Rip Torn
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.
Acting
Movie
Men in Black
as Zed
1997
Movie
Men in Black 3
as Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited)
2012
Movie
Men in Black II
as Zed
2002
Movie
Hercules
as Zeus (voice)
1997
Movie
Bee Movie
as Lou Lo Duca (voice)
2007
Movie
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
as Patches O'Houlihan
2004
Movie
Marie Antoinette
as Louis XV
2006
Movie
The Insider
as John Scanlon
1999
Movie
RoboCop 3
as The CEO
1993
Movie
Airplane II: The Sequel
as Bud Kruger / President Reagan
1982
Movie
Yours, Mine & Ours
as Commandant Sherman
2005
TV
Columbo
as Leon Lamarr
1971
TV
30 Rock
as Don Geiss
2006
Movie
Wonder Boys
as Q
2000
Movie
Zoom
as Larraby
2006
Movie
The Man Who Fell to Earth
as Nathan Bryce
1976
TV
Will & Grace
as Lionel Banks
1998
Movie
Down Periscope
as Admiral Winslow
1996
Movie
Freddy Got Fingered
as Jim Brody
2001
TV
Bonanza
as Will Hewitt
1959
Movie
Coma
as Dr. George
1978
Movie
The Beastmaster
as Maax
1982
Movie
Senseless
as Randall Tyson
1998
TV
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Jules Copeland
2001
