15 |
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Rolling Kansas | Oldman | 2003-01-24 |
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Maniac Magee | George McNab | 2003-02-23 |
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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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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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Wonder Boys | Q | 2000-02-22 |
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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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Hercules | Zeus (voice) | 1997-06-13 |
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Trial and Error | Benny Gibbs | 1997-05-30 |
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Men in Black | Zed | 1997-07-02 |
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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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She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal | Adm. Snyder | 1995-05-22 |
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Canadian Bacon | General Dick Panzer | 1995-06-08 |
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How to Make an American Quilt | Arthur | 1995-10-06 |
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For Better or Worse | Capt. Cole | 1995-03-19 |
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Letter to My Killer | 1995-08-09 | |
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James Dean: A Portrait | Self (Narrator) | 1995-09-30 |
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Heart of a Child | Dr. Leonard Bailey | 1994-05-09 |
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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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Where the Rivers Flow North | Noel Lord | 1993-06-14 |
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Fires of Kuwait | Narrator (voice) | 1992-06-09 |
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T Bone N Weasel | Happy Sam | 1992-11-02 |
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A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story | Bill Morgan | 1992-11-29 |
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Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster | Admiral Paul Yost - Presidential Delegation | 1992-09-13 |
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Dolly Dearest | Karl Resnick | 1991-09-01 |
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Death Falls | Dub Farley | 1991-01-01 |
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My Son Johnny | Brian Stansbury | 1991-11-10 |
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Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind | Captain Jack Parsons | 1991-01-01 |
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Defending Your Life | Bob Diamond | 1991-03-22 |
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Pair of Aces | Capt. Jack Parsons | 1990-01-14 |
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Beautiful Dreamers | Walt Whitman | 1990-06-05 |
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By Dawn's Early Light | Colonel Fargo | 1990-05-19 |
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Kojak: None So Blind | Gideon Hogarth | 1990-04-07 |
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Cold Feet | Sheriff | 1989-05-19 |
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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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Sweet Bird of Youth | Boss Finley | 1989-10-01 |
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April Morning | Solomon Chandler | 1988-04-24 |
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J. Edgar Hoover | Lyndon Baines Johnson | 1987-01-11 |
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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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The King of Love | Jack Kraft | 1987-11-19 |
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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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Manhunt for Claude Dallas | Tim Nettleton | 1986-10-26 |
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The Execution | Wilheim Gehbert | 1985-01-14 |
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Beer | Buzz Beckerman | 1985-08-30 |
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Summer Rental | Scully | 1985-08-09 |
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Songwriter | Dino McLeish | 1984-10-14 |
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Flashpoint | Sheriff Wells | 1984-04-19 |
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof | Big Daddy | 1984-08-19 |
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City Heat | Primo Pitt | 1984-12-07 |
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Scarab | Khepera | 1984-06-22 |
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When She Says No | Stuart Blankfort | 1984-01-30 |
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Misunderstood | Will | 1983-12-10 |
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Cross Creek | Marsh Turner | 1983-09-21 |
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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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A Stranger Is Watching | Artie Taggart | 1982-10-28 |
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Jinxed! | Harold Benson | 1982-10-22 |
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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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A Shining Season | Jack Baker | 1979-12-26 |
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Heartland | Clyde Stewart | 1979-09-22 |
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The Seduction of Joe Tynan | Senator Kittner | 1979-08-17 |
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Steel Cowboy | K.W. Hicks | 1978-12-06 |
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Betrayal | Dr. Hartogs | 1978-11-13 |
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Coma | Dr. George | 1978-01-06 |
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The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover | Dwight Webb | 1977-12-01 |
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Nasty Habits | Father Maximilian | 1977-01-28 |
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Birch Interval | Thomas | 1976-05-02 |
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The Man Who Fell to Earth | Nathan Bryce | 1976-03-18 |
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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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Cotter | Roy | 1973-01-01 |
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The President's Plane Is Missing | George Oldenburg | 1973-10-23 |
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Payday | Maury Dann | 1973-09-22 |
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Slaughter | Dominic Hoffo | 1972-08-16 |
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Montserrat | Izquierdo | 1971-03-02 |
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1 P.M. | Self | 1971-06-08 |
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Maidstone | Raoul Rey O'Houlihan | 1971-03-09 |
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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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Beach Red | Gunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell | 1967-08-03 |
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Lionpower from MGM | Self - Dano Villanova (archive footage) (uncredited) | 1967-01-01 |
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You're a Big Boy Now | I.H. Chanticleer | 1966-12-09 |
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One Spy Too Many | Alexander | 1966-08-05 |
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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 | Thomas 'Tom' J. 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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