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Rip Torn

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Overview

Mini Biography:
Rip Torn was born Elmore Rual Torn, Jr. on February 6, 1931 in Temple... more
Trivia:
Is the commissioner of the Extreme Dodgeball League on GSN (2005). more
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 12 nominations more

Filmography

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Actor:
  1. Funny Peculiar (2008) (in production) .... Harold Nolan
  2. Cat Tale (2008) (in production) (voice)
  3. Bridge of Names (2009) (filming) .... Tom
  4. Happy Tears (2009) (filming) .... Joe
  5. American Cowslip (2008) (post-production) .... Trevor O'Hart
  6. The Afterlight (2008) (post-production) .... Carl
  7. Lucky Days (2008) (completed) .... Bobo

  8. "30 Rock" .... Don Geiss (5 episodes, 2007-2008)
        - Sandwich Day (2008) TV episode .... Don Geiss
        - Succession (2008) TV episode .... Don Geiss
        - Jack Gets in the Game (2007) TV episode .... Don Geiss
        - Corporate Crush (2007) TV episode .... Don Geiss
        - The C Word (2007) TV episode .... Don Geiss
  9. August (2008) .... David
  10. Chatham (2008) .... Captain Jerry
    ... aka The Golden Boys (International: English title)
  11. Bee Movie (2007) (voice) .... Lou Lo Duca
  12. Turn the River (2007) .... Teddy Quinette
    ... aka T.T.R. (USA: informal short title)
  13. Three Days to Vegas (2007) .... Joe Wallace
  14. "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" .... Jules Copeland (1 episode, 2006)
    ... aka Law & Order: CI (USA: promotional abbreviation)
        - Bedfellows (2006) TV episode .... Jules Copeland
  15. Zoom (2006) .... Larraby
    ... aka Zoom: Academy for Superheroes (USA: DVD title)
  16. Marie Antoinette (2006) .... Louis XV
    ... aka Marie Antoinette (France)
  17. Astérix et les Vikings (2006) (voice: English version) .... Doublehelix
    ... aka Asterix and the Vikings (International: English title)
    ... aka Asterix og vikingerne (Denmark)
  18. Yours, Mine and Ours (2005) .... Commandant Sherman
    ... aka Yours, Mine & Ours (USA: promotional title)
  19. The Sisters (2005) .... Dr. Chebrin
  20. Forty Shades of Blue (2005) .... Alan James
  21. Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) .... Patches O'Houlihan
    ... aka Dodgeball (USA: short title)
    ... aka Voll auf die Nüsse (Germany)
  22. Eulogy (2004) .... Edmund Collins
  23. Welcome to Mooseport (2004) .... Bert Langdon
    ... aka Willkommen in Mooseport (Germany)
  24. "The Lyon's Den" .... Harlan M. Turner / ... (4 episodes, 2003)
        - Blood (2003) TV episode .... Harlan M. Turner
        - The Other Side of Caution (2003) TV episode .... Senator H.M. Turner
        - Pilot (2003) TV episode .... Senator Turner
        - The Fifth (????) TV episode .... Harlan M. Turner
  25. Love Object (2003) .... Novak
  26. Maniac Magee (2003) (TV) .... George McNab
  27. Rolling Kansas (2003) .... Oldman
  28. "Will & Grace" .... Lionel Banks (3 episodes, 2002)
        - Bacon and Eggs (2002) TV episode .... Lionel Banks
        - ...And the Horse He Rode in On (2002) TV episode .... Lionel Banks
        - A.I.: Artificial Insemination (2002) TV episode .... Lionel Banks
  29. Men in Black II (2002) .... Zed
    ... aka MIB 2 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka MIIB (USA: promotional abbreviation)
  30. "Soul Food" .... Peter Redmond (1 episode, 2002)
        - Ultimate Power (2002) TV episode .... Peter Redmond
  31. Freddy Got Fingered (2001) .... Jim Brody
  32. "Ghost Stories" .... Narrator (5 episodes, 1997-2001)
        - The State of Grace (2001) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Winner Take All (1998) TV episode .... Narrator
        - The Stainless Blade (1998) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Cold Dark Space (1997) TV episode .... Narrator
        - Beware the Muse (1997) TV episode .... Narrator
  33. Men in Black Alien Attack (2000) .... Agent Zed
    ... aka Men in Black: The Ride (USA: informal English alternative title)
  34. Wonder Boys (2000) .... Quentin 'Q' Morewood
  35. A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle (2000) (TV) .... Detective Manny Garett

  36. The Insider (1999) .... John Scanlon
  37. Balloon Farm (1999) (TV) .... Harvey H. Potter
  38. Seasons of Love (1999) (TV) .... Spence
  39. Passing Glory (1999) (TV) .... Father Robert Grant
  40. The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery (1998) (TV) .... Royce
  41. "The Larry Sanders Show" .... Arthur (89 episodes, 1992-1998)
        - Flip (1998) TV episode .... Arthur
        - Putting the 'Gay' Back in Litigation (1998) TV episode .... Arthur
        - Just the Perfect Blendship (1998) TV episode .... Arthur
        - I Buried Sid (1998) TV episode .... Arthur
        - Beverly's Secret (1998) TV episode .... Arthur
          (84 more)
  42. Senseless (1998) .... Randall Tyson
  43. Men in Black (1997) .... Chief Zed
    ... aka MIB (USA: promotional abbreviation)
  44. Hercules (1997) (voice) .... Zeus
  45. Trial and Error (1997) .... Benjamin 'Benny' Gibbs
  46. "Fox After Breakfast" .... Guest (1 episode, 1997)
    ... aka The Vicki Lawrence Show (new title)
        - Episode dated 2 April 1997 (1997) TV episode .... Guest
  47. Hercules (1997) (VG) (voice) .... Zeus
    ... aka Disney's Hercules (USA: complete title)
  48. The Mouse (1996) .... Trucker 'God'
  49. Down Periscope (1996) .... Vice Adm. Dean Winslow
  50. How to Make an American Quilt (1995) .... Arthur Cleary
  51. "Chicago Hope" .... Dr. Warren Shutt (1 episode, 1995)
        - Hello Goodbye (1995) TV episode .... Dr. Warren Shutt
  52. Letter to My Killer (1995) (TV) .... Russel Vanik
  53. Canadian Bacon (1995) .... General Dick Panzer
  54. She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal (1995) (TV) .... Adm. Snyder
  55. For Better or Worse (1995) .... Captain Cole
  56. "The John Larroquette Show" .... Art Professor (1 episode, 1995)
    ... aka Larroquette (USA: promotional abbreviation)
        - You Bet Your Life (1995) TV episode .... Art Professor
  57. Heart of a Child (1994) (TV) .... Dr. Leonard Bailey
  58. Where the Rivers Flow North (1994) .... Noel Lord
  59. "Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III" (1994) TV mini-series .... Adolphus
    ... aka John Jakes' Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III
    ... aka North and South III
  60. RoboCop 3 (1993) .... The CEO
  61. Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster (1992) (TV) .... Yost
    ... aka Disaster at Valdez
  62. A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story (1992) (TV) .... Bill Morgan
    ... aka Shattered Silence
  63. T Bone N Weasel (1992) (TV) .... Happy Sam
  64. Beyond the Law (1992) .... Deputy Prescott
    ... aka Fixing the Shadow (International: English title)
  65. Dolly Dearest (1992) .... Karl Resnick
  66. Columbo: Death Hits the Jackpot (1991) (TV) .... Leon Lamarr
  67. My Son Johnny (1991) (TV) .... Brian Stansbury
    ... aka Bad Seed (Australia: video title)
  68. Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind (1991) (TV) .... Captain Jack Parsons
  69. Defending Your Life (1991) .... Bob Diamond
  70. Death Falls (1991) .... Dub Farley
  71. By Dawn's Early Light (1990) (TV) .... E-4 Col. Fargo
  72. Pair of Aces (1990) (TV) .... Capt. Jack Parsons
  73. Beautiful Dreamers (1990) .... Walt Whitman
  74. Kojak: None So Blind (1990) (TV) .... Gideon Hogarth

  75. Sweet Bird of Youth (1989) (TV) .... Boss Finley
  76. Zwei Frauen (1989) .... Dr. Markowitz
    ... aka Silence Like Glass (USA)
  77. Cold Feet (1989) .... Sheriff
  78. Hit List (1989) .... Vic Luca
  79. April Morning (1988) (TV) .... Solomon Chandler
  80. Blind Curve (1988) .... Maheu
  81. The King of Love (1987) (TV) .... Jack Kraft
  82. Laguna Heat (1987) (TV) .... Joe Datilla
  83. Nadine (1987) .... Buford Pope
  84. Extreme Prejudice (1987) .... Sheriff Hank Pearson
  85. Destination America (1987) (TV) .... Corbet St. James IV
  86. J. Edgar Hoover (1987) (TV) .... Lyndon Baines Johnson
  87. Manhunt for Claude Dallas (1986) (TV) .... Tim Nettleton
  88. "Dream West" (1986) TV mini-series .... Kit Carson
  89. Beer (1985) .... Buzz Beckerman
    ... aka The Selling of America
  90. Summer Rental (1985) .... Scully
  91. "The Atlanta Child Murders" (1985) TV mini-series .... Lewis Slaton
  92. The Execution (1985) (TV) .... Wilheim Gehbert
  93. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1985) (TV) .... Big Daddy
  94. City Heat (1984) .... Primo Pitt
  95. Songwriter (1984) .... Dino McLeish
  96. Flashpoint (1984) .... Sheriff Wells
  97. Scarab (1984) .... Khepera
    ... aka Escarabajos asesinos (Spain)
  98. Misunderstood (1984) .... Will
    ... aka Ultimo sole d'estate, L' (Italy)
  99. When She Says No (1984) (TV) .... Stuart Blankfort
  100. Cross Creek (1983) .... Marsh Turner
  101. Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) .... Bud Kruger / President Reagan
    ... aka Flying High II
    ... aka Flying High II: The Sequel (Australia)
  102. "The Blue and the Gray" (1982) TV mini-series .... Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
  103. Jinxed! (1982) .... Harold Benson
  104. The Beastmaster (1982) .... Maax
    ... aka Beastmaster - Der Befreier (West Germany)
  105. A Stranger Is Watching (1982) .... Artie Taggart
  106. First Family (1980) .... JCS Chairman G. E. Dumpston
  107. Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case (1980) (TV) .... Charles Burt
  108. Sophia Loren: Her Own Story (1980) (TV) .... Carlo Ponti
  109. One Trick Pony (1980) .... Walter Fox

  110. A Shining Season (1979) (TV) .... Jack Baker
  111. Scooby-Doo Goes Hollywood (1979) (TV) .... C.J.
  112. Heartland (1979) .... Clyde Stewart
  113. The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979) .... Senator Kittner
  114. "Blind Ambition" (1979) TV mini-series .... Richard M. Nixon
    ... aka The John Dean Story
  115. Steel Cowboy (1978) (TV) .... K.W. Hicks
  116. Betrayal (1978) (TV) .... Doctor Hartogs
  117. "The Eddie Capra Mysteries" (1 episode, 1978)
        - The Intimate Friends of Jenny Wilde (1978) TV episode
  118. Coma (1978) .... Dr. George
  119. The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977) .... Dwight Webb
  120. "Most Wanted" (1 episode, 1977)
        - The Dutchman (1977) TV episode
  121. Nasty Habits (1977) .... Father Maximilian
    ... aka The Abbess
  122. The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) .... Nathan Bryce
  123. Birch Interval (1976) .... Thomas
  124. Song of Myself (1976) .... Walt Whitman
  125. Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan (1975) (TV) .... Glen Tuttle
  126. Crazy Joe (1974) .... Richie
  127. The President's Plane Is Missing (1973) (TV) .... George Oldenburg
  128. Payday (1973) .... Maury Dann
  129. Cotter (1973) .... Roy
  130. "Ghost Story" .... Jonathon (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka Circle of Fear (USA: new title)
        - Touch of Madness (1972) TV episode .... Jonathon
  131. "Mannix" .... Victor Roarke (1 episode, 1972)
        - The Open Web (1972) TV episode .... Victor Roarke
  132. Slaughter (1972) .... Hoffo
    ... aka Masacre (Mexico)
  133. "Bonanza" .... Will Hewett (1 episode, 1971)
    ... aka Ponderosa (USA: rerun title)
        - Blind Hunch (1971) TV episode .... Will Hewett
  134. Montserrat (1971) (TV)
  135. Tropic of Cancer (1970) .... Henry Miller
  136. Maidstone (1970) .... Raoul Rey O'Houlihan

  137. Coming Apart (1969) .... Joe
  138. Sol Madrid (1968) .... Dano Villanova
    ... aka The Heroin Gang (UK)
  139. Beyond the Law (1968/I) .... Popcorn
  140. Beach Red (1967) .... Gunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell
  141. You're a Big Boy Now (1966) .... I. H. Chanticleer
  142. The Cincinnati Kid (1965) .... Slade
  143. "Rawhide" .... Jacob Yellow-Sun (1 episode, 1965)
        - Escape to Doom (1965) TV episode .... Jacob Yellow-Sun
  144. "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." .... Alexander (2 episodes, 1965)
        - Alexander the Greater Affair: Part Two (1965) TV episode .... Alexander
        - Alexander the Greater Affair: Part One (1965) TV episode .... Alexander
  145. "12 O'Clock High" .... Col. Royce (1 episode, 1965)
        - The Lorelei (1965) TV episode .... Col. Royce
  146. "Dr. Kildare" .... Dr. Nicholas Keefe / ... (2 episodes, 1962-1964)
        - An Exchange of Gifts (1964) TV episode .... John Burroughs
        - The Chemistry of Anger (1962) TV episode .... Dr. Nicholas Keefe
  147. "Combat!" .... Avery (1 episode, 1964)
        - A Gift of Hope (1964) TV episode .... Avery
  148. "Ben Casey" .... Paul Vrolic (1 episode, 1964)
        - But Who Shall Beat the Drums? (1964) TV episode .... Paul Vrolic
  149. "The Reporter" .... Albert Vince (1 episode, 1964)
        - Extension Seven (1964) TV episode .... Albert Vince
  150. "The Great Adventure" .... Lieutenant John C. Freemont (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Pathfinder (1964) TV episode .... Lieutenant John C. Freemont
  151. "The Eleventh Hour" .... Eddie Sanderson (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Secret in the Stone (1964) TV episode .... Eddie Sanderson
  152. "Breaking Point" .... Roy Kendall (1 episode, 1963)
        - Millions of Faces (1963) TV episode .... Roy Kendall
  153. "Channing" .... Ruskin (1 episode, 1963)
    ... aka The Young and the Bold
        - A Doll's House with Pom Pom and Trophies (1963) TV episode .... Ruskin
  154. "The Lieutenant" .... Sgt. Karl Kasten (1 episode, 1963)
        - The Proud and the Angry (1963) TV episode .... Sgt. Karl Kasten
  155. "Route 66" .... Charley (1 episode, 1963)
        - Who Will Cheer My Bonnie Bride (1963) TV episode .... Charley
  156. Critic's Choice (1963) .... Dion Kapakos
  157. "The Untouchables" .... Harry Straus / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1963)
        - The Spoiler (1963) TV episode .... Johnny Mizo
        - The Masterpiece (1961) TV episode .... Harry Straus
  158. "The Dick Powell Show" .... Joel Coles (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka The Dick Powell Theatre (USA: new title)
        - Crazy Sunday (1962) TV episode .... Joel Coles
  159. Hero's Island (1962) .... Nicholas Gates
    ... aka The Land We Love
  160. Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) .... Thomas 'Tom' J. Finley, Jr.
  161. "Naked City" .... Ansel Boake (1 episode, 1962)
        - A Case Study of Two Savages (1962) TV episode .... Ansel Boake
  162. "Frontier Circus" .... Jess Evans (1 episode, 1961)
        - The Hunter and the Hunted (1961) TV episode .... Jess Evans
  163. King of Kings (1961) .... Judas
  164. Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life (1961) (TV) .... Paul
  165. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" .... Ernie Walters / ... (2 episodes, 1957-1961)
        - The Kiss-Off (1961) TV episode .... Ernie Walters
        - Number Twenty-Two (1957) TV episode .... Steve Morgan #22
  166. "Thriller" .... Duncan Corey (1 episode, 1960)
    ... aka Boris Karloff's Thriller
        - The Purple Room (1960) TV episode .... Duncan Corey

  167. "Playhouse 90" .... Harold Rutland Jr. / ... (3 episodes, 1958-1959)
        - The Tunnel (1959) TV episode .... Lieutenant Douty
        - Face of a Hero (1959) TV episode .... Harold Rutland Jr.
        - Bomber's Moon (1958) TV episode .... Lieutenant Harrison
  168. "Sunday Showcase" .... The Android (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka NBC Sunday Showcase (USA: complete title)
        - Murder and the Android (1959) TV episode .... The Android
  169. Pork Chop Hill (1959) .... Lt. Walter Russel
  170. "Pursuit" (1 episode, 1958)
        - Epitaph for a Golden Girl (1958) TV episode
  171. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Locky McCormick (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - Johnny Belinda (1958) TV episode .... Locky McCormick
  172. "Kraft Television Theatre" (3 episodes, 1956-1958)
    ... aka Kraft Mystery Theatre (USA: new title)
    ... aka Kraft Theatre (USA: new title)
        - Eddie (1958) TV episode
        - The Killer Instinct (1957) TV episode
        - The Murder of a Sand Flea (1956) TV episode
  173. "The United States Steel Hour" .... Will Dare (3 episodes, 1956-1958)
    ... aka The U.S. Steel Hour (USA: alternative title)
        - The Charmer (1958) TV episode .... Will Dare
        - The Little Bullfighter (1957) TV episode
        - Wetback Run (1956) TV episode
  174. "The Restless Gun" .... Jody (1 episode, 1957)
        - Jody (1957) TV episode .... Jody
  175. Time Limit (1957) .... Lt. George Miller
  176. "The Alcoa Hour" .... Kino / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
        - Hostages to Fortune (1957) TV episode .... Pierre
        - The Big Wave (1956) TV episode .... Kino
  177. A Face in the Crowd (1957) (uncredited) .... Barry Mills
    ... aka Budd Schulberg's A Face in the Crowd (USA: complete title)
  178. "The Kaiser Aluminum Hour" .... O'Hara (1 episode, 1957)
        - So Short a Season (1957) TV episode .... O'Hara
  179. Baby Doll (1956) (uncredited) .... The Dentist
Producer:
  1. Lucky Days (2008) (completed) (executive producer)

  2. The Convention (2006) (executive producer)
Thanks:
  1. "American Masters" (thanks) (1 episode, 2000)
        - Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000) TV episode (thanks)

  2. Harlan County U.S.A. (1976) (thanks)
Self:
  1. The Making of 'The Larry Sanders Show' (2007) (V) .... Himself
  2. The World's Greatest Comedy Characters (2007) (TV) .... Himself/Arthur
  3. "Extreme Dodgeball" (2004) TV series .... Himself/Commissioner (2005 -)
  4. Nine Hundred Nights (2001) (V) .... Narrator
  5. "American Masters" .... Himself - Actor (1 episode, 2000)
        - Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000) TV episode .... Himself - Actor

  6. The 51st Annual Tony Awards (1997) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
  7. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
        - Episode dated 25 March 1997 (1997) TV episode .... Himself
  8. "Lauren Hutton and..." .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
        - Rip Torn (1996) TV episode .... Himself
  9. 2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (1996) (TV)
  10. The Hindenburg (1996) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
  11. James Dean: A Portrait (1996) (TV) .... Narrator
  12. "The Howard Stern Interview" .... Himself (1 episode, 1993)
    ... aka The Howard Stern 'Interview' (USA: promotional title)
        - Episode #1.16 (1993) TV episode .... Himself
  13. Fires of Kuwait (1992) .... Narrator

  14. Ghost Towns of the Old West (1989) (TV) .... Himself (narrator)

  15. On the Line (1977) (voice) .... Narrator
  16. One P.M. (1972)
    ... aka One A.M./One American Movie
    ... aka One P.M./One Parallel Movie
    ... aka One P.M./One Pennebaker Movie (USA: informal alternative title)
Archive Footage:
  1. The Making of 'Marie Antoinette' (2007) (V) .... Himself
  2. Lionpower from MGM (1967) (uncredited) .... Dano Villanova
  3. One Spy Too Many (1966) .... Alexander


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