Rip Torn - # 213

Rip Torn, actor best known for 'Men in Black' and 'The Larry Sanders Show,' dies at 88

Rip is number 213 on the list.

Rip Torn, an Emmy Award-winning actor who starred in "Men in Black" and HBO's "The Larry Sanders Show," has died, according to his publicist Rick Miramontez. He was 88.
Will Smith, center, and Rip Torn, right during Men in Black II Premiere at Mann Village Theatre in Westwood, California, United States.

Torn died Tuesday at his home in Lakeville, Connecticut with his family by his side, Miramontez said.
The actor had a seven-decade career in film, television and theater, with nearly 200 credits to his name.
His secret weapon was to "Play drama as comedy and comedy as drama," Miramontez recalled the star once saying.
Torn appeared on Broadway 10 times, making his debut in Tennessee Williams' "Sweet Bird of Youth" in 1959. He earned a Tony Award nomination in 1960 for his performance. He also received an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor for his role as Marsh Turner in the 1983 film "Cross Creek."

Perhaps his most memorable role was as producer Artie on HBO's "The Larry Sanders Show," which earned him six consecutive Emmy nominations and a win for best supporting actor in a comedy series.
Following his success on the show, Torn was cast in several movies including 1997's "Men in Black," starring opposite Will Smith who posted a tribute to the fallen star Tuesday.

Torn is survived by six children, four grandchildren, his wife, Amy Wright, and sister Patricia Alexander.


His filmography:

Film

Year       Title       Role       Notes

1956      Baby Doll             The Dentist         Uncredited

1957      A Face in the Crowd        Barry Mills           Uncredited

Time Limit           Lt. George Miller             

1959      Pork Chop Hill    Lt. Walter B. Russell       

1961      King of Kings       Judas Iscariot    

1962      Sweet Bird of Youth        Thomas J. Finley, Jr.        

Hero's Island      Nicholas Gates

1963      Critic's Choice    Dion Kapakos    

1965      The Cincinnati Kid            Slade    

1966      You're a Big Boy Now      I.H. Chanticleer

One Spy Too Many          Alexander           (archive footage)

1967      Beach Red           Sergeant Honeywell       

1968      Sol Madrid          Dano Villanova

Beyond the Law                Popcorn              

1969      Lions Love           THE BEARD Director        Uncredited

Coming Apart     Joe        

Tropic of Cancer               Henry Miller      

1970      Maidstone          Raoul Rey O'Houlihan    

1972      Slaughter             Dominic Hoffo  

Payday Maury Dann      

1973      The President's Plane Is Missing                 George Oldenburg           TV movie

Cotter   Roy       

1974      Crazy Joe             Richie   

1976      The Man Who Fell to Earth           Dr. Nathan Bryce             

Birch Interval     Thomas               

1977      Nasty Habits       Father Maximilian           

The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover          Dwight Webb    

1978      Coma    Dr. George         

1979      The Seduction of Joe Tynan         Senator Kittner

Heartland            Clyde Stewart   

1980      One Trick Pony Walter Fox         

First Family         General G. E. Dumpston               

1982      A Stranger Is Watching   Artie Taggart     

The Beastmaster              Maax    

Jinxed! Harold Benson  

Airplane II: The Sequel   Bud Kruger         

1983      Cross Creek         Marsh Turner     Nominated – Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

1984      Misunderstood Will       

Flashpoint           Sheriff Wells      

Songwriter          Dino McLeish    

City Heat              Primo Pitt           

1985      Summer Rental Scully    

Beer       Buzz Beckerman              

1987      Extreme Prejudice           Sheriff Hank Pearson     

Nadine Bufford Pope    

1988      Blind Curve         Maheu

1989      Hit List Vic Luca               

Cold Feet             Sheriff  

Zwei Frauen        Dr. Markowitz   

1990      Beautiful Dreamers         Walt Whitman  

By Dawn's Early Light      Colonel Fargo     TV movie

1991      Defending Your Life         Bob Diamond    

1992      Dolly Dearest     Karl Resnick       

Beyond the Law                Deputy Butch Prescott   TV movie

1993      RoboCop 3          OCP CEO             

Where the Rivers Flow North      Noel Lord            

1995      For Better or Worse        Captain Cole      

Canadian Bacon                General Dick Panzer       

How to Make an American Quilt                Arthur  

1996      Down Periscope                Vice Adm. Dean Winslow             

The Mouse         Trucker 'God'    

1997      Trial and Error   Benny Gibbs      

Hercules               Zeus       Voice

Men in Black      Zed         Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture

1998      Senseless            Randall Tyson   

1999      The Insider          John Scanlon     

2000      Wonder Boys     Quentin "Q" Morewood               

2001      Freddy Got Fingered       Jim Brody            Nominated – Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor

2002      Men in Black II   Zed        

2003      Rolling Kansas    Oldman               

Love Object        Novak  

2004      Welcome to Mooseport                Bert Langdon    

DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story            Patches O'Houlihan        

Eulogy   Edmund Collins

2005      Forty Shades of Blue       Alan James         

The Sisters          Dr. Chebrin        

Yours, Mine & Ours         Commandant Sherman

2006      Marie Antoinette             Louis XV              

Zoom     Larraby                

2007      Turn the River    Teddy Quinette                

Bee Movie           Lou Lo Duca        Voice

Three Days to Vegas       Joe Wallace       

2008      August David Sterling   

Lucky Days          Bobo    

The Golden Boys              Captain Jeremiah "Jerry" Burgess             

2009      Happy Tears       Joe        

American Cowslip            Trevor O'Hart    

The Afterlight    Carl       

2011      The Legend of Awesomest Maximus        King Looney       

3 Weeks to Daytona        Sal         

2012      Men in Black 3   Large-Headed Alien at Funeral    Uncredited

Bridge of Names               Tom      

2013      Johnny Kidd        Frank     Final film appearance

Television

Year       Title       Role       Notes

1957      Alfred Hitchcock Presents             Steve Morgan #22            Episode: "Number Twenty-Two[35]"

1961      Alfred Hitchcock Presents             Ernie Walters     Episode: "The Kiss-Off"

1962      Naked City          Ansel Boake        Episode: "A Case of Two Savages"

1962, 1964          Dr. Kildare           John Burroughs/Dr. Keefe            2 episodes

1963      The Lieutenant GySgt Karl Kasten             Episode: "The Proud and the Angry"

1964      Combat!               Sgt Avery             Episode: "A Gift of Hope"

1965      The Man from U.N.C.L.E.              Mr. Alexander   2 episodes

Mannix                 Victor Roarke     Episode: "The Open Web"

Rawhide               Chiricahua Chief Jacob Yellow-Sun            Episode: "Escort to Doom"

1971      Bonanza               Will Hewitt          Episode: "Blind Hunch"

1978      Steel Cowboy     K.W. Hicks           Television film

The Eddie Capra Mysteries           Kilraine                 Episode: "The Intimate Friends of Janet Wilde"

Rape and Marriage: The Rideout Case     Charles Burt       Television film

1980      Sophia Loren: Her Own Story      Carlo Ponti          Television film

1982      Blind Ambition Richard Nixon    Miniseries

Unknown episodes

The Blue and the Gray    Gen. Ulysses S. Grant      Miniseries

3 episodes

1984      Cat on a Hot Tin Roof      Big Daddy            Showtime production

Nominated for CableACE Award for Actor in a Theatrical or Dramatic Special

1985      The Atlanta Child Murders           Lewis Slaton       Miniseries

3 episodes

1986      Dream West       Kit Carson            Miniseries

2 episodes

1988      April Morning    Solomon Chandler           Television film

1989      Sweet Bird of Youth        Boss Finley          Television film

1991      Columbo              Leon Lamarr       Episode: "Death Hits the Jackpot"

Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind       Captain Jack Parsons       Television film

1992–1998          The Larry Sanders Show                Artie      89 episodes

1994      Heaven and Hell: North and South Book III            Adolphus             Miniseries

3 episodes

1995      Letter to My Killer            Russel Vanik       Television film

1997–1998          Ghost Stories     Narrator               44 episodes

1999      Balloon Farm      Harvey H. Potter               Television film

2002      Maniac Magee George McNab Television film

Will & Grace       Lionel Banks       4 episodes

2006      Law & Order: Criminal Intent      Jules Copeland Episode: "Bedfellows"

2007–2009          30 Rock                Don Geiss            7 episodes

2016      TripTank               M            Voice, Episode: "#InsideRoy"

Final appearance before his death