Personal Info
Birth date
1931-02-06 (94 Years)
Day of death
2019-07-09
Gender
Male
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Temple, Texas, USA
Also known as
Elmore Rual Torn Jr.
Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr.
Elmor Torn
ریپ تورن
Rip Torn
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
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
7.565
Overview:
The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.The Mike Douglas Show
5.375
Overview:
The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that originally aired only in the Cleveland area during much of its first two years on the air. It then went into syndication in 1963 and remained on television until 1982. It was distributed by Westinghouse Broadcasting and for much of its run, originated from studios of two of the company's TV stations in Cleveland and Philadelphia.Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.2
Overview:
Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness. Along with the celebrity interviews and musical numbers typical of late-night talk shows, this program make frequent use of odd walk-on characters and frequent "visits" from celebrity guests.The Larry Sanders Show
7.7
Overview:
Comic Garry Shandling draws upon his own talk show experiences to create the character of Larry Sanders, a paranoid, insecure host of a late night talk show. Larry, along with his obsequious TV sidekick Hank Kingsley and his fiercely protective producer Artie, allows Garry Shandling and his talented writers to look behind the scenes and to show us a convincing slice of behind the camera life.Bonanza
7.5
Overview:
The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.Columbo
8.088
Overview:
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.Golden Globe Awards
7
Overview:
An annual awards ceremony recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign, bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.Mannix
6.7
Overview:
Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller, the title character, Joe Mannix, is a private investigator. He is played by Mike Connors. Mannix was the last series produced by Desilu Productions.30 Rock
7.448
Overview:
Liz Lemon, the head writer for a late-night TV variety show in New York, tries to juggle all the egos around her while chasing her own dream.Dr. Kildare
5.5
Overview:
The story of a young intern in a large metropolitan hospital trying to learn his profession, deal with the problems of his patients, and win the respect of the senior doctor in his specialty, internal medicine.Route 66
6.3
Overview:
After discovering that his late father has gone through most of the family fortune, Tod Stiles hits the title trans-America highway in his Corvette in search of adventure with friend Buz Murdock, a survivor of New York's mean streets. The two work odd jobs as they meet and interact with colorful characters and find themselves plunged into one situation after another, some of them romantic, some of them very dangerous. Later, Linc Case, a Vietnam war hero trying to find himself, takes over as Tod's travel companion.Combat!
7.6
Overview:
Combat! is an American television program that originally aired on ABC from 1962 until 1967. The show covered the grim lives of a squad of American soldiers fighting the Germans in France during World War II. The program starred Rick Jason as platoon leader Second Lieutenant Gil Hanley and Vic Morrow as Sergeant "Chip" Saunders.Will & Grace
6.855
Overview:
Will Truman and Grace Adler are best friends living in New York, and when Grace's engagement falls apart, she moves in with Will. Together, along with their friends, they go through the trials of dating, sex, relationships and their careers, butting heads at times but ultimately supporting one another while exchanging plenty of witty banter along the way.Ben Casey
5.6
Overview:
Ben Casey is an American medical drama series which ran on ABC from 1961 to 1966. The show was known for its opening titles, which consisted of a hand drawing the symbols "♂, ♀, ✳, †, ∞" on a chalkboard, as cast member Sam Jaffe intoned, "Man, woman, birth, death, infinity." Neurosurgeon Joseph Ransohoff was a medical consultant for the show and may have influenced the personality of the title character.12 O'Clock High
7.263
Overview:
This series chronicles the adventures--in the air and on the ground--of the men of the 918th Bombardment Group of the U.S. Eighth Air Force. First commanded by irascible General Frank Savage--and later by Colonel Joe Gallagher, the son of a Pentagon General--the Group is stationed in England, and flies long-range bombing missions into German-held Europe.The Untouchables
7.9
Overview:
Special Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptible agents battle organized crime in 1930s Chicago.Kraft Television Theatre
7.5
Overview:
Kraft Television Theater is an American, well-received anthology series presenting live television dramas.Chicago Hope
7.243
Overview:
Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley. It ran on CBS from September 18, 1994, to May 4, 2000. The series is set in a fictional private charity hospital in Chicago, Illinois. The show is set to return in the fall of 2013 on TVGN in reruns.Tony Awards
5.1
Overview:
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway productions and performances, and an award is given for regional theatre.North and South
7.417
Overview:
The story of the enduring friendship between Orry Main of South Carolina and George Hazard of Pennsylvania, who become best friends while attending the United States Military Academy at West Point but later find themselves and their families on opposite sides of the American Civil War.Rawhide
7.2
Overview:
The tale of trail boss Gil Favor and his trusty foreman Rowdy Yates as they drives cattle across the old west. Along the way they meet up with adventure and drama.Thriller
6.417
Overview:
Thriller is an American anthology television series that aired during the 1960–61 and 1961–62 seasons on NBC. The show featured host Boris Karloff introducing a mix of self-contained, macabre weird-horror and morbid, hitchockian crime stories, in some of which he also starred.The John Larroquette Show
6.7
Overview:
The John Larroquette Show is an American television sitcom .The show was a vehicle for John Larroquette following his run as Dan Fielding on Night Court. The series takes place in a seedy bus terminal in St. Louis, Missouri and originally focused on the somewhat broken people who worked the night shift, and in particular, the lead character's battle with alcoholism.The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.2
Overview:
Agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin work for a secret intelligence service working under the auspices of the U.N. Their immediate superior is Mr. Waverly. Together they operate out of a secret base beneath the streets of New York City, and accesses through several cover business such as Del Floria's Tailor Shop and the Masque Club. This secret intelligence service is called U.N.C.L.E. United Network Command for Law and Enforcement.Channing
7
Overview:
Professor Joe Howe is a Korean War veteran who is hired to teach English at Channing College. The dean Fred Baker is his mentor as Howe is writing a novel about his experiences. They are frequently involved in the student's lives. Channing, a production of Revue Studios, aired during the same time frame as the first season of NBC's somewhat similar offering, Mr. Novak.The Restless Gun
3.7
Overview:
The Restless Gun is an American western television series that appeared on NBC between 1957 and 1959, with John Payne in the role of Vint Bonner, a wandering cowboy in the era after the American Civil War. A skilled gunfighter, Bonner is an idealistic person who prefers peaceful resolutions of conflict wherever possible. He is gregarious, intelligent, and public-spirited. The half-hour black-and-white program aired seventy-eight episodes. Jeanne Bates appeared in varying roles with Payne in five episodes of The Restless Gun. The Restless Gun theme song begins: "I ride with the wind, my eyes on the sun, and my hand on my restless gun..." The song composer is probably Paul Dunlap, credited as the primary series composer, but could have been contributed to by either of the two other series composers, Dave Kahn and Stanley Wilson, also. Two versions are currently posted on YouTube, but neither posting lists any composer or performance credits.The Dick Powell Show
5.5
Overview:
The Dick Powell Show is an American anthology series that ran on NBC from 1961- 1963, primarily sponsored by the Reynolds Metals Company. It was hosted by longtime film star Dick Powell until his death from lymphatic cancer on January 2, 1963, then by a series of guest hosts until the series ended. The first of these was Gregory Peck, who began the January 8 program with a tribute to Powell, recognizing him as "a great and good friend to our industry." Peck was followed by fellow actors such as Robert Mitchum, Frank Sinatra, Glenn Ford, Charles Boyer, Jackie Cooper, Rock Hudson, Milton Berle, Jack Lemmon, Dean Martin, Robert Taylor, Steve McQueen, David Niven, Danny Thomas, Robert Wagner and John Wayne.Acting
2012Men in Black 3 as Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited)
2012Norman Mailer: The American as Self
2011National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus as King Looney
2009Happy Tears as Joe
2009The Afterlight as Carl
2009American Cowslip as Trevor O'Hart
2008The Golden Boys as Capt. Jeremiah Burgess
2008August as David Sterling
2008Turn the River as Quinette
2008Lucky Days as Bobo
2007Bee Movie as Lou Lo Duca (voice)
2007The Making of Marie Antoinette as Self
2007The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show' as Arthur
2007Three Days to Vegas as Joe Wallace
200630 Rock (8 Episodes) as Don Geiss
2006Zoom as Larraby
2006Marie Antoinette as Louis XV
2006Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time as Self
2005Forty Shades of Blue as Alan James
2005Yours, Mine & Ours as Commandant Sherman
2005The Sisters as Dr. Chebrin
2004Eulogy as Edmund Collins
2004DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story as Patches O'Houlihan
2004Extreme Dodgeball (30 Episodes) as Unknown
2004Welcome to Mooseport as Bert Langdon
2004Love Object as Novak
2003The Lyon's Den (3 Episodes) as Unknown
2003Maniac Magee as George McNab
2003Rolling Kansas as Oldman
2002Men in Black II as Zed
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent (1 Episode) as Jules Copeland
2001Freddy Got Fingered as Jim Brody
2000Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows as Self
2000Soul Food (1 Episode) as Peter Redmond
2000Wonder Boys as Q
2000A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle as Detective Manny Garett
1999The Insider as John Scanlon
1999The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery as Royce
1999Seasons of Love (2 Episodes) as Spence
1999Balloon Farm as Harvey Potter
1999Passing Glory as Father Robert Grant
1998Will & Grace (4 Episodes) as Lionel Banks
1998Senseless as Randall Tyson
1997Ghost Stories (44 Episodes) as The Narrator
1997Men in Black as Zed
1997Hercules as Zeus (voice)
1997Trial and Error as Benny Gibbs
1996The Hindenburg as Narrator
1996Down Periscope as Admiral Winslow
1995How to Make an American Quilt as Arthur
1995Letter to My Killer as Unknown
1995Canadian Bacon as General Dick Panzer
1995She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal as Adm. Snyder
1995For Better or Worse as Capt. Cole
1994Chicago Hope (1 Episode) as Unknown
1994Heart of a Child as Dr. Leonard Bailey
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
1993The John Larroquette Show (1 Episode) as Bernard Galvin
1993Where the Rivers Flow North as Noel Lord
1993Beyond the Law as Deputy Prescott
1993RoboCop 3 as The CEO
1992A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story as Bill Morgan
1992T Bone N Weasel as Happy Sam
1992Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster as Admiral Paul Yost - Presidential Delegation
1992The Larry Sanders Show (90 Episodes) as Arthur
1992Fires of Kuwait as Narrator (voice)
1991My Son Johnny as Brian Stansbury
1991Dolly Dearest as Karl Resnick
1991Defending Your Life as Bob Diamond
1991Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind as Captain Jack Parsons
1991Death Falls as Dub Farley
1990Beautiful Dreamers as Walt Whitman
1990By Dawn's Early Light as Colonel Fargo
1990Kojak: None So Blind as Gideon Hogarth
1990Pair of Aces as Capt. Jack Parsons
1989Sweet Bird of Youth as Boss Finley
1989Silence Like Glass as Dr. Markowitz
1989Cold Feet as Sheriff
1989Hit List as Vic Luca
1988April Morning as Solomon Chandler
1987The King of Love as Jack Kraft
1987Laguna Heat as Joe Datilla
1987Nadine as Buford Pope
1987Extreme Prejudice as Sheriff Hank Pearson
1987Destination: America as Corbet St. James IV
1987J. Edgar Hoover as Lyndon Baines Johnson
1986Manhunt for Claude Dallas as Tim Nettleton
1985North and South (3 Episodes) as Adolphus
1985Beer as Buzz Beckerman
1985Summer Rental as Scully
1985The Atlanta Child Murders (2 Episodes) as Lewis Slaton
1985The Execution as Wilheim Gehbert
1984City Heat as Primo Pitt
1984Songwriter as Dino McLeish
1984Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as Big Daddy
1984Scarab as Khepera
1984Flashpoint as Sheriff Wells
1984When She Says No as Stuart Blankfort
1983Misunderstood as Will
1983Cross Creek as Marsh Turner
1982Airplane II: The Sequel as Bud Kruger / President Reagan
1982The Blue and the Gray (3 Episodes) as Ulysses S. Grant
1982A Stranger Is Watching as Artie Taggart
1982Jinxed! as Harold Benson
1982The Beastmaster as Maax
1980First Family as General G. E. Dumpston
1980Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case as Charles Burt
1980Sophia Loren: Her Own Story as Carlo Ponti
1980One Trick Pony as Walter Fox
1979A Shining Season as Jack Baker
1979Heartland as Clyde Stewart
1979The Seduction of Joe Tynan as Senator Kittner
1979Blind Ambition (4 Episodes) as Richard M. Nixon
1978Steel Cowboy as K.W. Hicks
1978Betrayal as Dr. Hartogs
1978The Eddie Capra Mysteries (1 Episode) as Unknown
1978Coma as Dr. George
1977The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover as Dwight Webb
1977Nasty Habits as Father Maximilian
1976Birch Interval as Thomas
1976The Man Who Fell to Earth as Nathan Bryce
1975Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan as Glen Tuttle
1974Crazy Joe as Richie
1973The President's Plane Is Missing as George Oldenburg
1973Payday as Maury Dann
1973Cotter as Roy
1972Ghost Story (1 Episode) as Jonathon
1972Slaughter as Dominic Hoffo
1971Columbo (1 Episode) as Leon Lamarr
19711 P.M. as Self
1971Maidstone as Raoul Rey O'Houlihan
1971Montserrat as Izquierdo
1970Tropic of Cancer as Henry Miller
1969Coming Apart as Joe
1969Lions Love as The Beard Director (uncredited)
1968Beyond the Law as Popcorn
1968Sol Madrid as Dano Villanova
1967Mannix (1 Episode) as Victor Roarke
1967Beach Red as Gunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell
1966You're a Big Boy Now as I.H. Chanticleer
1966One Spy Too Many as Alexander
1965The Cincinnati Kid as William Jefferson Slade
1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (2 Episodes) as Alexander
196412 O'Clock High (1 Episode) as Col. Mark Royce
1963The Great Adventure (1 Episode) as Lieutenant John C. Freemont
1963Channing (1 Episode) as Donald Burrows
1963Breaking Point (1 Episode) as Unknown
1963The Lieutenant (1 Episode) as Sgt. Karl Kasten
1963Critic's Choice as Dion Kapakos
1962Combat! (1 Episode) as Avery
1962Hero's Island as Nicholas Gates
1962Sweet Bird of Youth as Thomas 'Tom' J. Finley, Jr.
1961The Mike Douglas Show (1 Episode) as Self
1961King of Kings as Judas
1961Ben Casey (1 Episode) as Unknown
1961Dr. Kildare (2 Episodes) as Dr. Nicholas Keefe
1961The Dick Powell Show (1 Episode) as Joel Coles
196124 Hours in a Woman's Life as Paul
1960Route 66 (1 Episode) as Alvah Clayhorne
1960Thriller (1 Episode) as Duncan Corey
1959The Untouchables (1, 1 Episode) as Harry Strauss, Johnny Mizo
1959Bonanza (1 Episode) as Will Hewitt
1959Pork Chop Hill as Lt. Walter Russell
1959Rawhide (1 Episode) as Jacob Yellow-Sun
1958Johnny Belinda as Locky McCormick
1958Naked City (1 Episode) as Ansel Boake
1958Bomber's Moon as Lieutenant Harrison
1957Time Limit as Lt. George Miller
1957The Restless Gun (1 Episode) as Jody Gilman
1957A Face in the Crowd as Barry Mills (uncredited)
1956Baby Doll as The Dentist (uncredited)
1956Tony Awards (2 Episodes) as Self - Presenter
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1, 1 Episode) as Steve Morgan #22, Ernie Walters
1952Omnibus (1 Episode) as Unknown
1951Hallmark Hall of Fame (1, 1 Episode) as Locky McCormick, Solomon Chandler
1947Kraft Television Theatre (1, 3 Episode) as Somers, Unknown
1944Golden Globe Awards (1 Episode) as Self - Presenter
Production
2008Lucky Days ... Executive Producer
Directing
1988The Telephone ... Director
Crew
1977Harlan County U.S.A. ... Thanks