As Actor
Norman Mailer: The American
2012
7.0
Rip Torn
Acting
Born
February 6, 1931
Born in
Temple, Texas, USA
Died
July 9, 2019
Bio
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.
Movies & Shows
As Actor
3 Weeks to Daytona
2011
5.5
As Actor
National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
2011
3.9
As Actor
Happy Tears
2009
5.1
As Actor
The Golden Boys
2008
5.5
As Actor
August
2008
5.2
As Actor
Turn the River
2008
5.3
As Actor
Zoom
2006
5.3
As Actor
Marie Antoinette
2006
6.7
As Actor
Forty Shades of Blue
2005
4.2
As Actor
The Sisters
2005
5.0
As Actor
Eulogy
2004
6.5
As Actor
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004
6.4
As Actor
Welcome to Mooseport
2004
5.1
As Actor
Love Object
2004
5.8
As Actor
Rolling Kansas
2003
5.5
As Actor
Men in Black II
2002
6.4
As Actor
Freddy Got Fingered
2001
4.7
As Actor
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
2000
7.1
As Actor
Wonder Boys
2000
6.8