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 (20)
Zoom
as Larraby
Marie Antoinette
as Louis XV
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
as Patches O'Houlihan
Men in Black II
as Zed
Freddy Got Fingered
as Jim Brody
Wonder Boys
as Q
Senseless
as Randall Tyson
Men in Black
as Zed
Hercules
as Zeus (voice)
Down Periscope
as Admiral Winslow
How to Make an American Quilt
as Arthur
RoboCop 3
as The CEO
Defending Your Life
as Bob Diamond
Songwriter
as Dino McLeish
Airplane II: The Sequel
as Bud Kruger / President Reagan
The Beastmaster
as Maax
Coma
as Dr. George
The Man Who Fell to Earth
as Nathan Bryce
The Cincinnati Kid
as William Jefferson Slade
King of Kings
as Judas