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Temple, Texas, USA
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…
Known for
- Norman Mailer: The American — Self2012
- Men in Black 3 — Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited)2012
- Bridge of Names — Tom2012
- National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest Maximus — King Looney2011
- 3 Weeks to Daytona — Sal2011
- American Cowslip — Trevor O'Hart2009
- Happy Tears — Joe2009
- The Afterlight — Carl2009
- Turn the River — Quinette2008
- August — David Sterling2008
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Key facts
- Born
- Elmore Rual Torn Jr. , ( 1931-02-06 ) February 6, 1931, Temple, Texas , U.S.
- Died
- July 9, 2019 (2019-07-09) (aged 88), Lakeville, Connecticut , U.S.
- Burial place
- Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1956–2019
- Spouses
- Ann Wedgeworth ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1955 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1961 ) Geraldine Page ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1963 ; died 1987 ) Amy Wright ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1989 )
- Children
- 6, including Angelica Page and Tony Torn
- Relatives
- Sissy Spacek (cousin), David Torn (cousin)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Temple
- Place of death
- Lakeville
- Spouse
- Geraldine Page
- Child
- Angelica Page
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Educated at
- Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
- Political party
- Republican Party (United States)
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- Men in Black
- Field of work
- film
- Image
- Rip Torn at the 46th Emmy Awards headcrop.jpg
- Number of children
- 6
- Work location
- United States
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- Commons category
- Rip Torn
- date of birth
- 1931-02-06
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play
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- Rip Torn
- start of work period
- 1956-00-00
- cause of death
- Alzheimer's disease
- relative
- Sissy Spacek
- medical condition
- Alzheimer's disease
- date of death
- 2019-07-09
- birth name
- Elmore Rual Torn Jr.
- nickname
- Rip
- end of work period
- 2016-00-00
- name in native language
- Rip Torn
- different from
- Rip Taylor
- writing language
- English language
- manner of death
- natural causes
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