Rip Torn
Acting
- Born
- February 6, 1931
- Died
- July 9, 2019
- Place of Birth
- Temple, Texas, USA
- Known For
- Мужской
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
Columbo
as Leon Lamarr
1971
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Jules Copeland
2001
Bonanza
as Will Hewitt
1959
Will & Grace
as Lionel Banks
1998
30 Rock
as Don Geiss
2006
Mannix
as Victor Roarke
1967
The Untouchables
as Harry Strauss, as Johnny Mizo
1959
Rawhide
as Jacob Yellow-Sun
1959
Combat!
as Avery
1962
The Larry Sanders Show
as Arthur
1992
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Steve Morgan #22, as Ernie Walters
1955
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Alexander
1964
North and South
as Adolphus
1985