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