Rip Torn

Biography

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

Men in Black

as Zed

Men in Black 3

as Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited)

Men in Black II

as Zed

Hercules

as Zeus (voice)

Bee Movie

as Lou Lo Duca (voice)

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

as Patches O'Houlihan

Marie Antoinette

as Louis XV

The Insider

as John Scanlon

RoboCop 3

as The CEO

Airplane II: The Sequel

as Bud Kruger / President Reagan