Rip Torn



First NameRip
Last NameTorn
Full Name at BirthElmore Rual Torn, Jr.
Age81
Date of BirthFebruary 6, 1931
BirthplaceTemple, TX
Height5' 10" (178 cm)
BuildAverage
Hair ColorGrey
Star SignAquarius
ReligionChristian
EthnicityWhite
NationalityAmerican
High SchoolTyler High School, Tyler, TX (1949)
UniversityTexas A&M (dropped out)
Occupation CategoryActor
Claim to FameArthur on The Larry Sanders Show

Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn, Jr. (born February 6, 1931), is an American actor of stage, screen and television.


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Filmography

Selected Rip Torn film and TV show credits:


Acting Credits

2012
Zed

2011
3 Weeks to Daytona
Sal

2010
Bridge of Names
Tom

2009
Trevor O'Hart

2009
Carl

2009
Johnny Kidd
Frank

2009
Joe

2008
The Legend of Awesomest Maximus
King Looney

2008
David Sterling

2008
Lucky Days
Bobo

2008
Capt. Jeremiah Burgess

2007
Lou Lo Duca

2007
Joe Wallace

2007
Quinette

2006
Louis XV

2006
Larraby

2006
Don Geiss

2005
Alan James

2005
Dr. Chebrin

2005
Commandant Sherman

2004
Patches O'Houlihan

2004
Edmund Collins

2004
Bert Langdon

2003
Novak

2003
Oldman

2003
Maniac Magee
George McNab

2003
Senator Harlan M. Turner

2002
Zed

2001
Jim Brody

2001
Jules Copeland

2000
Quentin 'Q' Morewood

2000
Men in Black Alien Attack
Agent Zed

2000
A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle
Detective Manny Garett

2000
Peter Redmond

1999
John Scanlon

1999
Harvey H. Potter

1999
Passing Glory
Father Robert Grant

1999
Seasons of Love
Spence

1998
Randall Tyson

1998
The Almost Perfect Bank Robbery
Royce

1998
Lionel Banks

1997
Zeus

1997
Chief Agent Zed

1997
Benny Gibbs

1997
Ghost Stories
Narrator

1996
Vice Adm. Dean Winslow

1996
The Mouse
Trucker 'God'

1996
Fox After Breakfast
Guest

1995
General Dick Panzer

1995
For Better or Worse
Captain Cole

1995
Arthur Cleary

1995
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal
Adm. Snyder

1995
Letter to My Killer
Russel Vanik

1994
Heart of a Child
Dr. Leonard Bailey

1994
Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III
Adolphus

1994
Dr. Warren Shutt

1993
The CEO

1993
Where the Rivers Flow North
Noel Lord

1993
Art Professor

1992
Deputy Butch Prescott

1992
A Mother's Right: The Elizabeth Morgan Story
Bill Morgan

1992
Admiral Paul Yost - Presidential Delegation

1992
T Bone N Weasel
Happy Sam

1991
Bob Diamond

1991
Karl Resnick

1991
My Son Johnny
Brian Stansbury

1991
Death Falls
Dub Farley

1991
Captain Jack Parsons

1990
Walt Whitman

1990
Colonel Fargo

1990
Pair of Aces
Capt. Jack Parsons

1990
Kojak: None So Blind
Gideon Hogarth

1989
Sheriff

1989
Vic Luca

1989
Dr. Markowitz

1989
Sweet Bird of Youth
Boss Finley

1988
Blind Curve
Maheu

1987
Sheriff Hank Pearson

1987
Buford Pope

1987
J. Edgar Hoover
Lyndon Baines Johnson

1987
Joe Datilla

1987
Destination America
Corbet St. James IV

1987
The King of Love
Jack Kraft

1986
Dream West
Kit Carson

1986
Manhunt for Claude Dallas
Tim Nettleton

1985
Buzz Beckerman

1985
Scully

1985
Lewis Slaton

1985
The Execution
Wilheim Gehbert

1984
Primo Pitt

1984
Sheriff Wells

1984
Will

1984
Dino McLeish

1984
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Big Daddy

1984
Khepera

1984
When She Says No
Stuart Blankfort

1983
Marsh Turner

1982
Artie Taggart

1982
Bud Kruger, President Reagan

1982
Harold Benson

1982
Maax

1982
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant

1980
JCS Chairman G. E. Dumpston

1980
Walter Fox

1980
Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case
Charles Burt

1980
Sophia Loren: Her Own Story
Carlo Ponti

1979
Clyde Stewart

1979
Senator Kittner

1979
Blind Ambition
Richard M. Nixon

1979
A Shining Season
Jack Baker

1978
Dr. George

1978
Betrayal
Doctor Hartogs

1978
Steel Cowboy
K.W. Hicks

1978
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
-

1977
Father Maximilian

1976
Thomas

1976
Nathan Bryce

1976
Most Wanted
-

1976
Song of Myself
Walt Whitman

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

1974
Richie

1973
Maury Dann

1973
The President's Plane Is Missing
George Oldenburg

1973
Cotter
Roy

1972
Dominic Hoffo

1972
Circle of Fear
Jonathon

1971
Montserrat
Izquierdo

1971
Leon Lamarr

1970
Maidstone
Raoul Rey O'Houlihan

1970
Henry Miller

1969
Coming Apart
Joe

1968
Beyond the Law
Popcorn

1968
Dano Villanova

1967
Gunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell

1967
Victor Roarke

1966
Alexander

1966
I.H. Chanticleer

1965
Slade

1964
12 O'Clock High
Col. Royce

1964
Alexander

1964
The Reporter
Albert Vince

1963
Dion Kapakos

1963
Breaking Point
Roy Kendall

1963
The Great Adventure
Lieutenant John C. Freemont

1963
Sgt. Karl Kasten

1963
Channing
Donald Burrows

1962
Nicholas Gates

1962
Thomas 'Tom' J. Finley, Jr.

1962
Avery

1962
The Eleventh Hour
Eddie Sanderson

1961
Judas

1961
Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman's Life
Paul

1961
Paul Vrolic

1961
Dr. Nicholas Keefe, John Burroughs

1961
Joel Coles

1961
Jess Evans

1960
Alvah Clayhorne

1960
Duncan Corey

1960
Festival
-

1959
Lt. Walter Russel

1959
Will Hewett

1959
Jacob Yellow-Sun

1959
Sunday Showcase
The Android

1959
Harry Strauss, Johnny Mizo

1958
Ansel Boake

1958
Pursuit
-

1957
Barry Mills

1957
Lt. George Miller

1957
Jody

1957
The Seven Lively Arts
-

1956
The Dentist

1956
Harold Rutland Jr., Lieutenant Harrison, Lt. Douty

1955
Ernie Walters, Steve Morgan #22

1955
The Alcoa Hour
Kino, Pierre

1951
Locky McCormick, Solomon Chandler

1947
Somers

Director Credits

1988
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Producer Credits

2008
Lucky Days
-

2006
The Convention
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Comedy Series
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Comedy Series (1976–2000)
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