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Actor

Rip Torn

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Acting credits

175

Prolific

Very extensive acting filmography.

TMDB popularity

4.4

Moderate attention

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Movies: 134Series: 43Crew credits: 3

TMDB ID: 9626

IMDb ID: nm0001800

Known for: Acting

Born: February 6, 1931

Died: July 9, 2019

Age: 88

Place of birth: Temple, Texas, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1944 - 2012

Years active: 69

Average TMDB rating: 6.35

Wikidata: Q313522

Also known as

Elmore Rual Torn Jr. • Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr. • Elmor Torn • ریپ تورن

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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.

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