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 Aw ... ard 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.
| Organization | Category | Movie |
|---|
The Larry Sanders Show
as Arthur
Episodes: 90
First Aired: Aug 15, 1992
Ghost Stories
as The Narrator
Episodes: 44
First Aired: Sep 28, 1997
30 Rock
as Don Geiss
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Oct 11, 2006
Will & Grace
as Lionel Banks
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Sep 21, 1998
Blind Ambition
as Richard M. Nixon
Episodes: 4
First Aired: May 20, 1979
The Blue and the Gray
as Ulysses S. Grant
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Nov 14, 1982
North and South
as Adolphus
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Nov 03, 1985
Dr. Kildare
as Dr. Nicholas Keefe
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 27, 1961
Seasons of Love
as Spence
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jul 03, 1999
The Atlanta Child Murders
as Lewis Slaton
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Feb 10, 1985
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
as Alexander
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 22, 1964
The Great Adventure
as Lieutenant John C. Freemont
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 27, 1963
Route 66
as Alvah Clayhorne
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 07, 1960
Naked City
as Ansel Boake
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 1958
Soul Food
as Peter Redmond
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 28, 2000
Mannix
as Victor Roarke
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 1967
Combat!
as Avery
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 1962
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Locky McCormick
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 24, 1951
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Steve Morgan #22
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 1955
Thriller
as Duncan Corey
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1960
The Lieutenant
as Sgt. Karl Kasten
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 14, 1963
Ghost Story
as Jonathon
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 15, 1972
Channing
as Donald Burrows
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 18, 1963
Bonanza
as Will Hewitt
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 1959
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Ernie Walters
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 1955
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Solomon Chandler
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 24, 1951
Columbo
as Leon Lamarr
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 15, 1971
The Dick Powell Show
as Joel Coles
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 26, 1961
The John Larroquette Show
as Bernard Galvin
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 02, 1993
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Jules Copeland
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 2001
The Restless Gun
as Jody Gilman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 1957
12 O'Clock High
as Col. Mark Royce
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 18, 1964
Rawhide
as Jacob Yellow-Sun
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 09, 1959
The Untouchables
as Harry Strauss
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 15, 1959
The Untouchables
as Johnny Mizo
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 15, 1959
Kraft Television Theatre
as Somers
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 07, 1947
Extreme Dodgeball
Episodes: 30
First Aired: Jun 15, 2004
The Lyon's Den
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 28, 2003
Kraft Television Theatre
Episodes: 3
First Aired: May 07, 1947
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Apr 01, 1956
Omnibus
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 09, 1952
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1993
Chicago Hope
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 18, 1994
Ben Casey
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 1961
Breaking Point
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 16, 1963
The Eddie Capra Mysteries
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 1978
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 11, 1961
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 20, 1944
Popularity History
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| 2024 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 26 | 43 | 11 |
| 2024 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 9 |
| 2024 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 9 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 6 |
| 2024 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 10 |
| 2025 | 1 | 22 | 40 | 11 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |