Rip Torn

Rip Torn

Acting

Born February 6, 1931 · Temple, Texas, USA

1 film as director · Active 1988–1988

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 (1997-2…

Known for

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

2001

Columbo

Columbo

1971

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

1994

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

30 Rock

30 Rock

2006

Will & Grace

Will & Grace

1998

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Directed(1)

The Telephone

1988The Telephone★ 4.4

Acting(185)

2012Bridge of NamesTom

2012Men in Black 3Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited)

2012Norman Mailer: The AmericanSelf

20113 Weeks to DaytonaSal

2011National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest MaximusKing Looney

2009Happy TearsJoe

2009The AfterlightCarl

2009American CowslipTrevor O'Hart

2008The Golden BoysCapt. Jeremiah Burgess

2008AugustDavid Sterling

2008Turn the RiverQuinette

2008Lucky DaysBobo

2007Bee MovieLou Lo Duca (voice)

2007The Making of Marie AntoinetteSelf

2007The Making Of 'The Larry Sanders Show'Arthur

2007Three Days to VegasJoe Wallace

200630 RockDon Geiss

2006ZoomLarraby

2006Marie AntoinetteLouis XV

2006Sweet Bird of Youth: Chasing TimeSelf

2005Forty Shades of BlueAlan James

2005Yours, Mine & OursCommandant Sherman

2005The SistersDr. Chebrin

2004EulogyEdmund Collins

2004DodgeBall: A True Underdog StoryPatches O'Houlihan

2004Extreme Dodgeball

2004Welcome to MooseportBert Langdon

2004Love ObjectNovak

2003The Lyon's Den

2003Maniac MageeGeorge McNab

2003Rolling KansasOldman

2002Men in Black IIZed

2001Law & Order: Criminal IntentJules Copeland

2001Freddy Got FingeredJim Brody

2000Clint Eastwood: Out of the ShadowsSelf

2000Soul FoodPeter Redmond

2000Wonder BoysQ

2000A Vision of Murder: The Story of DonielleDetective Manny Garett

1999The InsiderJohn Scanlon

1999The Almost Perfect Bank RobberyRoyce

1999Seasons of LoveSpence

1999Balloon FarmHarvey Potter

1999Passing GloryFather Robert Grant

1998Will & GraceLionel Banks

1998SenselessRandall Tyson

1997The MouseTrucker 'God'

1997Ghost StoriesThe Narrator

1997Men in BlackZed

1997HerculesZeus (voice)

1997Trial and ErrorBenny Gibbs

1996The HindenburgNarrator

1996Down PeriscopeAdmiral Winslow

1995How to Make an American QuiltArthur

1995James Dean: A PortraitSelf (Narrator)

1995Letter to My Killer

1995Canadian BaconGeneral Dick Panzer

1995She Stood Alone: The Tailhook ScandalAdm. Snyder

1995For Better or WorseCapt. Cole

1994Chicago HopeWarren Shutt

1994Heart of a ChildDr. Leonard Bailey

1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest

1993The John Larroquette ShowBernard Galvin

1993Where the Rivers Flow NorthNoel Lord

1993Beyond the LawDeputy Prescott

1993RoboCop 3The CEO

1992A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan StoryBill Morgan

1992T Bone N WeaselHappy Sam

1992Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez DisasterAdmiral Paul Yost

1992The Larry Sanders ShowArthur

1992Fires of KuwaitNarrator (voice)

1991My Son JohnnyBrian Stansbury

1991Dolly DearestKarl Resnick

1991Another Pair of Aces: Three of a KindCaptain Jack Parsons

1991Defending Your LifeBob Diamond

1991Death FallsDub Farley

1990Beautiful DreamersWalt Whitman

1990By Dawn's Early LightColonel Fargo

1990Kojak: None So BlindGideon Hogarth

1990Pair of AcesCapt. Jack Parsons

1989Sweet Bird of YouthBoss Finley

1989Silence Like GlassDr. Markowitz

1989Cold FeetSheriff

1989Hit ListVic Luca

1988April MorningSolomon Chandler

1987The King of LoveJack Kraft

1987Laguna HeatJoe Datilla

1987NadineBuford Pope

1987Extreme PrejudiceSheriff Hank Pearson

1987Destination: AmericaCorbet St. James IV

1987J. Edgar HooverLyndon Baines Johnson

1986Manhunt for Claude DallasTim Nettleton

1985North and SouthAdolphus

1985BeerBuzz Beckerman

1985Summer RentalScully

1985The Atlanta Child MurdersLewis Slaton

1985The ExecutionWilheim Gehbert

1984City HeatPrimo Pitt

1984SongwriterDino McLeish

1984Cat on a Hot Tin RoofBig Daddy

1984ScarabKhepera

1984FlashpointSheriff Wells

1984When She Says NoStuart Blankfort

1983MisunderstoodWill

1983Cross CreekMarsh Turner

1982Airplane II: The SequelBud Kruger / President Reagan

1982The Blue and the GrayUlysses S. Grant

1982Jinxed!Harold Benson

1982The BeastmasterMaax

1982A Stranger Is WatchingArtie Taggart

1982American PlayhouseHarvey 'Big Daddy' Pollitt

1981HeartlandClyde Stewart

1980First FamilyGeneral G. E. Dumpston

1980Rape and Marriage: The Rideout CaseCharles Burt

1980Sophia Loren: Her Own StoryCarlo Ponti

1980One Trick PonyWalter Fox

1979A Shining SeasonJack Baker

1979The Seduction of Joe TynanSenator Kittner

1979Blind AmbitionRichard M. Nixon

1978Steel CowboyK.W. Hicks

1978BetrayalDr. Hartogs

1978The Eddie Capra Mysteries

1978ComaDr. George

1977The Private Files of J. Edgar HooverDwight Webb

1977Nasty HabitsFather Maximilian

1976Birch IntervalThomas

1976The Man Who Fell to EarthNathan Bryce

1975Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux KlanGlen Tuttle

1975Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux KlanGlen Tuttle

1974Crazy JoeRichie

1973The President's Plane Is MissingGeorge Oldenburg

1973PaydayMaury Dann

1972Ghost StoryJonathon

1972SlaughterDominic Hoffo

1971ColumboLeon Lamarr

1971MaidstoneRaoul Rey O'Houlihan

1971MontserratIzquierdo

1970Tropic of CancerHenry Miller

1969Coming ApartJoe

1969Lions LoveThe Beard Director (uncredited)

1968Beyond the LawPopcorn

1968Sol MadridDano Villanova

1967MannixVictor Roarke

1967Beach RedGunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell

1967Lionpower from MGMSelf - Dano Villanova (archive footage) (uncredited)

1966You're a Big Boy NowI.H. Chanticleer

1966One Spy Too ManyAlexander

1965The Cincinnati KidWilliam Jefferson Slade

1964The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Alexander

196412 O'Clock HighCol. Mark Royce

1963The Great AdventureLieutenant John C. Freemont

1963ChanningDonald Burrows

1963Breaking Point

1963The LieutenantSgt. Karl Kasten

1963Critic's ChoiceDion Kapakos

1962Combat!Avery

1962Hero's IslandNicholas Gates

1962Sweet Bird of YouthTom Finley Jr.

1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf

1961King of KingsJudas

1961Dr. KildareDr. Nicholas Keefe

1961The Dick Powell ShowJoel Coles

196124 Hours in a Woman's LifePaul

1960Route 66Alvah Clayhorne

1960ThrillerDuncan Corey

1959The UntouchablesHarry Strauss

1959BonanzaWill Hewitt

1959Pork Chop HillLt. Walter Russell

1959RawhideJacob Yellow-Sun

1958Johnny BelindaLocky McCormick

1958Naked CityAnsel Boake

1958Bomber's MoonLieutenant Harrison

1957Time LimitLt. George Miller

1957The Restless GunJody Gilman

1957A Face in the CrowdBarry Mills (uncredited)

1956Baby DollThe Dentist (uncredited)

1956Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter

1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSteve Morgan #22

1951Hallmark Hall of FameLocky McCormick

1947Kraft Television TheatreSomers

1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter