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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Men in Black 3 | Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited) | 2012-05-23 |
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National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus | King Looney | 2011-08-05 |
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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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Happy Tears | Joe | 2009-10-16 |
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The Golden Boys | Capt. Jeremiah Burgess | 2008-12-11 |
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Lucky Days | Bobo | 2008-04-25 |
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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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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 'The Larry Sanders Show' | Arthur | 2007-04-17 |
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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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Zoom | Larraby | 2006-08-11 |
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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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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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Eulogy | Edmund Collins | 2004-10-15 |
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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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Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows | Self | 2000-09-27 |
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A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle | Detective Manny Garett | 2000-02-09 |
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Wonder Boys | Q | 2000-02-22 |
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Passing Glory | Father Robert Grant | 1999-02-21 |
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The Insider | John Scanlon | 1999-10-28 |
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Balloon Farm | Harvey Potter | 1999-03-28 |
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The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery | Royce | 1999-07-21 |
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Senseless | Randall Tyson | 1998-02-20 |
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Trial and Error | Benny Gibbs | 1997-05-30 |
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Hercules | Zeus (voice) | 1997-06-13 |
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Men in Black | Zed | 1997-07-02 |
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Down Periscope | Admiral Winslow | 1996-03-01 |
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The Hindenburg | Narrator | 1996-09-24 |
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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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For Better or Worse | Capt. Cole | 1995-03-19 |
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Letter to My Killer | 1995-08-09 | |
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How to Make an American Quilt | Arthur | 1995-10-06 |
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Heart of a Child | Dr. Leonard Bailey | 1994-05-09 |
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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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RoboCop 3 | The CEO | 1993-01-21 |
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T Bone N Weasel | Happy Sam | 1992-11-02 |
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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 - Presidential Delegation | 1992-09-13 |
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A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story | Bill Morgan | 1992-11-29 |
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Death Falls | Dub Farley | 1991-01-01 |
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Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind | Captain Jack Parsons | 1991-01-01 |
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Dolly Dearest | Karl Resnick | 1991-09-01 |
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Defending Your Life | Bob Diamond | 1991-03-22 |
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My Son Johnny | Brian Stansbury | 1991-11-10 |
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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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Pair of Aces | Capt. Jack Parsons | 1990-01-14 |
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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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Hit List | Vic Luca | 1989-03-03 |
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Zwei Frauen | Dr. Markowitz | 1989-07-06 |
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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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Destination: America | Corbet St. James IV | 1987-04-03 |
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Laguna Heat | Joe Datilla | 1987-11-15 |
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Nadine | Buford Pope | 1987-08-07 |
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J. Edgar Hoover | Lyndon Baines Johnson | 1987-01-11 |
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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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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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Flashpoint | Sheriff Wells | 1984-04-19 |
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Scarab | Khepera | 1984-06-22 |
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City Heat | Primo Pitt | 1984-12-07 |
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When She Says No | Stuart Blankfort | 1984-01-30 |
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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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Cross Creek | Marsh Turner | 1983-09-21 |
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Misunderstood | Will | 1983-12-10 |
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A Stranger Is Watching | Artie Taggart | 1982-10-28 |
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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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Jinxed! | Harold Benson | 1982-10-22 |
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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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First Family | General G. E. Dumpston | 1980-12-25 |
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One Trick Pony | Walter Fox | 1980-10-03 |
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A Shining Season | Jack Baker | 1979-12-26 |
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The Seduction of Joe Tynan | Senator Kittner | 1979-08-17 |
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Heartland | Clyde Stewart | 1979-09-22 |
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Coma | Dr. George | 1978-01-06 |
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Betrayal | Dr. Hartogs | 1978-11-13 |
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Steel Cowboy | K.W. Hicks | 1978-12-06 |
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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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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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Cotter | Roy | 1973-01-01 |
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Payday | Maury Dann | 1973-09-22 |
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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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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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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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Hero's Island | Nicholas Gates | 1962-09-16 |
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Sweet Bird of Youth | Thomas 'Tom' J. Finley, Jr. | 1962-03-21 |
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24 Hours in a Woman's Life | Paul | 1961-03-20 |
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King of Kings | Judas | 1961-10-11 |
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Pork Chop Hill | Lt. Walter Russell | 1959-05-29 |
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Johnny Belinda | Locky McCormick | 1958-10-13 |
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Bomber's Moon | Lieutenant Harrison | 1958-08-07 |
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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 |
