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.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Men in Black 3
Character: Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited)
MOVIE • 2012
Norman Mailer: The American
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2012
3 Weeks to Daytona
Character: Sal
MOVIE • 2011
National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
Character: King Looney
MOVIE • 2011
Happy Tears
Character: Joe
MOVIE • 2009
The Afterlight
Character: Carl
MOVIE • 2009
American Cowslip
Character: Trevor O'Hart
MOVIE • 2009
The Golden Boys
Character: Capt. Jeremiah Burgess
MOVIE • 2008
August
Character: David Sterling
MOVIE • 2008
Turn the River
Character: Quinette
MOVIE • 2008
Lucky Days
Character: Bobo
MOVIE • 2008
Bee Movie
Character: Lou Lo Duca (voice)
MOVIE • 2007
The Making of Marie Antoinette
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2007
The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'
Character: Arthur
MOVIE • 2007
Three Days to Vegas
Character: Joe Wallace
MOVIE • 2007
30 Rock
Character: Don Geiss
TV • 2006
Zoom
Character: Larraby
MOVIE • 2006
Marie Antoinette
Character: Louis XV
MOVIE • 2006
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2006
Forty Shades of Blue
Character: Alan James
MOVIE • 2005
Crew
