Rip Torn

February 6, 1931 - July 9, 2019 Temple, Texas, USA

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.

His titles like Men in Black, Men in Black II, and Hercules - his biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Watched: 0/116

Weighted avg: 6.26 /10

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1

Men in Black

1997July 1997 by Barry Sonnenfeld

Supporting as Zed

Supporting as Zed

6.84 Good+
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2

Men in Black II

2002July 2002 by Barry Sonnenfeld

Starring as Zed

Starring as Zed

5.92 Okay++
3

3

Hercules

1997June 1997 by Ron Clements

Minor role as Zeus (voice)

Minor role as Zeus (voice)

7.13 Good++
4

4

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

2004June 2004 by Rawson Marshall Thurber

Supporting as Patches O'Houlihan

Supporting as Patches O'Houlihan

5.89 Okay++
5

5

Bee Movie

2007October 2007 by Simon J. Smith

Minor role as Lou Lo Duca (voice)

Minor role as Lou Lo Duca (voice)

5.56 Okay
6

6

Marie Antoinette

2006May 2006 by Sofia Coppola

Supporting as Louis XV

Supporting as Louis XV

6.25 Good--
7

7

RoboCop 3

1993January 1993 by Fred Dekker

Starring as The CEO

Starring as The CEO

4.39 Mediocre
8

8

Airplane II: The Sequel

1982December 1982 by Ken Finkleman

Supporting as Bud Kruger / President Reagan

Supporting as Bud Kruger / President Reagan

5.60 Okay
9

9

The Insider

1999October 1999 by Michael Mann

Minor role as John Scanlon

Minor role as John Scanlon

7.07 Good++
10

10

Yours, Mine & Ours

2005November 2005 by Raja Gosnell

Starring as Commandant Sherman

Starring as Commandant Sherman

5.72 Okay+
11

11

The Man Who Fell to Earth

1976March 1976 by Nicolas Roeg

Starring as Nathan Bryce

Starring as Nathan Bryce

6.00 Okay++
12

12

Freddy Got Fingered

2001April 2001 by Tom Green

Starring as Jim Brody

Starring as Jim Brody

4.34 Mediocre
13

13

Wonder Boys

2000February 2000 by Curtis Hanson

Supporting as Q

Supporting as Q

6.38 Good-
14

14

The Beastmaster

1982August 1982 by Don Coscarelli

Starring as Maax

Starring as Maax

5.85 Okay+
15

15

Coma

1978January 1978 by Michael Crichton

Supporting as Dr. George

Supporting as Dr. George

6.33 Good-
16

16

Zoom

2006August 2006 by Peter Hewitt

Minor role as Larraby

Minor role as Larraby

4.82 Mediocre++
17

17

Down Periscope

1996March 1996 by David S. Ward

Supporting as Admiral Winslow

Supporting as Admiral Winslow

5.94 Okay++
18

18

Senseless

1998February 1998 by Penelope Spheeris

Supporting as Randall Tyson

Supporting as Randall Tyson

5.75 Okay+
19

19

Defending Your Life

1991March 1991 by Albert Brooks

Starring as Bob Diamond

Starring as Bob Diamond

6.43 Good-
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20

Summer Rental

1985August 1985 by Carl Reiner

Starring as Scully

Starring as Scully

5.69 Okay+
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21

The Cincinnati Kid

1965October 1965 by Norman Jewison

Supporting as William Jefferson Slade

Supporting as William Jefferson Slade

6.49 Good-
22

22

Canadian Bacon

1995June 1995 by Michael Moore

Supporting as General Dick Panzer

Supporting as General Dick Panzer

5.37 Okay-
23

23

City Heat

1984December 1984 by Richard Benjamin

Supporting as Primo Pitt

Supporting as Primo Pitt

5.16 Okay--
24

24

Extreme Prejudice

1987April 1987 by Walter Hill

Supporting as Sheriff Hank Pearson

Supporting as Sheriff Hank Pearson

5.82 Okay+
25

25

Dolly Dearest

1991September 1991 by Maria Lease

Starring as Karl Resnick

Starring as Karl Resnick

5.32 Okay-
26

26

King of Kings

1961October 1961 by Nicholas Ray

Minor role as Judas

Minor role as Judas

6.62 Good
27

27

Welcome to Mooseport

2004February 2004 by Donald Petrie

Supporting as Bert Langdon

Supporting as Bert Langdon

4.85 Mediocre++
28

28

A Face in the Crowd

1957May 1957 by Elia Kazan

Minor role as Barry Mills (uncredited)

Minor role as Barry Mills (uncredited)

7.08 Good++
29

29

Sweet Bird of Youth

1962March 1962 by Richard Brooks

Supporting as Tom Finley Jr.

Supporting as Tom Finley Jr.

6.22 Good--
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30

How to Make an American Quilt

1995October 1995 by Jocelyn Moorhouse

Minor role as Arthur

Minor role as Arthur

5.95 Okay++
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31

Beyond the Law

1993April 1993 by Larry Ferguson

Minor role as Deputy Prescott

Minor role as Deputy Prescott

5.87 Okay+
32

32

Nadine

1987August 1987 by Robert Benton

Starring as Buford Pope

Starring as Buford Pope

5.27 Okay-
33

33

Eulogy

2004October 2004 by Michael Clancy

Supporting as Edmund Collins

Supporting as Edmund Collins

5.97 Okay++
34

34

The Larry Sanders Show

1992–1998 by Garry Shandling

Supporting as Arthur

Supporting as Arthur

6.58 Good
35

35

Baby Doll

1956December 1956 by Elia Kazan

Minor role as The Dentist (uncredited)

Minor role as The Dentist (uncredited)

6.46 Good-
36

36

Pork Chop Hill

1959May 1959 by Lewis Milestone

Starring as Lt. Walter Russell

Starring as Lt. Walter Russell

6.17 Good--
37

37

North and South

1985–1994 by Richard T. Heffron

Minor role as Adolphus

Minor role as Adolphus

6.51 Good-
38

38

Love Object

2004February 2004 by Robert Parigi

Supporting as Novak

Supporting as Novak

5.64 Okay
39

39

Trial and Error

1997May 1997 by Jonathan Lynn

Supporting as Benny Gibbs

Supporting as Benny Gibbs

5.27 Okay-
40

40

National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus

2011August 2011 by Jeff Kanew

Supporting as King Looney

Supporting as King Looney

4.24 Mediocre-
41

41

Flashpoint

1984April 1984 by William Tannen

Starring as Sheriff Wells

Starring as Sheriff Wells

5.83 Okay+
42

42

Forty Shades of Blue

2005December 2005 by Ira Sachs

Lead role as Alan James

Lead role as Alan James

5.21 Okay--
43

43

By Dawn's Early Light

1990May 1990 by Jack Sholder

Supporting as Colonel Fargo

Supporting as Colonel Fargo

6.03 Okay++
44

44

Turn the River

2008May 2008 by Chris Eigeman

Starring as Quinette

Starring as Quinette

5.47 Okay
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45

You're a Big Boy Now

1966December 1966 by Francis Ford Coppola

Supporting as I.H. Chanticleer

Supporting as I.H. Chanticleer

5.82 Okay+
46

46

Beach Red

1967August 1967 by Cornel Wilde

Starring as Gunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell

Starring as Gunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell

6.02 Okay++
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47

August

2008May 2008 by Austin Chick

Minor role as David Sterling

Minor role as David Sterling

5.23 Okay-
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48

Tropic of Cancer

1970February 1970 by Joseph Strick

Lead role as Henry Miller

Lead role as Henry Miller

5.48 Okay
49

49

Heartland

1981August 1981 by Richard Pearce

Lead role as Clyde Stewart

Lead role as Clyde Stewart

5.99 Okay++
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50

Payday

1973September 1973 by Daryl Duke

Lead role as Maury Dann

Lead role as Maury Dann

5.89 Okay++
51

51

Cross Creek

1983September 1983 by Martin Ritt

Starring as Marsh Turner

Starring as Marsh Turner

6.04 Okay++
52

52

Coming Apart

1969October 1969 by Milton Moses Ginsberg

Lead role as Joe

Lead role as Joe

5.94 Okay++
53

53

The Blue and the Gray

1982 by John Leekley

Starring as Ulysses S. Grant

Starring as Ulysses S. Grant

5.91 Okay++
54

54

Balloon Farm

1999March 1999 by William Dear

Lead role as Harvey Potter

Lead role as Harvey Potter

5.85 Okay+
55

55

A Stranger Is Watching

1982January 1982 by Sean S. Cunningham

Starring as Artie Taggart

Starring as Artie Taggart

5.37 Okay-
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56

Happy Tears

2009October 2009 by Mitchell Lichtenstein

Supporting as Joe

Supporting as Joe

5.36 Okay-
57

57

Slaughter

1972August 1972 by Jack Starrett

Starring as Dominic Hoffo

Starring as Dominic Hoffo

5.68 Okay+
58

58

Fires of Kuwait

1992June 1992 by David Douglas

Lead role as Narrator (voice)

Lead role as Narrator (voice)

6.36 Good-
59

59

Jinxed!

1982October 1982 by Don Siegel

Starring as Harold Benson

Starring as Harold Benson

5.33 Okay-
60

60

Ghost Stories

1997–1998

Lead role as The Narrator

Lead role as The Narrator

6.15 Good--
61

61

The Seduction of Joe Tynan

1979August 1979 by Jerry Schatzberg

Supporting as Senator Kittner

Supporting as Senator Kittner

5.77 Okay+
62

62

The Golden Boys

2008December 2008 by Daniel Adams

Starring as Capt. Jeremiah Burgess

Starring as Capt. Jeremiah Burgess

5.78 Okay+
63

63

One Spy Too Many

1966August 1966 by Joseph Sargent

Starring as Alexander

Starring as Alexander

5.63 Okay
64

64

Time Limit

1957October 1957 by Karl Malden

Supporting as Lt. George Miller

Supporting as Lt. George Miller

6.30 Good--
65

65

Songwriter

1984October 1984 by Alan Rudolph

Supporting as Dino McLeish

Supporting as Dino McLeish

5.71 Okay+
66

66

Rolling Kansas

2003January 2003 by Thomas Haden Church

Supporting as Oldman

Supporting as Oldman

5.72 Okay+
67

67

Maidstone

1971March 1971 by Norman Mailer

Starring as Raoul Rey O'Houlihan

Starring as Raoul Rey O'Houlihan

5.54 Okay
68

68

Critic's Choice

1963February 1963 by Don Weis

Supporting as Dion Kapakos

Supporting as Dion Kapakos

5.78 Okay+
69

69

Hit List

1989March 1989 by William Lustig

Supporting as Vic Luca

Supporting as Vic Luca

5.93 Okay++
70

70

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

1984August 1984 by Jack Hofsiss

Starring as Big Daddy

Starring as Big Daddy

5.83 Okay+
71

71

Misunderstood

1983December 1983 by Jerry Schatzberg

Starring as Will

Starring as Will

6.01 Okay++
72

72

One Trick Pony

1980October 1980 by Robert M. Young

Starring as Walter Fox

Starring as Walter Fox

5.79 Okay+
73

73

The Atlanta Child Murders

1985

Starring as Lewis Slaton

Starring as Lewis Slaton

5.71 Okay+
74

74

American Cowslip

2009July 2009 by Mark David

Supporting as Trevor O'Hart

Supporting as Trevor O'Hart

5.64 Okay
75

75

Beyond the Law

1968April 1968 by Norman Mailer

Lead role as Popcorn

Lead role as Popcorn

Needs more reviews
76

76

Where the Rivers Flow North

1993June 1993 by Jay Craven

Lead role as Noel Lord

Lead role as Noel Lord

Needs more reviews
77

77

Beer

1985August 1985 by Patrick Kelly

Starring as Buzz Beckerman

Starring as Buzz Beckerman

5.64 Okay
78

78

April Morning

1988April 1988 by Delbert Mann

Supporting as Solomon Chandler

Supporting as Solomon Chandler

5.80 Okay+
79

79

1 P.M.

1971June 1971 by Jean-Luc Godard

Starring as Self

Starring as Self

Needs more reviews
80

80

The Sisters

2005April 2005 by Arthur Allan Seidelman

Minor role as Dr. Chebrin

Minor role as Dr. Chebrin

5.58 Okay
81

81

Sweet Bird of Youth

1989October 1989 by Nicolas Roeg

Supporting as Boss Finley

Supporting as Boss Finley

5.79 Okay+
82

82

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover

1977December 1977 by Larry Cohen

Supporting as Dwight Webb

Supporting as Dwight Webb

5.67 Okay+
83

83

Three Days to Vegas

2007February 2007 by Charlie Picerni

Starring as Joe Wallace

Starring as Joe Wallace

Needs more reviews
84

84

Beautiful Dreamers

1990June 1990 by John Kent Harrison

Starring as Walt Whitman

Starring as Walt Whitman

Needs more reviews
85

85

Sophia Loren: Her Own Story

1980October 1980 by Mel Stuart

Supporting as Carlo Ponti

Supporting as Carlo Ponti

5.83 Okay+
86

86

Laguna Heat

1987November 1987 by Simon Langton

Starring as Joe Datilla

Starring as Joe Datilla

Needs more reviews
87

87

Crazy Joe

1974February 1974 by Carlo Lizzani

Supporting as Richie

Supporting as Richie

Needs more reviews
88

88

Cold Feet

1989May 1989 by Robert Dornhelm

Supporting as Sheriff

Supporting as Sheriff

Needs more reviews
89

89

Silence Like Glass

1989July 1989 by Carl Schenkel

Supporting as Dr. Markowitz

Supporting as Dr. Markowitz

Needs more reviews
90

90

Passing Glory

1999February 1999 by Steve James

Starring as Father Robert Grant

Starring as Father Robert Grant

Needs more reviews
91

91

Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case

1980October 1980 by Peter Levin

Starring as Charles Burt

Starring as Charles Burt

Needs more reviews
92

92

Scarab

1984June 1984 by Steven-Charles Jaffe

Lead role as Khepera

Lead role as Khepera

Needs more reviews
93

93

Birch Interval

1976May 1976 by Delbert Mann

Starring as Thomas

Starring as Thomas

Needs more reviews
94

94

The President's Plane Is Missing

1973October 1973 by Daryl Duke

Supporting as George Oldenburg

Supporting as George Oldenburg

Needs more reviews
95

95

Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows

2000September 2000 by Bruce Ricker

Minor role as Self

Minor role as Self

Needs more reviews
96

96

My Son Johnny

1991November 1991 by Peter Levin

Minor role as Brian Stansbury

Minor role as Brian Stansbury

Needs more reviews
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97

Heart of a Child

1994May 1994 by Sandor Stern

Supporting as Dr. Leonard Bailey

Supporting as Dr. Leonard Bailey

Needs more reviews
98

98

The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery

1999July 1999 by David Burton Morris

Supporting as Royce

Supporting as Royce

Needs more reviews
99

99

A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story

1992November 1992 by Linda Otto

Starring as Bill Morgan

Starring as Bill Morgan

Needs more reviews
100

100

First Family

1980December 1980 by Buck Henry

Supporting as General G. E. Dumpston

Supporting as General G. E. Dumpston

Needs more reviews
101

101

The Execution

1985January 1985 by Paul Wendkos

Starring as Wilheim Gehbert

Starring as Wilheim Gehbert

Needs more reviews
102

102

Hero's Island

1962September 1962 by Leslie Stevens

Supporting as Nicholas Gates

Supporting as Nicholas Gates

Needs more reviews
103

103

Sol Madrid

1968February 1968 by Brian G. Hutton

Supporting as Dano Villanova

Supporting as Dano Villanova

Needs more reviews
104

104

Nasty Habits

1977January 1977 by Michael Lindsay-Hogg

Minor role as Father Maximilian

Minor role as Father Maximilian

Needs more reviews
105

105

Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind

1991April 1991 by Bill Bixby

Supporting as Captain Jack Parsons

Supporting as Captain Jack Parsons

Needs more reviews
106

106

Pair of Aces

1990January 1990 by Aaron Lipstadt

Supporting as Capt. Jack Parsons

Supporting as Capt. Jack Parsons

Needs more reviews
107

107

Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster

1992September 1992 by Paul Seed

Minor role as Admiral Paul Yost

Minor role as Admiral Paul Yost

Needs more reviews
108

108

A Shining Season

1979December 1979 by Stuart Margolin

Supporting as Jack Baker

Supporting as Jack Baker

Needs more reviews
109

109

Manhunt for Claude Dallas

1986October 1986 by Jerry London

Supporting as Tim Nettleton

Supporting as Tim Nettleton

Needs more reviews
110

110

She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal

1995May 1995 by Larry Shaw

Supporting as Adm. Snyder

Supporting as Adm. Snyder

Needs more reviews
111

111

T Bone N Weasel

1992November 1992 by Lewis Teague

Supporting as Happy Sam

Supporting as Happy Sam

Needs more reviews
112

112

3 Weeks to Daytona

2011December 2011 by Bret Stern

Minor role as Sal

Minor role as Sal

Needs more reviews
113

113

Seasons of Love

1999

Starring as Spence

Starring as Spence

Needs more reviews
114

114

Kojak: None So Blind

1990April 1990 by Alan Metzger

Minor role as Gideon Hogarth

Minor role as Gideon Hogarth

Needs more reviews
115

115

The Making of Marie Antoinette

2007July 2007 by Eleanor Coppola

Minor role as Self

Minor role as Self

Needs more reviews
116

116

Blind Ambition

1979

Minor role as Richard M. Nixon

Minor role as Richard M. Nixon

Needs more reviews