

Rip Torn
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
6 Feb 1931
Age
95 Years
Born In
Temple, Texas, USA
Total Projects
188
Years Active
68 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.3 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography

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Bridge of Names
Bridge of Names
as Tom

movie
Men in Black 3
Men in Black 3
as Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited)

movie
Norman Mailer: The American
Norman Mailer: The American
as Self

movie
3 Weeks to Daytona
3 Weeks to Daytona
as Sal

movie
National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
as King Looney

movie
Happy Tears
Happy Tears
as Joe

movie
The Afterlight
The Afterlight
as Carl

movie
American Cowslip
American Cowslip
as Trevor O'Hart

movie
The Golden Boys
The Golden Boys
as Capt. Jeremiah Burgess

movie
August
August
as David Sterling

movie
Turn the River
Turn the River
as Quinette

movie
Lucky Days
Lucky Days
as Bobo

movie
Bee Movie
Bee Movie
as Lou Lo Duca (voice)

movie
The Making of Marie Antoinette
The Making of Marie Antoinette
as Self

movie
The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'
The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'
as Arthur

movie
Three Days to Vegas
Three Days to Vegas
as Joe Wallace

tv
30 Rock
30 Rock
as Don Geiss

movie
Zoom
Zoom
as Larraby

movie
Marie Antoinette
Marie Antoinette
as Louis XV

movie
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time
as Self

movie
Forty Shades of Blue
Forty Shades of Blue
as Alan James

movie
Yours, Mine & Ours
Yours, Mine & Ours
as Commandant Sherman

movie
The Sisters
The Sisters
as Dr. Chebrin

movie
Eulogy
Eulogy
as Edmund Collins

movie
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
as Patches O'Houlihan

tv
Extreme Dodgeball
Extreme Dodgeball

movie
Welcome to Mooseport
Welcome to Mooseport
as Bert Langdon

movie
Love Object
Love Object
as Novak

tv
The Lyon's Den
The Lyon's Den

movie
Maniac Magee
Maniac Magee
as George McNab

movie
Rolling Kansas
Rolling Kansas
as Oldman

movie
Men in Black II
Men in Black II
as Zed

tv
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Jules Copeland

movie
Freddy Got Fingered
Freddy Got Fingered
as Jim Brody

movie
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
as Self

tv
Soul Food
Soul Food
as Peter Redmond

movie
Wonder Boys
Wonder Boys
as Q

movie
A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle
A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle
as Detective Manny Garett

movie
The Insider
The Insider
as John Scanlon

movie
The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery
The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery
as Royce

tv
Seasons of Love
Seasons of Love
as Spence

movie
Balloon Farm
Balloon Farm
as Harvey Potter

movie
Passing Glory
Passing Glory
as Father Robert Grant

tv
Will & Grace
Will & Grace
as Lionel Banks

movie
Senseless
Senseless
as Randall Tyson

movie
The Mouse
The Mouse
as Trucker 'God'

tv
Ghost Stories
Ghost Stories
as The Narrator

movie
Men in Black
Men in Black
as Zed

movie
Hercules
Hercules
as Zeus (voice)

movie
Trial and Error
Trial and Error
as Benny Gibbs

movie
The Hindenburg
The Hindenburg
as Narrator

movie
Down Periscope
Down Periscope
as Admiral Winslow

movie
How to Make an American Quilt
How to Make an American Quilt
as Arthur

movie
James Dean: A Portrait
James Dean: A Portrait
as Self (Narrator)

movie
Letter to My Killer
Letter to My Killer

movie
Canadian Bacon
Canadian Bacon
as General Dick Panzer

movie
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
as Adm. Snyder

movie
For Better or Worse
For Better or Worse
as Capt. Cole

tv
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope
as Warren Shutt

movie
Heart of a Child
Heart of a Child
as Dr. Leonard Bailey

tv
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest

tv
The John Larroquette Show
The John Larroquette Show
as Bernard Galvin

movie
Where the Rivers Flow North
Where the Rivers Flow North
as Noel Lord

movie
Beyond the Law
Beyond the Law
as Deputy Prescott

movie
RoboCop 3
RoboCop 3
as The CEO

movie
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
as Bill Morgan

movie
T Bone N Weasel
T Bone N Weasel
as Happy Sam

movie
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster
as Admiral Paul Yost

tv
The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show
as Arthur

movie
Fires of Kuwait
Fires of Kuwait
as Narrator (voice)

movie
My Son Johnny
My Son Johnny
as Brian Stansbury

movie
Dolly Dearest
Dolly Dearest
as Karl Resnick

movie
Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind
Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind
as Captain Jack Parsons

movie
Defending Your Life
Defending Your Life
as Bob Diamond

movie
Death Falls
Death Falls
as Dub Farley

movie
Beautiful Dreamers
Beautiful Dreamers
as Walt Whitman

movie
By Dawn's Early Light
By Dawn's Early Light
as Colonel Fargo

movie
Kojak: None So Blind
Kojak: None So Blind
as Gideon Hogarth

movie
Pair of Aces
Pair of Aces
as Capt. Jack Parsons

movie
Sweet Bird of Youth
Sweet Bird of Youth
as Boss Finley

movie
Silence Like Glass
Silence Like Glass
as Dr. Markowitz

movie
Cold Feet
Cold Feet
as Sheriff

movie
Hit List
Hit List
as Vic Luca

movie
April Morning
April Morning
as Solomon Chandler

movie
The King of Love
The King of Love
as Jack Kraft

movie
Laguna Heat
Laguna Heat
as Joe Datilla

movie
Nadine
Nadine
as Buford Pope

movie
Extreme Prejudice
Extreme Prejudice
as Sheriff Hank Pearson

movie
Destination: America
Destination: America
as Corbet St. James IV

movie
J. Edgar Hoover
J. Edgar Hoover
as Lyndon Baines Johnson

movie
Manhunt for Claude Dallas
Manhunt for Claude Dallas
as Tim Nettleton

tv
North and South
North and South
as Adolphus

movie
Beer
Beer
as Buzz Beckerman

movie
Summer Rental
Summer Rental
as Scully

tv
The Atlanta Child Murders
The Atlanta Child Murders
as Lewis Slaton

movie
The Execution
The Execution
as Wilheim Gehbert

movie
City Heat
City Heat
as Primo Pitt

movie
Songwriter
Songwriter
as Dino McLeish

movie
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
as Big Daddy

movie
Scarab
Scarab
as Khepera

movie
Flashpoint
Flashpoint
as Sheriff Wells

movie
When She Says No
When She Says No
as Stuart Blankfort

movie
Misunderstood
Misunderstood
as Will

movie
Cross Creek
Cross Creek
as Marsh Turner

movie
Airplane II: The Sequel
Airplane II: The Sequel
as Bud Kruger / President Reagan

tv
The Blue and the Gray
The Blue and the Gray
as Ulysses S. Grant

movie
Jinxed!
Jinxed!
as Harold Benson

movie
The Beastmaster
The Beastmaster
as Maax

movie
A Stranger Is Watching
A Stranger Is Watching
as Artie Taggart

movie
Heartland
Heartland
as Clyde Stewart

movie
First Family
First Family
as General G. E. Dumpston

movie
Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
as Charles Burt

movie
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
as Carlo Ponti

movie
One Trick Pony
One Trick Pony
as Walter Fox

movie
A Shining Season
A Shining Season
as Jack Baker

movie
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
The Seduction of Joe Tynan
as Senator Kittner

tv
Blind Ambition
Blind Ambition
as Richard M. Nixon

movie
Steel Cowboy
Steel Cowboy
as K.W. Hicks

movie
Betrayal
Betrayal
as Dr. Hartogs

tv
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
The Eddie Capra Mysteries

movie
Coma
Coma
as Dr. George

movie
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
as Dwight Webb

movie
Nasty Habits
Nasty Habits
as Father Maximilian

movie
Birch Interval
Birch Interval
as Thomas

movie
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Man Who Fell to Earth
as Nathan Bryce

movie
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
as Glen Tuttle

tv
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
as Glen Tuttle

movie
Crazy Joe
Crazy Joe
as Richie

movie
The President's Plane Is Missing
The President's Plane Is Missing
as George Oldenburg

movie
Payday
Payday
as Maury Dann

movie
Cotter
Cotter
as Roy

tv
Ghost Story
Ghost Story
as Jonathon

movie
Slaughter
Slaughter
as Dominic Hoffo

tv
Columbo
Columbo
as Leon Lamarr

movie
1 P.M.
1 P.M.
as Self

movie
Maidstone
Maidstone
as Raoul Rey O'Houlihan

movie
Montserrat
Montserrat
as Izquierdo

movie
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Cancer
as Henry Miller

movie
Coming Apart
Coming Apart
as Joe

movie
Lions Love
Lions Love
as The Beard Director (uncredited)

movie
Beyond the Law
Beyond the Law
as Popcorn

movie
Sol Madrid
Sol Madrid
as Dano Villanova

tv
Mannix
Mannix
as Victor Roarke

movie
Beach Red
Beach Red
as Gunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell

movie
Lionpower from MGM
Lionpower from MGM
as Self - Dano Villanova (archive footage) (uncredited)

movie
You're a Big Boy Now
You're a Big Boy Now
as I.H. Chanticleer

movie
One Spy Too Many
One Spy Too Many
as Alexander

movie
The Cincinnati Kid
The Cincinnati Kid
as William Jefferson Slade

tv
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Alexander

tv
12 O'Clock High
12 O'Clock High
as Col. Mark Royce

tv
The Great Adventure
The Great Adventure
as Lieutenant John C. Freemont

tv
Channing
Channing
as Donald Burrows

tv
Breaking Point
Breaking Point

tv
The Lieutenant
The Lieutenant
as Sgt. Karl Kasten

movie
Critic's Choice
Critic's Choice
as Dion Kapakos

tv
Combat!
Combat!
as Avery

movie
Hero's Island
Hero's Island
as Nicholas Gates

movie
Sweet Bird of Youth
Sweet Bird of Youth
as Tom Finley Jr.

tv
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self

movie
King of Kings
King of Kings
as Judas

tv
Ben Casey
Ben Casey

tv
Dr. Kildare
Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Nicholas Keefe

tv
The Dick Powell Show
The Dick Powell Show
as Joel Coles

movie
24 Hours in a Woman's Life
24 Hours in a Woman's Life
as Paul

tv
Route 66
Route 66
as Alvah Clayhorne

tv
Thriller
Thriller
as Duncan Corey

tv
The Untouchables
The Untouchables
as Harry Strauss

tv
The Untouchables
The Untouchables
as Johnny Mizo

tv
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Will Hewitt

movie
Pork Chop Hill
Pork Chop Hill
as Lt. Walter Russell

tv
Rawhide
Rawhide
as Jacob Yellow-Sun

movie
Johnny Belinda
Johnny Belinda
as Locky McCormick

tv
Naked City
Naked City
as Ansel Boake

movie
Bomber's Moon
Bomber's Moon
as Lieutenant Harrison

movie
Time Limit
Time Limit
as Lt. George Miller

tv
The Restless Gun
The Restless Gun
as Jody Gilman

movie
A Face in the Crowd
A Face in the Crowd
as Barry Mills (uncredited)

movie
Baby Doll
Baby Doll
as The Dentist (uncredited)

tv
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter

tv
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Steve Morgan #22

tv
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Ernie Walters

tv
Omnibus
Omnibus

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Locky McCormick

tv
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Solomon Chandler

tv
Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre
as Somers

tv
Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre

tv
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter

movie
Heartland