Rip Torn

February 6, 1931 - July 9, 2019 Temple, Texas, USA
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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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Last updated: June 14, 2026

87 titles
Community avg: 7.66 /10
  • 1
    1
    Men in Black
    1997July 1997 by Barry Sonnenfeld
    Action, Adventure, Comedy
    Action, Adventure, Comedy
    8.15 Excellent+
  • 2
    2
    Men in Black II
    2002July 2002 by Barry Sonnenfeld
    Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
    Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
    7.33 Good++
  • 3
    3
    Hercules
    1997June 1997 by John Musker
    Animation, Family, Fantasy
    Animation, Family, Fantasy
    8.42 Excellent++
  • 4
    4
    DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
    2004June 2004 by Rawson Marshall Thurber
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.31 Good++
  • 5
    5
    Bee Movie
    2007October 2007 by Steve Hickner
    Family, Animation, Adventure
    Family, Animation, Adventure
    7.00 Good
  • 6
    6
    Marie Antoinette
    2006May 2006 by Sofia Coppola
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    7.64 Excellent--
  • 7
    7
    RoboCop 3
    1993January 1993 by Fred Dekker
    Action, Crime, Science Fiction
    Action, Crime, Science Fiction
    5.97 Decent
  • 8
    8
    Airplane II: The Sequel
    1982December 1982 by Ken Finkleman
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.08 Good
  • 9
    9
    The Insider
    1999October 1999 by Michael Mann
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    8.41 Excellent++
  • 10
    10
    The Man Who Fell to Earth
    1976March 1976 by Nicolas Roeg
    Science Fiction, Drama, Fantasy
    Science Fiction, Drama, Fantasy
    7.47 Good++
  • 11
    11
    Freddy Got Fingered
    2001April 2001 by Tom Green
    Comedy
    Comedy
    5.94 Decent
  • 12
    12
    Wonder Boys
    2000February 2000 by Curtis Hanson
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.78 Excellent-
  • 13
    13
    The Beastmaster
    1982August 1982 by Don Coscarelli
    Fantasy, Adventure, Action
    Fantasy, Adventure, Action
    7.32 Good++
  • 14
    14
    Yours, Mine & Ours
    2005November 2005 by Raja Gosnell
    Comedy, Family, Romance
    Comedy, Family, Romance
    7.18 Good+
  • 15
    15
    Coma
    1978January 1978 by Michael Crichton
    Thriller, Mystery, Horror
    Thriller, Mystery, Horror
    7.73 Excellent-
  • 16
    16
    Zoom
    2006August 2006 by Peter Hewitt
    Family, Comedy, Adventure
    Family, Comedy, Adventure
    6.40 Decent++
  • 17
    17
    Down Periscope
    1996March 1996 by David S. Ward
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.39 Good++
  • 18
    18
    Senseless
    1998February 1998 by Penelope Spheeris
    Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction
    Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction
    7.23 Good+
  • 19
    19
    Defending Your Life
    1991March 1991 by Albert Brooks
    Romance, Fantasy, Comedy
    Romance, Fantasy, Comedy
    7.86 Excellent-
  • 20
    20
    Summer Rental
    1985August 1985 by Carl Reiner
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.19 Good+
  • 21
    21
    The Cincinnati Kid
    1965October 1965 by Norman Jewison
    Drama
    Drama
    7.91 Excellent
  • 22
    22
    Canadian Bacon
    1995June 1995 by Michael Moore
    Comedy
    Comedy
    6.92 Good
  • 23
    23
    City Heat
    1984December 1984 by Richard Benjamin
    Action, Crime, Comedy
    Action, Crime, Comedy
    6.75 Good-
  • 24
    24
    Extreme Prejudice
    1987April 1987 by Walter Hill
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    7.33 Good++
  • 25
    25
    Dolly Dearest
    1991September 1991 by Maria Lease
    Horror
    Horror
    6.86 Good-
  • 26
    26
    King of Kings
    1961October 1961 by Nicholas Ray
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    8.03 Excellent
  • 27
    27
    Welcome to Mooseport
    2004February 2004 by Donald Petrie
    Comedy
    Comedy
    6.47 Decent++
  • 28
    28
    A Face in the Crowd
    1957May 1957 by Elia Kazan
    Drama
    Drama
    8.43 Excellent++
  • 29
    29
    Sweet Bird of Youth
    1962March 1962 by Richard Brooks
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.75 Excellent-
  • 30
    30
    How to Make an American Quilt
    1995October 1995 by Jocelyn Moorhouse
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.44 Good++
  • 31
    31
    Beyond the Law
    1993April 1993 by Larry Ferguson
    Action, Crime, Drama
    Action, Crime, Drama
    7.37 Good++
  • 32
    32
    Nadine
    1987August 1987 by Robert Benton
    Romance, Comedy, Crime
    Romance, Comedy, Crime
    6.97 Good
  • 33
    33
    Eulogy
    2004October 2004 by Michael Clancy
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.51 Excellent--
  • 34
    34
    The Larry Sanders Show
    1992–1998 by Garry Shandling
    Comedy
    Comedy
    8.34 Excellent++
  • 35
    35
    Baby Doll
    1956December 1956 by Elia Kazan
    Drama
    Drama
    7.95 Excellent
  • 36
    36
    Pork Chop Hill
    1959May 1959 by Lewis Milestone
    Drama, History, War
    Drama, History, War
    7.73 Excellent-
  • 37
    37
    Love Object
    2004February 2004 by Robert Parigi
    Drama, Horror, Romance
    Drama, Horror, Romance
    7.26 Good+
  • 38
    38
    North and South
    1985–1994 by Richard T. Heffron
    Drama, War & Politics
    Drama, War & Politics
    8.31 Excellent++
  • 39
    39
    Trial and Error
    1997May 1997 by Jonathan Lynn
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    6.95 Good
  • 40
    40
    National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
    2011August 2011 by Jeff Kanew
    Comedy
    Comedy
    6.01 Decent
  • 41
    41
    Flashpoint
    1984April 1984 by William Tannen
    Action, Crime, Drama
    Action, Crime, Drama
    7.50 Excellent--
  • 42
    42
    Turn the River
    2008May 2008 by Chris Eigeman
    Drama
    Drama
    7.19 Good+
  • 43
    43
    By Dawn's Early Light
    1990May 1990 by Jack Sholder
    Action, Drama, Thriller
    Action, Drama, Thriller
    7.65 Excellent--
  • 44
    44
    You're a Big Boy Now
    1966December 1966 by Francis Ford Coppola
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.46 Good++
  • 45
    45
    Beach Red
    1967August 1967 by Cornel Wilde
    War, Drama
    War, Drama
    7.69 Excellent--
  • 46
    46
    August
    2008May 2008 by Austin Chick
    Drama
    Drama
    6.92 Good
  • 47
    47
    Heartland
    1981August 1981 by Richard Pearce
    Drama, Romance, Western
    Drama, Romance, Western
    7.75 Excellent-
  • 48
    48
    Tropic of Cancer
    1970February 1970 by Joseph Strick
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.29 Good+
  • 49
    49
    Cross Creek
    1983September 1983 by Martin Ritt
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.76 Excellent-
  • 50
    50
    A Stranger Is Watching
    1982January 1982 by Sean S. Cunningham
    Drama, Horror, Thriller
    Drama, Horror, Thriller
    7.15 Good+
  • 51
    51
    The Blue and the Gray
    1982 by John Leekley
    Drama
    Drama
    7.81 Excellent-
  • 52
    52
    Happy Tears
    2009October 2009 by Mitchell Lichtenstein
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.09 Good
  • 53
    53
    Jinxed!
    1982October 1982 by Don Siegel
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.11 Good+
  • 54
    54
    The Seduction of Joe Tynan
    1979August 1979 by Jerry Schatzberg
    Drama
    Drama
    7.51 Excellent--
  • 55
    55
    Ghost Stories
    1997–1998
    Mystery, Drama
    Mystery, Drama
    7.95 Excellent
  • 56
    56
    One Spy Too Many
    1966August 1966 by Joseph Sargent
    Adventure, Crime
    Adventure, Crime
    7.42 Good++
  • 57
    57
    Time Limit
    1957October 1957 by Karl Malden
    Drama, Mystery, War
    Drama, Mystery, War
    7.96 Excellent
  • 58
    58
    Songwriter
    1984October 1984 by Alan Rudolph
    Drama, Music
    Drama, Music
    7.48 Good++
  • 59
    59
    Hit List
    1989March 1989 by William Lustig
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    Action, Thriller, Crime
    7.68 Excellent--
  • 60
    60
    The Atlanta Child Murders
    1985
    Drama
    Drama
    7.64 Excellent--
  • 61
    61
    American Cowslip
    2009July 2009 by Mark David
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.42 Good++
  • 62
    62
    April Morning
    1988April 1988 by Delbert Mann
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    7.58 Excellent--
  • 63
    63
    The Sisters
    2005April 2005 by Arthur Allan Seidelman
    Drama
    Drama
    7.35 Good++
  • 64
    64
    Sweet Bird of Youth
    1989October 1989 by Nicolas Roeg
    Drama
    Drama
    7.57 Excellent--
  • 65
    65
    The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
    1977December 1977 by Larry Cohen
    Drama, History
    Drama, History
    7.46 Good++
  • 66
    66
    Laguna Heat
    1987November 1987 by Simon Langton
    Drama, Thriller
    Drama, Thriller
    7.56 Excellent--
  • 67
    67
    Crazy Joe
    1974February 1974 by Carlo Lizzani
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    7.83 Excellent-
  • 68
    68
    Cold Feet
    1989May 1989 by Robert Dornhelm
    Comedy, Crime
    Comedy, Crime
    7.46 Good++
  • 69
    69
    Passing Glory
    1999February 1999 by Steve James
    Drama
    Drama
    7.79 Excellent-
  • 70
    70
    Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
    1980October 1980 by Peter Levin
    Drama
    Drama
    7.77 Excellent-
  • 71
    71
    Scarab
    1984June 1984 by Steven-Charles Jaffe
    Horror, Adventure
    Horror, Adventure
    7.88 Excellent-
  • 72
    72
    Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows
    2000September 2000 by Bruce Ricker
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.92 Excellent
  • 73
    73
    My Son Johnny
    1991November 1991 by Peter Levin
    Drama
    Drama
    7.76 Excellent-
  • 74
    74
    Heart of a Child
    1994May 1994 by Sandor Stern
    Drama
    Drama
    7.69 Excellent--
  • 75
    75
    A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
    1992November 1992 by Linda Otto
    Drama
    Drama
    7.91 Excellent
  • 76
    76
    The Execution
    1985January 1985 by Paul Wendkos
    Drama
    Drama
    7.89 Excellent-
  • 77
    77
    Sol Madrid
    1968February 1968 by Brian G. Hutton
    Crime, Action
    Crime, Action
    7.87 Excellent-
  • 78
    78
    Nasty Habits
    1977January 1977 by Michael Lindsay-Hogg
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.64 Excellent--
  • 79
    79
    Betrayal
    1978November 1978 by Paul Wendkos
    Drama
    Drama
    Needs more reviews
  • 80
    80
    Seasons of Love
    1999
    Drama, Western
    Drama, Western
    Needs more reviews
  • 81
    81
    Extreme Dodgeball
    2004–2005 by Rich Cronin
    no additional tags
    no additional tags
    Needs more reviews
  • 82
    82
    Blind Ambition
    1979
    War & Politics, Drama
    War & Politics, Drama
    7.84 Excellent-
  • 83
    83
    Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
    1975February 1975 by Marvin J. Chomsky
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    Needs more reviews
  • 84
    84
    Johnny Belinda
    1958October 1958 by George Schaefer
    Drama
    Drama
    Needs more reviews
  • 85
    85
    The Afterlight
    2009October 2009 by Alexei Kaleina
    no additional tags
    no additional tags
    Needs more reviews
  • 86
    86
    Destination: America
    1987April 1987 by Corey Allen
    Drama
    Drama
    Needs more reviews
  • 87
    87
    Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan
    1975
    Drama, Crime
    Drama, Crime
    Needs more reviews