Torn, Rip, 1931-2019
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- IMDB, Jan. 7, 2011(Rip Torn; b. Feb. 6, 1931 in Temple, Tex.; actor)
- New York times WWW site, viewed July 10, 2019(in obituary published July 9: Rip Torn; b. Elmore Rual Torn Jr., Feb. 6, 1931, Temple, Tex.; inherited the nickname Rip from his father; d. Tuesday [July 9, 2019], Lakeville, Conn., aged 88; made his reputation in the works of Tennessee Williams and played roles as diverse as Walt Whitman, Richard Nixon, and Judas Iscariot before earning his greatest fame as a gruff, bullying producer on one of the most acclaimed television comedies of the 1990s, but remained dogged by his reputation as an out-of-control troublemaker)
- Hallmark hall of fame. Johnny Belinda [MP] 1958-10-13:credits (starring Rip Torn)
- Halliwell's filmgoer's companion, 1983(Rip Torn; b. 1931; AKA Elmore Torn)
Wikipedia description:
Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr. (February 6, 1931 – July 9, 2019) was an American actor whose career spanned roughly 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 (1992–1998) received six Emmy Award nominations, winning in 1996. He played the lead roles in films Coming Apart (1969), Payday (1973), and Heartland (1979). Torn was best 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), Maax in The Beastmaster (1982), 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).
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