Rip Torn
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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.
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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Fires of Kuwait | Narrator (voice) | HIT | |
| 1957 | A Face in the Crowd | Barry Mills (uncredited) | HIT | |
| 1997 | Hercules | Zeus (voice) | HIT | |
| 1999 | The Insider | John Scanlon | HIT | |
| 1985 | The Execution | Wilheim Gehbert | HIT | |
| 1997 | Men in Black | Zed | HIT | |
| 1961 | King of Kings | Judas | HIT | |
| 1957 | Time Limit | Lt. George Miller | HIT | |
| 2000 | Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows | Self | HIT | |
| 1965 | The Cincinnati Kid | William Jefferson Slade | HIT | |
| 2012 | Norman Mailer: The American | Self | HIT | |
| 1956 | Baby Doll | The Dentist (uncredited) | HIT | |
| 1992 | A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story | Bill Morgan | HIT | |
| 1991 | Defending Your Life | Bob Diamond | HIT | |
| 2000 | Wonder Boys | Q | HIT | |
| 1978 | Coma | Dr. George | HIT | |
| 1962 | Sweet Bird of Youth | Thomas 'Tom' J. Finley, Jr. | HIT | |
| 2006 | Marie Antoinette | Louis XV | HIT | |
| 1983 | Misunderstood | Will | HIT | |
| 1959 | Pork Chop Hill | Lt. Walter Russell | HIT |