Rip Torn | |
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 Torn in 1994 | |
| Born | Elmore Rual Torn Jr. February 6, 1931 Temple, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | July 9, 2019 (aged 88) Lakeville, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Burial place | Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1956–2016 |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 6, including Angelica Page |
| Relatives | Sissy Spacek (cousin) David Torn (cousin) |
Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr. (February 6, 1931 – July 9, 2019) was an American actor whose career spanned more than 60 years. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing Marsh Turner in Cross Creek (1983). Torn's portrayal of Artie the producer on The Larry Sanders Show (1993–1998) received six Emmy Award nominations, winning in 1996. Torn is also known for his roles as Judas Iscariot in King of Kings (1961), Thomas J. Finley, Jr. in Sweet Bird of Youth (1962), Dr. Nathan Bryce in The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), Bob Diamond in Defending Your Life (1991), Zeus in Hercules (1997), Zed in the Men in Black franchise (1997, 2002), Jim Brody in Freddy Got Fingered (2001), Patches O'Houlihan in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004), and Louis XV in Marie Antoinette (2006).