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Rip Torn
Acting

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...

Filmography

CineRaya

movie

Bridge of Names

2012

Bridge of Names

as Tom

Men in Black 3

movie

Men in Black 3

2012

Men in Black 3

as Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited)

Norman Mailer: The American

movie

Norman Mailer: The American

2012

Norman Mailer: The American

as Self

3 Weeks to Daytona

movie

3 Weeks to Daytona

2011

3 Weeks to Daytona

as Sal

National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus

movie

National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus

2011

National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus

as King Looney

Happy Tears

movie

Happy Tears

2009

Happy Tears

as Joe

CineRaya

movie

The Afterlight

2009

The Afterlight

as Carl

American Cowslip

movie

American Cowslip

2009

American Cowslip

as Trevor O'Hart

The Golden Boys

movie

The Golden Boys

2008

The Golden Boys

as Capt. Jeremiah Burgess

August

movie

August

2008

August

as David Sterling

Turn the River

movie

Turn the River

2008

Turn the River

as Quinette

Lucky Days

movie

Lucky Days

2008

Lucky Days

as Bobo

Bee Movie

movie

Bee Movie

2007

Bee Movie

as Lou Lo Duca (voice)

The Making of Marie Antoinette

movie

The Making of Marie Antoinette

2007

The Making of Marie Antoinette

as Self

The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'

movie

The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'

2007

The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'

as Arthur

Three Days to Vegas

movie

Three Days to Vegas

2007

Three Days to Vegas

as Joe Wallace

30 Rock

tv

30 Rock

2006

30 Rock

as Don Geiss

Zoom

movie

Zoom

2006

Zoom

as Larraby

Marie Antoinette

movie

Marie Antoinette

2006

Marie Antoinette

as Louis XV

CineRaya

movie

Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time

2006

Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing Time

as Self

Forty Shades of Blue

movie

Forty Shades of Blue

2005

Forty Shades of Blue

as Alan James

Yours, Mine & Ours

movie

Yours, Mine & Ours

2005

Yours, Mine & Ours

as Commandant Sherman

The Sisters

movie

The Sisters

2005

The Sisters

as Dr. Chebrin

Eulogy

movie

Eulogy

2004

Eulogy

as Edmund Collins

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

movie

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

2004

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

as Patches O'Houlihan

CineRaya

tv

Extreme Dodgeball

2004

Extreme Dodgeball

Welcome to Mooseport

movie

Welcome to Mooseport

2004

Welcome to Mooseport

as Bert Langdon

Love Object

movie

Love Object

2004

Love Object

as Novak

The Lyon's Den

tv

The Lyon's Den

2003

The Lyon's Den

CineRaya

movie

Maniac Magee

2003

Maniac Magee

as George McNab

Rolling Kansas

movie

Rolling Kansas

2003

Rolling Kansas

as Oldman

Men in Black II

movie

Men in Black II

2002

Men in Black II

as Zed

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

tv

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Jules Copeland

Freddy Got Fingered

movie

Freddy Got Fingered

2001

Freddy Got Fingered

as Jim Brody

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

movie

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

2000

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

as Self

Soul Food

tv

Soul Food

2000

Soul Food

as Peter Redmond

Wonder Boys

movie

Wonder Boys

2000

Wonder Boys

as Q

A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle

movie

A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle

2000

A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle

as Detective Manny Garett

The Insider

movie

The Insider

1999

The Insider

as John Scanlon

The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery

movie

The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery

1999

The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery

as Royce

Seasons of Love

tv

Seasons of Love

1999

Seasons of Love

as Spence

Balloon Farm

movie

Balloon Farm

1999

Balloon Farm

as Harvey Potter

Passing Glory

movie

Passing Glory

1999

Passing Glory

as Father Robert Grant

Will & Grace

tv

Will & Grace

1998

Will & Grace

as Lionel Banks

Senseless

movie

Senseless

1998

Senseless

as Randall Tyson

CineRaya

movie

The Mouse

1997

The Mouse

as Trucker 'God'

Ghost Stories

tv

Ghost Stories

1997

Ghost Stories

as The Narrator

Men in Black

movie

Men in Black

1997

Men in Black

as Zed

Hercules

movie

Hercules

1997

Hercules

as Zeus (voice)

Trial and Error

movie

Trial and Error

1997

Trial and Error

as Benny Gibbs

The Hindenburg

movie

The Hindenburg

1996

The Hindenburg

as Narrator

Down Periscope

movie

Down Periscope

1996

Down Periscope

as Admiral Winslow

How to Make an American Quilt

movie

How to Make an American Quilt

1995

How to Make an American Quilt

as Arthur

James Dean: A Portrait

movie

James Dean: A Portrait

1995

James Dean: A Portrait

as Self (Narrator)

Letter to My Killer

movie

Letter to My Killer

1995

Letter to My Killer

Canadian Bacon

movie

Canadian Bacon

1995

Canadian Bacon

as General Dick Panzer

She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal

movie

She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal

1995

She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal

as Adm. Snyder

For Better or Worse

movie

For Better or Worse

1995

For Better or Worse

as Capt. Cole

Chicago Hope

tv

Chicago Hope

1994

Chicago Hope

as Warren Shutt

Heart of a Child

movie

Heart of a Child

1994

Heart of a Child

as Dr. Leonard Bailey

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

tv

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

The John Larroquette Show

tv

The John Larroquette Show

1993

The John Larroquette Show

as Bernard Galvin

Where the Rivers Flow North

movie

Where the Rivers Flow North

1993

Where the Rivers Flow North

as Noel Lord

Beyond the Law

movie

Beyond the Law

1993

Beyond the Law

as Deputy Prescott

RoboCop 3

movie

RoboCop 3

1993

RoboCop 3

as The CEO

A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story

movie

A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story

1992

A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story

as Bill Morgan

T Bone N Weasel

movie

T Bone N Weasel

1992

T Bone N Weasel

as Happy Sam

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster

movie

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster

1992

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster

as Admiral Paul Yost

The Larry Sanders Show

tv

The Larry Sanders Show

1992

The Larry Sanders Show

as Arthur

Fires of Kuwait

movie

Fires of Kuwait

1992

Fires of Kuwait

as Narrator (voice)

My Son Johnny

movie

My Son Johnny

1991

My Son Johnny

as Brian Stansbury

Dolly Dearest

movie

Dolly Dearest

1991

Dolly Dearest

as Karl Resnick

Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind

movie

Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind

1991

Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind

as Captain Jack Parsons

Defending Your Life

movie

Defending Your Life

1991

Defending Your Life

as Bob Diamond

Death Falls

movie

Death Falls

1991

Death Falls

as Dub Farley

Beautiful Dreamers

movie

Beautiful Dreamers

1990

Beautiful Dreamers

as Walt Whitman

By Dawn's Early Light

movie

By Dawn's Early Light

1990

By Dawn's Early Light

as Colonel Fargo

Kojak: None So Blind

movie

Kojak: None So Blind

1990

Kojak: None So Blind

as Gideon Hogarth

Pair of Aces

movie

Pair of Aces

1990

Pair of Aces

as Capt. Jack Parsons

Sweet Bird of Youth

movie

Sweet Bird of Youth

1989

Sweet Bird of Youth

as Boss Finley

Silence Like Glass

movie

Silence Like Glass

1989

Silence Like Glass

as Dr. Markowitz

Cold Feet

movie

Cold Feet

1989

Cold Feet

as Sheriff

Hit List

movie

Hit List

1989

Hit List

as Vic Luca

April Morning

movie

April Morning

1988

April Morning

as Solomon Chandler

CineRaya

movie

The King of Love

1987

The King of Love

as Jack Kraft

Laguna Heat

movie

Laguna Heat

1987

Laguna Heat

as Joe Datilla

Nadine

movie

Nadine

1987

Nadine

as Buford Pope

Extreme Prejudice

movie

Extreme Prejudice

1987

Extreme Prejudice

as Sheriff Hank Pearson

Destination: America

movie

Destination: America

1987

Destination: America

as Corbet St. James IV

J. Edgar Hoover

movie

J. Edgar Hoover

1987

J. Edgar Hoover

as Lyndon Baines Johnson

Manhunt for Claude Dallas

movie

Manhunt for Claude Dallas

1986

Manhunt for Claude Dallas

as Tim Nettleton

North and South

tv

North and South

1985

North and South

as Adolphus

Beer

movie

Beer

1985

Beer

as Buzz Beckerman

Summer Rental

movie

Summer Rental

1985

Summer Rental

as Scully

The Atlanta Child Murders

tv

The Atlanta Child Murders

1985

The Atlanta Child Murders

as Lewis Slaton

The Execution

movie

The Execution

1985

The Execution

as Wilheim Gehbert

City Heat

movie

City Heat

1984

City Heat

as Primo Pitt

Songwriter

movie

Songwriter

1984

Songwriter

as Dino McLeish

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

movie

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1984

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

as Big Daddy

Scarab

movie

Scarab

1984

Scarab

as Khepera

Flashpoint

movie

Flashpoint

1984

Flashpoint

as Sheriff Wells

When She Says No

movie

When She Says No

1984

When She Says No

as Stuart Blankfort

Misunderstood

movie

Misunderstood

1983

Misunderstood

as Will

Cross Creek

movie

Cross Creek

1983

Cross Creek

as Marsh Turner

Airplane II: The Sequel

movie

Airplane II: The Sequel

1982

Airplane II: The Sequel

as Bud Kruger / President Reagan

The Blue and the Gray

tv

The Blue and the Gray

1982

The Blue and the Gray

as Ulysses S. Grant

Jinxed!

movie

Jinxed!

1982

Jinxed!

as Harold Benson

The Beastmaster

movie

The Beastmaster

1982

The Beastmaster

as Maax

A Stranger Is Watching

movie

A Stranger Is Watching

1982

A Stranger Is Watching

as Artie Taggart

Heartland

movie

Heartland

1981

Heartland

as Clyde Stewart

First Family

movie

First Family

1980

First Family

as General G. E. Dumpston

Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case

movie

Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case

1980

Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case

as Charles Burt

Sophia Loren: Her Own Story

movie

Sophia Loren: Her Own Story

1980

Sophia Loren: Her Own Story

as Carlo Ponti

One Trick Pony

movie

One Trick Pony

1980

One Trick Pony

as Walter Fox

A Shining Season

movie

A Shining Season

1979

A Shining Season

as Jack Baker

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

movie

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

1979

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

as Senator Kittner

Blind Ambition

tv

Blind Ambition

1979

Blind Ambition

as Richard M. Nixon

Steel Cowboy

movie

Steel Cowboy

1978

Steel Cowboy

as K.W. Hicks

Betrayal

movie

Betrayal

1978

Betrayal

as Dr. Hartogs

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

tv

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

1978

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

Coma

movie

Coma

1978

Coma

as Dr. George

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

movie

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

1977

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

as Dwight Webb

Nasty Habits

movie

Nasty Habits

1977

Nasty Habits

as Father Maximilian

Birch Interval

movie

Birch Interval

1976

Birch Interval

as Thomas

The Man Who Fell to Earth

movie

The Man Who Fell to Earth

1976

The Man Who Fell to Earth

as Nathan Bryce

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

movie

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

1975

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

as Glen Tuttle

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

tv

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

1975

Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan

as Glen Tuttle

Crazy Joe

movie

Crazy Joe

1974

Crazy Joe

as Richie

The President's Plane Is Missing

movie

The President's Plane Is Missing

1973

The President's Plane Is Missing

as George Oldenburg

Payday

movie

Payday

1973

Payday

as Maury Dann

Cotter

movie

Cotter

1973

Cotter

as Roy

Ghost Story

tv

Ghost Story

1972

Ghost Story

as Jonathon

Slaughter

movie

Slaughter

1972

Slaughter

as Dominic Hoffo

Columbo

tv

Columbo

1971

Columbo

as Leon Lamarr

1 P.M.

movie

1 P.M.

1971

1 P.M.

as Self

Maidstone

movie

Maidstone

1971

Maidstone

as Raoul Rey O'Houlihan

Montserrat

movie

Montserrat

1971

Montserrat

as Izquierdo

Tropic of Cancer

movie

Tropic of Cancer

1970

Tropic of Cancer

as Henry Miller

Coming Apart

movie

Coming Apart

1969

Coming Apart

as Joe

Lions Love

movie

Lions Love

1969

Lions Love

as The Beard Director (uncredited)

Beyond the Law

movie

Beyond the Law

1968

Beyond the Law

as Popcorn

Sol Madrid

movie

Sol Madrid

1968

Sol Madrid

as Dano Villanova

Mannix

tv

Mannix

1967

Mannix

as Victor Roarke

Beach Red

movie

Beach Red

1967

Beach Red

as Gunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell

Lionpower from MGM

movie

Lionpower from MGM

1967

Lionpower from MGM

as Self - Dano Villanova (archive footage) (uncredited)

You're a Big Boy Now

movie

You're a Big Boy Now

1966

You're a Big Boy Now

as I.H. Chanticleer

One Spy Too Many

movie

One Spy Too Many

1966

One Spy Too Many

as Alexander

The Cincinnati Kid

movie

The Cincinnati Kid

1965

The Cincinnati Kid

as William Jefferson Slade

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

tv

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

1964

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

as Alexander

12 O'Clock High

tv

12 O'Clock High

1964

12 O'Clock High

as Col. Mark Royce

The Great Adventure

tv

The Great Adventure

1963

The Great Adventure

as Lieutenant John C. Freemont

Channing

tv

Channing

1963

Channing

as Donald Burrows

Breaking Point

tv

Breaking Point

1963

Breaking Point

The Lieutenant

tv

The Lieutenant

1963

The Lieutenant

as Sgt. Karl Kasten

Critic's Choice

movie

Critic's Choice

1963

Critic's Choice

as Dion Kapakos

Combat!

tv

Combat!

1962

Combat!

as Avery

Hero's Island

movie

Hero's Island

1962

Hero's Island

as Nicholas Gates

Sweet Bird of Youth

movie

Sweet Bird of Youth

1962

Sweet Bird of Youth

as Tom Finley Jr.

The Mike Douglas Show

tv

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self

King of Kings

movie

King of Kings

1961

King of Kings

as Judas

Ben Casey

tv

Ben Casey

1961

Ben Casey

Dr. Kildare

tv

Dr. Kildare

1961

Dr. Kildare

as Dr. Nicholas Keefe

The Dick Powell Show

tv

The Dick Powell Show

1961

The Dick Powell Show

as Joel Coles

24 Hours in a Woman's Life

movie

24 Hours in a Woman's Life

1961

24 Hours in a Woman's Life

as Paul

Route 66

tv

Route 66

1960

Route 66

as Alvah Clayhorne

Thriller

tv

Thriller

1960

Thriller

as Duncan Corey

The Untouchables

tv

The Untouchables

1959

The Untouchables

as Harry Strauss

The Untouchables

tv

The Untouchables

1959

The Untouchables

as Johnny Mizo

Bonanza

tv

Bonanza

1959

Bonanza

as Will Hewitt

Pork Chop Hill

movie

Pork Chop Hill

1959

Pork Chop Hill

as Lt. Walter Russell

Rawhide

tv

Rawhide

1959

Rawhide

as Jacob Yellow-Sun

CineRaya

movie

Johnny Belinda

1958

Johnny Belinda

as Locky McCormick

Naked City

tv

Naked City

1958

Naked City

as Ansel Boake

Bomber's Moon

movie

Bomber's Moon

1958

Bomber's Moon

as Lieutenant Harrison

Time Limit

movie

Time Limit

1957

Time Limit

as Lt. George Miller

The Restless Gun

tv

The Restless Gun

1957

The Restless Gun

as Jody Gilman

A Face in the Crowd

movie

A Face in the Crowd

1957

A Face in the Crowd

as Barry Mills (uncredited)

Baby Doll

movie

Baby Doll

1956

Baby Doll

as The Dentist (uncredited)

Tony Awards

tv

Tony Awards

1956

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

tv

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Steve Morgan #22

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

tv

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Ernie Walters

Omnibus

tv

Omnibus

1952

Omnibus

Hallmark Hall of Fame

tv

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Locky McCormick

Hallmark Hall of Fame

tv

Hallmark Hall of Fame

1951

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Solomon Chandler

Kraft Television Theatre

tv

Kraft Television Theatre

1947

Kraft Television Theatre

as Somers

Kraft Television Theatre

tv

Kraft Television Theatre

1947

Kraft Television Theatre

Golden Globe Awards

tv

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

Heartland

movie

Heartland

TBA

Heartland

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