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Rip Torn

  • Born Feb. 6, 1931
  • Temple, Texas, USA
  • Died July 9, 2019, aged 88

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 …

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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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Zed

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Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited)

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Zed

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Zeus (voice)

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Lou Lo Duca (voice)

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Patches O'Houlihan

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Louis XV

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John Scanlon

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The CEO

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Bud Kruger / President Reagan

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Commandant Sherman

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Leon Lamarr

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Don Geiss

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Q

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Larraby

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Nathan Bryce

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Lionel Banks

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Admiral Winslow

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Jim Brody

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Will Hewitt

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Maax

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Dr. George

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Randall Tyson

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Jules Copeland

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Bob Diamond

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William Jefferson Slade

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Barry Mills (uncredited)

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Steve Morgan #22 / Ernie Walters

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General Dick Panzer

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Judas

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Scully

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Primo Pitt

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Sheriff Hank Pearson

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Arthur

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Bert Langdon

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Adolphus

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Deputy Prescott

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The Dentist (uncredited)

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Edmund Collins

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Harry Strauss / Johnny Mizo

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Karl Resnick

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Tom Finley Jr.

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Avery

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Buford Pope

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Arthur

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King Looney

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Benny Gibbs

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Warren Shutt

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Novak

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Lt. Walter Russell

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Alexander

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Colonel Fargo

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David Sterling

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Sheriff Wells

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Victor Roarke

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I.H. Chanticleer

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The Beard Director (uncredited)

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Jacob Yellow-Sun

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Quinette

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Joe

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Gunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell

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Alan James

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Marsh Turner

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Dominic Hoffo

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Senator Kittner

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Harold Benson

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Lt. George Miller

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Artie Taggart

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Ulysses S. Grant

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Henry Miller

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Maury Dann

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Oldman

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Dr. Chebrin

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Col. Mark Royce

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Clyde Stewart

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Alvah Clayhorne

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Duncan Corey

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Joe

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Dr. Nicholas Keefe

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Dino McLeish

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Dion Kapakos

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Vic Luca

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Alexander

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Bernard Galvin

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Trevor O'Hart

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Solomon Chandler

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Harvey Potter

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Narrator (voice)

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Capt. Jeremiah Burgess

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Dwight Webb

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The Narrator

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Peter Redmond

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Boss Finley

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Harvey 'Big Daddy' Pollitt

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Will

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Ansel Boake

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Walter Fox

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Lewis Slaton

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Raoul Rey O'Houlihan

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Buzz Beckerman

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Carlo Ponti

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Sheriff

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Richie

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Jonathon

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Dr. Markowitz

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Harvey 'Big Daddy' Pollitt

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General G. E. Dumpston

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Locky McCormick / Solomon Chandler

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Brian Stansbury

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Joe Wallace

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Walt Whitman

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Popcorn

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Capt. Cole

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Joe Datilla

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Father Maximilian

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George Oldenburg

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Noel Lord

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Captain Jack Parsons

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Admiral Paul Yost

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Dr. Leonard Bailey

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Charles Burt

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Royce

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Nicholas Gates

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Somers

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Father Robert Grant

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Adm. Snyder

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Dano Villanova

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Happy Sam

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Jody Gilman

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Thomas

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Tim Nettleton

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Sgt. Karl Kasten

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Sal

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Bill Morgan

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Jack Baker

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Richard M. Nixon

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Gideon Hogarth

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Capt. Jack Parsons

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Khepera

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Wilheim Gehbert

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Donald Burrows

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Roy

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Dub Farley

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Narrator

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Stuart Blankfort

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Paul

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Detective Manny Garett

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Dr. Hartogs

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George McNab

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Izquierdo

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Spence

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K.W. Hicks

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Lieutenant John C. Freemont

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Trucker 'God'

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Glen Tuttle

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Lieutenant Harrison

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Corbet St. James IV

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Lyndon Baines Johnson

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Locky McCormick

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Bobo

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Carl

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Jack Kraft

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Arthur

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Executive production

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Thanks

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Self

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Self - Dano Villanova (archive footage) (uncredited)

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Self

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Self

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Self (Narrator)