Rip Torn
Name
Elmore Rual Torn Jr.
Birthplace
Temple, Texas
Birth date
February 6, 1931
Death place
Lakeview, Connecticut, U.S.
Death date
July 9, 2019 (aged 88)
Occupation
Actor, voice actor, comedian
Active Years
1951–2016
Elmore Rual Torn Jr. (February 6, 1931 – July 9, 2019), known within his family and professionally as Rip Torn, was an American actor, voice artist, and comedian.
Early life[]
Career[]
Filmography[]
- Pork Chop Hill (1959) as Lt. Walter B. Russell
- Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) as Thomas J. Finley, Jr.
- The Cincinnati Kid (1965) as Slade
- Beach Red (1967) as Sergeant Honeywell
- Maidstone (1970) as Raoul Rey O'Houlihan
- Slaughter (1972) as Dominic Hoffo
- Payday (1972) as Maury Dann
- Crazy Joe (1974) as Ritchie
- The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) as Dr. Nathan Bryce
- The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979) as Senator Kittner
- A Stranger is Watching (1982) as Artie Taggart
- Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) as Bud Kruger
- Cross Creek (1983) as Marsh Turner; Nominated for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- City Heat (1984) as Primo Pitt
- Extreme Prejudice (1987) as Sheriff Hank Pearson
- Defending Your Life (1991) as Bob Diamond
- Canadian Bacon (1995) as General Dick Panzer
- The Hercules (1997) as Hercules (voice)
- Men in Black (1997) as Zed
- The Insider (1999) as John Scanlon
- Wonder Boys (2000) as Quentin "Q" Morewood
- Freddy Got Fingered (2001) as Jim Brody; Nominated – Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor
- Men in Black II (2002) as Zed
- DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story (2004) as Patches O'Houlihan
- Marie Antoinette (2006) as Louis XV
- Bee Movie (2007) as Lou Lo Duca (voice)
- Men in Black III (2012) as Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited)
External links[]
- Rip Torn on Wikipedia
