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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:
Attended the Republican National Convention in New York in 2004. 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. Happy Tears (2009) (filming)
  4. American Cowslip (2008) (post-production) .... Trevor O'Hart
  5. Lucky Days (2008) (completed) .... Bobo

  6. "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
  7. August (2008) .... David
  8. Chatham (2008) .... Captain Jerry
    ... aka The Golden Boys (International: English title)
  9. Bee Movie (2007) (voice) .... Lou Lo Duca
  10. Turn the River (2007) .... Teddy Quinette
    ... aka T.T.R. (USA: informal short title)
  11. Three Days to Vegas (2007) .... Joe Wallace
  12. "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" .... Jules Copeland (1 episode, 2006)
    ... aka Law & Order: CI (USA: promotional abbreviation)
        - Bedfellows (2006) TV episode .... Jules Copeland
  13. Zoom (2006) .... Larraby
    ... aka Zoom: Academy for Superheroes (USA: DVD title)
  14. Marie Antoinette (2006) .... Louis XV
    ... aka Marie Antoinette (France)
  15. Astérix et les Vikings (2006) (voice: English version) .... Doublehelix
    ... aka Asterix and the Vikings (International: English title)
    ... aka Asterix og vikingerne (Denmark)
  16. Yours, Mine and Ours (2005) .... Commandant Sherman
    ... aka Yours, Mine & Ours (USA: promotional title)
  17. The Sisters (2005) .... Dr. Chebrin
  18. Forty Shades of Blue (2005) .... Alan James
  19. Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004) .... Patches O'Houlihan
    ... aka Dodgeball (USA: short title)
    ... aka Voll auf die Nüsse (Germany)
  20. Eulogy (2004) .... Edmund Collins
  21. Welcome to Mooseport (2004) .... Bert Langdon
    ... aka Willkommen in Mooseport (Germany)
  22. "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
  23. Love Object (2003) .... Novak
  24. Maniac Magee (2003) (TV) .... George McNab
  25. Rolling Kansas (2003) .... Oldman
  26. "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
  27. Men in Black II (2002) .... Zed
    ... aka MIB 2 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka MIIB (USA: promotional abbreviation)
  28. "Soul Food" .... Peter Redmond (1 episode, 2002)
        - Ultimate Power (2002) TV episode .... Peter Redmond
  29. Freddy Got Fingered (2001) .... Jim Brody
  30. "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
  31. Men in Black Alien Attack (2000) .... Agent Zed
    ... aka Men in Black: The Ride (USA: informal English alternative title)
  32. Wonder Boys (2000) .... Quentin 'Q' Morewood
  33. A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle (2000) (TV) .... Detective Manny Garett

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

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

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

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

  165. "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
  166. "Sunday Showcase" .... The Android (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka NBC Sunday Showcase (USA: complete title)
        - Murder and the Android (1959) TV episode .... The Android
  167. Pork Chop Hill (1959) .... Lt. Walter Russel
  168. "Pursuit" (1 episode, 1958)
        - Epitaph for a Golden Girl (1958) TV episode
  169. "Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Locky McCormick (1 episode, 1958)
    ... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
        - Johnny Belinda (1958) TV episode .... Locky McCormick
  170. "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
  171. "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
  172. "The Restless Gun" .... Jody (1 episode, 1957)
        - Jody (1957) TV episode .... Jody
  173. Time Limit (1957) .... Lt. George Miller
  174. "The Alcoa Hour" .... Kino / ... (2 episodes, 1956-1957)
        - Hostages to Fortune (1957) TV episode .... Pierre
        - The Big Wave (1956) TV episode .... Kino
  175. A Face in the Crowd (1957) (uncredited) .... Barry Mills
    ... aka Budd Schulberg's A Face in the Crowd (USA: complete title)
  176. "The Kaiser Aluminum Hour" .... O'Hara (1 episode, 1957)
        - So Short a Season (1957) TV episode .... O'Hara
  177. 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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