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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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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.
Known For
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Tony Awards
Rawhide
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Golden Globe Awards
Dr. Kildare
Columbo
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Chicago Hope
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
30 Rock
Will & Grace
The John Larroquette Show
Bonanza
Kraft Television Theatre
The Dick Powell Show
Omnibus
Ghost Story
The Restless Gun
Mannix
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
The Lieutenant
Soul Food
Thriller
The Lyon's Den
Route 66
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
Men in Black 3
Blind Ambition
Bee Movie
Yours, Mine & Ours
The Insider
Hercules
Down Periscope
Wonder Boys
Marie Antoinette
Canadian Bacon
Men in Black
J. Edgar Hoover
The Larry Sanders Show
Love Object
Airplane II: The Sequel
RoboCop 3
Men in Black II
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
The Atlanta Child Murders
Flashpoint
Laguna Heat
Defending Your Life
Summer Rental
The Blue and the Gray
24 Hours in a Woman's Life
Freddy Got Fingered
The Man Who Fell to Earth
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