Biography
Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr. was an American actor whose career spanned roughly 60 years. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing Marsh Turner in Cross Creek (1983). Torn's portrayal of Artie the producer on The Larry Sanders Show (1992–1998) received six Emmy Award nominations, winning in 1996. Torn was also known for his roles as Judas Iscariot in King of Kings (1961), Thomas J. Finley, Jr. in Sweet Bird of Youth (1962), Dr. Nathan Bryce in The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), Bob Diamond in Defending Your Life (1991), Zeus in Hercules (1997), Zed in the Men in Black franchise, Jim Brody in Freddy Got Fingered (2001), Patches O'Houlihan in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004), and Louis XV in Marie Antoinette (2006).
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Awards & recognition
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series · 1996
- Theatre World Award · 1959
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1984 · nominated
- Tony Award — Best Featured Actor in a Play · 1960 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Columbo
Combat!
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
The Larry Sanders Show
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
A Face in the Crowd
30 Rock
The Insider
Hercules
North and South
Harlan County U.S.A.
Bonanza
Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
The Execution
Men in Black
Rawhide
Time Limit
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
King of Kings
Norman Mailer: The American
The Cincinnati Kid
Baby Doll
Will & Grace
Defending Your Life
Wonder Boys
Coma
Mannix
Sweet Bird of Youth
Marie Antoinette
Thriller
Route 66
Pork Chop Hill
Cross Creek
Men in Black 3
By Dawn's Early Light
Heartland
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Beach Red
Eulogy
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
Men in Black II
Down Periscope
How to Make an American Quilt
Where the Rivers Flow North
Beyond the Law
The Beastmaster
Yours, Mine & Ours
Senseless
Extreme Prejudice
Flashpoint