Rip Torn

Rip Torn

Acting
Born 1931-02-06 Temple, Texas, USA 8 credit(s) Popularity 1.2
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, ...
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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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Extreme Dodgeball poster
Extreme Dodgeball
2004-06-15
The Lyon's Den poster
The Lyon's Den
2003-09-28
Law & Order: Criminal Intent poster
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Jules Copeland
2001-09-30
Soul Food poster
Soul Food
as Peter Redmond
2000-06-28
Chicago Hope poster
Chicago Hope
as Warren Shutt
1994-09-18
Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993-09-13
The John Larroquette Show poster
The John Larroquette Show
as Bernard Galvin
1993-09-02
The Larry Sanders Show poster
The Larry Sanders Show
as Arthur
1992-08-15

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