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Mini Biography:
Rip Torn was born Elmore Rual Torn, Jr. on February 6, 1931 in Temple... moreAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 13 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(51 articles)
Eccentric Cinema: Coming Apart (1969)—A Critical Overview (From Twitch. 16 July 2009, 1:34 PM, PDT)
The Lighter Side Of Michael Jackson
(From MTV Newsroom. 26 June 2009, 9:06 AM, PDT)
US TV Schedule:
| Fri. July 17 | 3:15 AM | MAX | Freddy Got Fingered | more |
Filmography
Actor:
- Cat Tale (2010) (in production) (voice) .... Sampson
- Bridge of Names (2009) (post-production) .... Tom
- The Afterlight (2009) (post-production) .... Carl
- American Cowslip (2009) (post-production) .... Trevor O'Hart
- The Legend of Awesomest Maximus (2009) (post-production) .... King Looney
... aka National Lampoon's the Legend of Awesomest Maximus (USA) - "30 Rock" .... Don Geiss (7 episodes, 2007-2009)
- Larry King (2009) TV episode .... Don Geiss
- Reunion (2009) TV episode .... Don Geiss
- Sandwich Day (2008) TV episode .... Don Geiss
- Succession (2008) TV episode .... Don Geiss
- Jack Gets in the Game (2007) TV episode .... Don Geiss
(2 more) - Happy Tears (2009) .... Joe
- Lucky Days (2008) .... Bobo
- August (2008) .... David Sterling
... aka Landshark (Europe: English title: DVD title) - The Golden Boys (2008) .... Captain Jerry
- Bee Movie (2007) (voice) .... Lou Lo Duca
- Turn the River (2007) .... Teddy Quinette
... aka T.T.R. (USA: informal short title) - Three Days to Vegas (2007) .... Joe Wallace
- "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" .... Jules Copeland (1 episode, 2006)
... aka "Law & Order: CI" (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- Bedfellows (2006) TV episode .... Jules Copeland - Zoom (2006) .... Larraby
... aka Zoom: Academy for Superheroes (USA: DVD title) - Marie Antoinette (2006) .... Louis XV
... aka Marie Antoinette (France) - Yours, Mine and Ours (2005) .... Commandant Sherman
... aka Yours, Mine & Ours (USA: promotional title) - The Sisters (2005) .... Dr. Chebrin
- Forty Shades of Blue (2005) .... Alan James
- Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) .... Patches O'Houlihan
... aka Dodgeball (USA: short title)
... aka Voll auf die Nüsse (Germany) - Eulogy (2004) .... Edmund Collins
- Welcome to Mooseport (2004) .... Bert Langdon
... aka Willkommen in Mooseport (Germany) - "The Lyon's Den" .... Senator Harlan M. Turner (4 episodes, 2003)
- Blood (2003) TV episode .... Senator Harlan M. Turner
- The Other Side of Caution (2003) TV episode .... Senator Harlan M. Turner
- Pilot (2003) TV episode .... Senator Harlan M. Turner
- The Fifth (????) TV episode .... Senator Harlan M. Turner - Love Object (2003) .... Novak
- Maniac Magee (2003) (TV) .... George McNab
- Rolling Kansas (2003) .... Oldman
- "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 - Men in Black II (2002) .... Zed
... aka MIB 2 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka MIIB (USA: promotional abbreviation) - "Soul Food" .... Peter Redmond (1 episode, 2002)
- Ultimate Power (2002) TV episode .... Peter Redmond - Freddy Got Fingered (2001) .... Jim Brody
- Men in Black Alien Attack (2000) .... Agent Zed
... aka Men in Black: The Ride (USA: informal English alternative title) - Wonder Boys (2000) .... Quentin 'Q' Morewood
- A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle (2000) (TV) .... Detective Manny Garett
- The Insider (1999) .... John Scanlon
- Balloon Farm (1999) (TV) .... Harvey H. Potter
- Seasons of Love (1999) (TV) .... Spence
... aka Love on the Land (UK) (USA: working title) - Passing Glory (1999) (TV) .... Father Robert Grant
- The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery (1998) (TV) .... Royce
- "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) - "Ghost Stories" .... Narrator (5 episodes, 1997-1998)
- Winner Take All (1998) TV episode .... Narrator
- The State of Grace (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 - Senseless (1998) .... Randall Tyson
- Men in Black (1997) .... Chief Zed
... aka MIB (USA: promotional abbreviation) - Hercules (1997) (voice) .... Zeus
- Trial and Error (1997) .... Benjamin 'Benny' Gibbs
- "Fox After Breakfast" .... Guest (1 episode, 1997)
... aka "The Vicki Lawrence Show" (new title)
- Episode dated 2 April 1997 (1997) TV episode .... Guest - Hercules (1997) (VG) (voice) .... Zeus
... aka Disney's Hercules (USA: complete title) - The Mouse (1996) .... Trucker 'God'
- Down Periscope (1996) .... Vice Adm. Dean Winslow
- How to Make an American Quilt (1995) .... Arthur Cleary
- "Chicago Hope" .... Dr. Warren Shutt (1 episode, 1995)
- Hello Goodbye (1995) TV episode .... Dr. Warren Shutt - Letter to My Killer (1995) (TV) .... Russel Vanik
- She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal (1995) (TV) .... Adm. Snyder
- For Better or Worse (1995) .... Captain Cole
- "The John Larroquette Show" .... Art Professor (1 episode, 1995)
... aka "Larroquette" (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- You Bet Your Life (1995) TV episode .... Art Professor - Canadian Bacon (1995) .... General Dick Panzer
- Heart of a Child (1994) (TV) .... Dr. Leonard Bailey
- "Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III" .... Adolphus (3 episodes, 1994)
... aka "John Jakes' Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III"
... aka "North and South III"
- Episode #1.3 (1994) TV episode .... Adolphus
- Episode #1.2 (1994) TV episode .... Adolphus
- Episode #1.1 (1994) TV episode .... Adolphus - Where the Rivers Flow North (1993) .... Noel Lord
- RoboCop 3 (1993) .... The CEO
- Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster (1992) (TV) .... Yost
... aka Disaster at Valdez - A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story (1992) (TV) .... Bill Morgan
... aka Shattered Silence - T Bone N Weasel (1992) (TV) .... Happy Sam
- Beyond the Law (1992) .... Deputy Prescott
... aka Fixing the Shadow (International: English title) - Columbo: Death Hits the Jackpot (1991) (TV) .... Leon Lamarr
- My Son Johnny (1991) (TV) .... Brian Stansbury
... aka Bad Seed (Australia: video title) - Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind (1991) (TV) .... Captain Jack Parsons
- Defending Your Life (1991) .... Bob Diamond
- Death Falls (1991) .... Dub Farley
- Dolly Dearest (1991) .... Karl Resnick
- By Dawn's Early Light (1990) (TV) .... E-4 Col. Fargo
- Kojak: None So Blind (1990) (TV) .... Gideon Hogarth
- Pair of Aces (1990) (TV) .... Capt. Jack Parsons
- Beautiful Dreamers (1990) .... Walt Whitman
- Sweet Bird of Youth (1989) (TV) .... Boss Finley
- Zwei Frauen (1989) .... Dr. Markowitz
... aka Silence Like Glass (USA) - Cold Feet (1989) .... Sheriff
- Hit List (1989) .... Vic Luca
- April Morning (1988) (TV) .... Solomon Chandler
- Blind Curve (1988) .... Maheu
- The King of Love (1987) (TV) .... Jack Kraft
- Laguna Heat (1987) (TV) .... Joe Datilla
- Nadine (1987) .... Buford Pope
- Extreme Prejudice (1987) .... Sheriff Hank Pearson
- Destination America (1987) (TV) .... Corbet St. James IV
- J. Edgar Hoover (1987) (TV) .... Lyndon Baines Johnson
- Manhunt for Claude Dallas (1986) (TV) .... Tim Nettleton
- "Dream West" (1986) TV mini-series .... Kit Carson
- Beer (1985) .... Buzz Beckerman
... aka The Selling of America - Summer Rental (1985) .... Scully
- "The Atlanta Child Murders" (1985) TV mini-series .... Lewis Slaton
- The Execution (1985) (TV) .... Wilheim Gehbert
- City Heat (1984) .... Primo Pitt
- Songwriter (1984) .... Dino McLeish
- Flashpoint (1984) .... Sheriff Wells
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1984) (TV) .... Big Daddy
- Scarab (1984) .... Khepera
... aka Escarabajos asesinos (Spain) - Misunderstood (1984) .... Will
... aka L'ultimo sole d'estate (Italy) - When She Says No (1984) (TV) .... Stuart Blankfort
- Cross Creek (1983) .... Marsh Turner
- Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) .... Bud Kruger / President Reagan
... aka Flying High II
... aka Flying High II: The Sequel (Australia) - "The Blue and the Gray" (1982) TV mini-series .... Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
- Jinxed! (1982) .... Harold Benson
- The Beastmaster (1982) .... Maax
... aka Beastmaster - Der Befreier (West Germany) - A Stranger Is Watching (1982) .... Artie Taggart
- First Family (1980) .... JCS Chairman G. E. Dumpston
- Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case (1980) (TV) .... Charles Burt
- Sophia Loren: Her Own Story (1980) (TV) .... Carlo Ponti
- One Trick Pony (1980) .... Walter Fox
- A Shining Season (1979) (TV) .... Jack Baker
- Heartland (1979) .... Clyde Stewart
- The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979) .... Senator Kittner
- "Blind Ambition" (1979) TV mini-series .... Richard M. Nixon
... aka "The John Dean Story" - Steel Cowboy (1978) (TV) .... K.W. Hicks
- Betrayal (1978) (TV) .... Doctor Hartogs
- "The Eddie Capra Mysteries" (1 episode, 1978)
- The Intimate Friends of Jenny Wilde (1978) TV episode - Coma (1978) .... Dr. George
- The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover (1977) .... Dwight Webb
- "Most Wanted" (1 episode, 1977)
- The Dutchman (1977) TV episode - Nasty Habits (1977) .... Father Maximilian
... aka The Abbess - Birch Interval (1976) .... Thomas
- The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) .... Nathan Bryce
- Song of Myself (1976) .... Walt Whitman
- Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan (1975) (TV) .... Glen Tuttle
- Crazy Joe (1974) .... Richie
- The President's Plane Is Missing (1973) (TV) .... George Oldenburg
- Payday (1973) .... Maury Dann
- Cotter (1973) .... Roy
- "Ghost Story" .... Jonathon (1 episode, 1972)
... aka "Circle of Fear" (USA: new title)
- Touch of Madness (1972) TV episode .... Jonathon - "Mannix" .... Victor Roarke (1 episode, 1972)
- The Open Web (1972) TV episode .... Victor Roarke - Slaughter (1972) .... Hoffo
... aka Masacre (Mexico) - "Bonanza" .... Will Hewett (1 episode, 1971)
... aka "Ponderosa" (USA: rerun title)
- Blind Hunch (1971) TV episode .... Will Hewett - Montserrat (1971) (TV) .... Izquierdo
- Tropic of Cancer (1970) .... Henry Miller
- Maidstone (1970) .... Raoul Rey O'Houlihan
- Coming Apart (1969) .... Joe
- Sol Madrid (1968) .... Dano Villanova
... aka The Heroin Gang (UK) - Beyond the Law (1968/I) .... Popcorn
- Beach Red (1967) .... Gunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell
- You're a Big Boy Now (1966) .... I. H. Chanticleer
- One Spy Too Many (1966) .... Alexander
- The Cincinnati Kid (1965) .... Slade
- "Rawhide" .... Jacob Yellow-Sun (1 episode, 1965)
- Escape to Doom (1965) TV episode .... Jacob Yellow-Sun - "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 - "12 O'Clock High" .... Col. Royce (1 episode, 1965)
- The Lorelei (1965) TV episode .... Col. Royce - "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 - "Combat!" .... Avery (1 episode, 1964)
- A Gift of Hope (1964) TV episode .... Avery - "Ben Casey" .... Paul Vrolic (1 episode, 1964)
- But Who Shall Beat the Drums? (1964) TV episode .... Paul Vrolic - "The Reporter" .... Albert Vince (1 episode, 1964)
- Extension Seven (1964) TV episode .... Albert Vince - "The Great Adventure" .... Lieutenant John C. Freemont (1 episode, 1964)
- The Pathfinder (1964) TV episode .... Lieutenant John C. Freemont - "The Eleventh Hour" .... Eddie Sanderson (1 episode, 1964)
- The Secret in the Stone (1964) TV episode .... Eddie Sanderson - "Breaking Point" .... Roy Kendall (1 episode, 1963)
- Millions of Faces (1963) TV episode .... Roy Kendall - "Channing" .... Donald Burrows (1 episode, 1963)
... aka "The Young and the Bold"
- A Doll's House with Pom Pom and Trophies (1963) TV episode .... Donald Burrows - "The Lieutenant" .... Sgt. Karl Kasten (1 episode, 1963)
- The Proud and the Angry (1963) TV episode .... Sgt. Karl Kasten - "Route 66" .... Alvah Clayhorne (1 episode, 1963)
- Who Will Cheer My Bonnie Bride (1963) TV episode .... Alvah Clayhorne - Critic's Choice (1963) .... Dion Kapakos
- "The Untouchables" .... Harry Straus / ... (2 episodes, 1961-1963)
- The Spoiler (1963) TV episode .... Johnny Mizo
- The Masterpiece (1961) TV episode .... Harry Straus - "The Dick Powell Show" .... Joel Coles (1 episode, 1962)
... aka "The Dick Powell Theatre" (USA: new title)
- Crazy Sunday (1962) TV episode .... Joel Coles - Hero's Island (1962) .... Nicholas Gates
... aka The Land We Love - Sweet Bird of Youth (1962) .... Thomas 'Tom' J. Finley, Jr.
- "Naked City" .... Ansel Boake (1 episode, 1962)
- A Case Study of Two Savages (1962) TV episode .... Ansel Boake - "Frontier Circus" .... Jess Evans (1 episode, 1961)
- The Hunter and the Hunted (1961) TV episode .... Jess Evans - King of Kings (1961) .... Judas
- Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life (1961) (TV) .... Paul
- "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 - "Thriller" .... Duncan Corey (1 episode, 1960)
... aka "Boris Karloff's Thriller"
- The Purple Room (1960) TV episode .... Duncan Corey - "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 - "Sunday Showcase" .... The Android (1 episode, 1959)
... aka "Breck Sunday Showcase" (USA: promotional title)
... aka "NBC Sunday Showcase" (USA: complete title)
- Murder and the Android (1959) TV episode .... The Android - Pork Chop Hill (1959) .... Lt. Walter Russel
- "Pursuit" (1 episode, 1958)
- Epitaph for a Golden Girl (1958) TV episode - "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Locky McCormick (1 episode, 1958)
... aka "Hallmark Television Playhouse"
- Johnny Belinda (1958) TV episode .... Locky McCormick - "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 - "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 - "The Restless Gun" .... Jody (1 episode, 1957)
- Jody (1957) TV episode .... Jody - Time Limit (1957) .... Lt. George Miller
- "The Alcoa Hour" .... Kino / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
- Hostages to Fortune (1957) TV episode .... Pierre
- The Big Wave (1956) TV episode .... Kino - A Face in the Crowd (1957) (uncredited) .... Barry Mills
... aka Budd Schulberg's A Face in the Crowd (USA: complete title) - "The Kaiser Aluminum Hour" .... O'Hara (1 episode, 1957)
- So Short a Season (1957) TV episode .... O'Hara - Baby Doll (1956) (uncredited) .... The Dentist
Producer:
- Lucky Days (2008) (executive producer)
- The Convention (2006) (executive producer)
Director:
- The Telephone (1988)
Thanks:
- "American Masters" (thanks) (1 episode, 2000)
- Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000) TV episode (thanks) - Harlan County U.S.A. (1976) (thanks)
Self:
- The Making of 'The Larry Sanders Show' (2007) (V) .... Himself
- The World's Greatest Comedy Characters (2007) (TV) .... Himself/Arthur
- "Extreme Dodgeball" (2004) TV series .... Himself/Commissioner (2005 -)
- Nine Hundred Nights (2001) (V) .... Narrator
- "American Masters" .... Himself - Actor (1 episode, 2000)
- Clint Eastwood: Out of the Shadows (2000) TV episode .... Himself - Actor - The 51st Annual Tony Awards (1997) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1997)
- Episode dated 25 March 1997 (1997) TV episode .... Himself - "Lauren Hutton and..." .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
- Rip Torn (1996) TV episode .... Himself - 2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (1996) (TV)
- The Hindenburg (1996) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
- James Dean: A Portrait (1996) (TV) .... Narrator
- "The Howard Stern Interview" .... Himself (1 episode, 1993)
... aka "The Howard Stern 'Interview'" (USA: promotional title)
- Episode #1.16 (1993) TV episode .... Himself - Fires of Kuwait (1992) .... Narrator
- Ghost Towns of the Old West (1989) (TV) .... Himself (narrator)
- The 56th Annual Academy Awards (1984) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in Supporting Role
- On the Line (1977) (voice) .... Narrator
- 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) - Listen, America! (1968) .... Himself
- "About Faces" .... Himself (1 episode, 1960)
- Episode dated 29 March 1960 (1960) TV episode .... Himself
Archive Footage:
- The Making of 'Marie Antoinette' (2007) (V) .... Himself
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"Chicago Hope"
- Brain Salad Surgery (1997) TV episode .... Dr. Warren Shutt - Lionpower from MGM (1967) (uncredited) .... Dano Villanova
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