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| - | '''Rip Torn''' (born [[February 6]], [[1931]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[actor]]. To an international audience he is fondly remembered for his roles in ''[[Coming Apart]]'', ''[[The Man Who Fell to Earth (film)|The Man Who Fell to Earth]]'' and ''[[Henry and June (film)|Henry & June]]''. | + | '''Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr.''' (February 6, 1931 – July 9, 2019) was an American actor, voice artist, and comedian. |
| - | Torn was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]] for his part as Marsh Turner in ''[[Cross Creek (film)|Cross Creek]]'' (1984). His work includes the role of [[List of The Larry Sanders Show characters#Artie|Artie]] the producer on ''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]'', for which he was nominated for six [[Emmy Award]]s, winning in 1996. He also won an [[American Comedy Awards|American Comedy Award]] for Funniest Supporting Male in a Series, and two [[CableACE Award]]s for his work on the show, and was nominated for a [[Satellite Awards|Satellite Award]] in 1997 for his role as Chief Zed in ''[[Men in Black (1997 film)|Men in Black]]'' (1997). | ||
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| - | Torn<ref name="bio" /> was born in [[Temple, Texas]], on February 6, 1931, the son of Elmore Rual "Tiger" Torn Sr. and Thelma Mary Torn ([[Maiden and married names|née]] Spacek).<ref name="bio">{{Cite web |url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/94/Rip-Torn.html |title=Rip Torn Biography (1931-) |work=FilmReference.com}}</ref><ref name="Peas">{{Cite web|last1=Coppedge|first1=Clay|title=Pass the Black-eyed Peas, Please|url=https://www.texascooppower.com/food/taste-of-texas/pass-the-black-eyed-peas-please|website=Texas Co-op Power Magazine|access-date=January 1, 2018|language=en-us}}</ref> The senior Elmore (1906–1971) was an [[Agricultural science|agriculturalist]] and [[economist]] who worked to promote the consumption of [[black-eyed pea]]s, particularly as a [[Black-eyed pea#Lucky New Year food|custom on New Year's Day]].<ref name="Peas" /><ref name="DadsObit">{{Cite news|title=Elmore R. Torn Dies|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1971/04/05/archives/eliiore-r-torn-dies-agriculturist-64.html|access-date=January 1, 2018|work=The New York Times|date=April 5, 1971}}</ref> Thelma was an aunt of actress [[Sissy Spacek]]. The family is of [[German Americans|German]], [[Austrian Americans|Austrian]], and [[Czech Americans|Czech]]/[[Moravians|Moravian]] ancestry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ancestry of Rip Torn |first=Robert |last=Battle |url=http://www.wargs.com/other/torn.html |access-date=2008-07-10}}</ref> The nickname "Rip" is a family tradition in the Torn family.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001800/|title=Rip Torn : Biography|website=IMDb.com|access-date=2016-10-23}}</ref> Torn graduated from [[Taylor High School (Taylor, Texas)|Taylor High School]] in [[Taylor, Texas]], in 1948.<ref>{{Cite news | title = Rip Torn honored at school reunion | url = http://lubbockonline.com/stories/101898/LD0866.shtml | access-date = September 2, 2017 |newspaper = [[Lubbock Avalanche-Journal]] | via = lubbockonline.com | date = October 18, 1998 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170902232708/http://lubbockonline.com/stories/101898/LD0866.shtml | archive-date = September 2, 2017 | dead-url = yes}}</ref> | ||
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| - | Torn was a member of the [[Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets]], although he graduated from the [[University of Texas at Austin|University of Texas]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.texasmonthly.com/content/rip-torn|title=Rip Torn|work=Texas Monthly}}</ref> where he studied acting under the Shakespeare professor [[Ben Iden Payne|B. Iden Payne]],<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Dominus|first1=Susan|title=Rip Torn Won't Go Gentle Into That Good Night|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/07/magazine/07torn.html?mcubz=1|access-date=September 2, 2017|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=May 7, 2006}}</ref> and was a member of the Alpha Nu chapter of the [[Sigma Chi]] fraternity. After graduation, he served in the [[Military police|Military Police]] in the [[United States Army]].<ref name=Biskind>{{Cite book|last=Biskind|first=Peter|title=Easy Riders, Raging Bulls|year=1998|publisher=Simon & Schuster|location=New York|isbn=0-684-80996-6|pages=68}}</ref> | ||
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| - | After moving to [[Hollywood]], Torn made his film debut in the 1956 film ''[[Baby Doll]]''. Torn then studied at the [[Actors Studio]] in New York under [[Lee Strasberg]], becoming a prolific stage actor, appearing in the original cast of [[Tennessee Williams]]' play ''[[Sweet Bird of Youth]]'', and reprising the role in the film and television adaptations. While in New York, Torn introduced his cousin [[Sissy Spacek]] to the entertainment business, and helped her enroll in the Actors Studio.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/articles/Sissy-Spacek-9542445 |title=Sissy Spacek Biography |publisher=Biography.com |date=1949-12-25 |access-date=2011-04-11 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610101650/http://www.biography.com/articles/Sissy-Spacek-9542445 |archivedate=2011-06-10 |df=}}</ref> | ||
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| - | One of Torn's earliest roles was in ''[[Pork Chop Hill]]'', portraying the [[Sibling-in-law|brother-in-law]] of [[Gregory Peck]]'s character. He also had an uncredited role in ''[[A Face in the Crowd (film)|A Face in the Crowd]]'' as Barry Mills. In 1957, Torn portrayed Jody in an early episode of ''[[The Restless Gun]]''. In 1957, he starred as incarcerated Steve Morgan in the ''[[List of Alfred Hitchcock Presents episodes|Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' episode "Number Twenty-Two," and on the same series in 1961 he played a recently released prisoner, Ernie Walters, in the ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' episode "The Kiss-Off."<ref>full episode available at hulu.com</ref> | ||
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| - | After portraying [[Judas]], betrayer of [[Jesus]], in 1961's epic film ''[[King of Kings (1961 film)|King of Kings]]'', Torn appeared as a graduate student with multiple degrees in 1963's television series ''[[Channing (TV series)|Channing]]'', and as Roy Kendall in the ''[[Breaking Point (1963 TV series)|Breaking Point]]'' episode "Millions of Faces." In 1964, Torn appeared as Eddie Sanderson in the episode "The Secret in the Stone" in ''[[The Eleventh Hour (1962 TV series)|The Eleventh Hour]]'' and in the premiere of ''[[The Reporter (TV series)|The Reporter]]''. | ||
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| - | In 1965, in the film ''[[The Cincinnati Kid]]'', he played Slade, a corrupt New Orleans millionaire who pressures [[Steve McQueen]] during a high-stakes poker game. On television that year, Torn portrayed Colonel Royce in the episode "The Lorelei" of ''[[Twelve O'Clock High (TV series)|Twelve O'Clock High]]''. | ||
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| - | Following the aforementioned roles, he had turns as a character actor in numerous subsequent films (see below filmography). | ||
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| - | The part of George Hanson in ''[[Easy Rider]]'' was written for Torn by [[Terry Southern]], but according to Southern's biographer Lee Hill, Torn withdrew from the project after he and co-director [[Dennis Hopper]] got into a bitter argument in a New York restaurant (see on-set conflicts section below). [[Jack Nicholson]] played Hanson instead in a career-launching performance. | ||
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| - | In 1972, Torn won rave reviews for his portrayal of a [[Country music|country and western]] singer in the [[cult film]] ''[[Payday (1972 film)|Payday]]''. He co-starred with singer [[David Bowie]] in the 1976 science-fiction film, ''[[The Man Who Fell to Earth]]''. | ||
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| - | Torn received an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] nomination as [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] for his role in 1983's ''[[Cross Creek (film)|Cross Creek]]'' as a poor neighbor of [[Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings]] in the orange groves of Florida. He portrayed a Southern senator in 1979's ''[[The Seduction of Joe Tynan]]'', opposite [[Alan Alda]] and [[Meryl Streep]], and a music producer in [[Paul Simon]]'s 1980 film ''[[One-Trick Pony (film)|One Trick Pony]]''. | ||
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| - | In 1982, Torn played a role as a holy man in the sword-and-sorcery movie ''[[The Beastmaster]]''. He also co-starred in ''[[Jinxed! (1982 film)|Jinxed!]]'', a comedy with [[Bette Midler]], and appeared as an airline executive in ''[[Airplane II: The Sequel]]''. He played a Sheriff, opposite [[Treat Williams]] and [[Kris Kristofferson]], in the 1984 thriller [[Flashpoint (1984 film)|Flashpoint]]. Torn was nominated for the [[CableACE Award]] for his portrayal of Big Daddy in the 1984 [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] production of ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1984 film)|Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]''. He co-starred with [[John Candy]] as a man who helps a tourist win a sailboat race in the 1985 comedy ''[[Summer Rental]]''. He had a brief role as Sheriff Hank Pearson in ''[[Extreme Prejudice (film)|Extreme Prejudice]]''. | ||
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| - | [[File:Rip and fan crop.jpg|thumb|upright|Torn in 1993]] | ||
| - | In 1988, he ventured into directing with ''[[The Telephone (1988 film)|The Telephone]]''. The screenplay was written by [[Terry Southern]] and [[Harry Nilsson]] and the film was produced by their company, Hawkeye. The story, which focused on an unhinged, out-of-work actor, had been written with [[Robin Williams]] in mind. After he turned it down, [[Whoopi Goldberg]] expressed a strong interest, but when production began, Torn reportedly had to contend with Goldberg constantly digressing and improvising and he had to plead with her to perform takes that stuck to the script. | ||
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| - | Goldberg was backed by the studio, who also allowed her to replace Torn's chosen DP, veteran cinematographer [[John A. Alonzo]], with her then-husband. As a result of the power struggle, Torn, Southern, and Nilsson cut their own version of the film, using the takes that adhered to the script and this was screened at the [[Sundance Film Festival]], but the studio put together a rival version using other takes and it was poorly reviewed when it premiered in January 1988.<ref name="lehi">{{Cite book |first=Lee |last=Hill |title=A Grand Guy: The Life and Art of Terry Southern |publisher=Bloomsbury |year=2001}}</ref> | ||
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| - | In 1990, he portrayed Colonel Fargo in ''[[By Dawn's Early Light]]'', a film from [[HBO]] about a fictional world war. | ||
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| - | In 1991, he portrayed [[Albert Brooks]]' character's celestial defense attorney in ''[[Defending Your Life]]''. He was a jeweler who murdered his own nephew to steal a winning lottery ticket in an episode of ''[[List of Columbo episodes|Columbo]]'' that year on TV, "Death Hits the Jackpot." | ||
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| - | In 1993, Torn portrayed the [[RoboCop (franchise)|OCP]] CEO in ''[[RoboCop 3]]'' and starred opposite [[Tantoo Cardinal]] in ''[[Where the Rivers Flow North]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108557/|title=Where the Rivers Flow North (1993)|date=March 4, 1994|website=IMDb.com|access-date=2016-10-23}}</ref> He was a Naval officer presiding over a wargame in the [[Kelsey Grammer]] submarine comedy ''[[Down Periscope]]'' in 1996. | ||
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| - | In 1997, Torn appeared in the Disney film ''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]'', in which he voiced the god [[Zeus]]. | ||
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| - | Torn played MIB agency boss Zed in the 1997 hit film ''[[Men in Black (1997 film)|Men in Black]]'', starring [[Will Smith]] and [[Tommy Lee Jones]], a role he reprised in the 2002 sequel ''[[Men in Black II]]''. | ||
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| - | In 2001, Torn memorably portrayed James "Jim" Brody in the comedy film ''[[Freddy Got Fingered]]''. | ||
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| - | In 2004, Torn played the iconic wrench-tossing coach Patches O'Houlihan in ''[[DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story]]''. | ||
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| - | Torn appeared in ten [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] plays and directed one. In 1959, he made his feature Broadway debut when he played Tom Junior in ''[[Sweet Bird of Youth]]'', for which he won a [[Theatre World Award]] and also received a [[Tony Award]] nomination. | ||
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| - | He returned next in 1962 in the play ''Daughter of Silence'' as Carlo, following that with a role in the 1963 production of ''[[Strange Interlude]]''. In 1964, he played Lyle Britten in ''[[Blues for Mister Charlie]]'', and four years later he was Roberto in ''The Cuban Thing'' for its only performance on September 24, 1968. | ||
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| - | In 1971, he portrayed Edgar in ''[[The Dance of Death (Strindberg play)|Dance of Death]]'', and directed his first Broadway play in 1973: ''[[Look Away]]''. In 1975, he portrayed the Son in the Broadway revival of ''[[The Glass Menagerie]]'' and 5 years later, portrayed Don in ''Mixed Couples''. For 13 years, Torn was absent from Broadway, but returned in 1993 to portray Chris Christopherson in ''[[Anna Christie]]''. In his last Broadway appearance in 1997, Torn portrayed Will Kidder in ''The Young Man from Atlanta''. | ||
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| - | ==== Off-Broadway ==== | ||
| - | Torn made his feature [[Off-Broadway]] acting debut as Eben Cabot in the play ''[[Desire Under the Elms]]'', followed by Peter in ''The Kitchen'' at the 81st Street Theatre. His third Off Broadway role was Marion-Faye-A-Pimp in ''[[The Deer Park]]'', for which he won the 1967 [[Obie Award]] for Distinguished Performance. He performed at the [[Lucille Lortel Theatre]] in the play ''Dream of a Blacklisted Actor'', and later at the [[The Public Theater|Joseph Papp Public Theater]]'s Anspacher Theater as William McLeod in ''[[Barbary Shore]]''. He last acted Off-Broadway at [[The American Place Theatre]] as Henry Hackamore in [[Sam Shepard]]'s 1979 play ''Seduced: a Play in Two Acts''. | ||
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| - | Torn's Off-Broadway debut as director was for the Evergreen Theater with the play ''The Beard''; he won the 1968 Obie for Distinguished Direction for that work. He next directed ''The Honest-to-God Schnozzia'' at the Gramercy Arts Theater, followed by [[August Strindberg]]'s ''[[Creditors (play)|Creditors]]'' and ''The Stronger'' — in which he acted beside his wife at the time, [[Geraldine Page]] and his future wife, Pasha Dabiri — for the Joseph Papp Public Theater. Torn and Page also co-produced that production, and had previously presented the two plays along with ''[[Miss Julie]]'' at the Off-Off-Broadway [[Hudson Guild]] Theatre the year before. | ||
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| - | === ''The Larry Sanders Show'' === | ||
| - | From 1992 to 1998, Torn portrayed Artie in ''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]''. For his work, Torn received six consecutive [[Emmy Award]] nominations as [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series|Best Supporting Actor]] in a Comedy Series and won the award once (1996). Torn was the only actor in the series who won an Emmy Award for his work. Other than the Emmy nominations and win, he received two [[American Comedy Awards]] nominations for Funniest Male Performance in a Series, winning once, and two [[CableACE Award]]s for his work on the series. | ||
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| - | === Later career === | ||
| - | Following ''The Larry Sanders Show'', Torn appeared in many comedic roles in films (see below filmography). He was also known for his voice work and did voice-overs for many animated films. | ||
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| - | In 2007 and 2008, he made five guest appearances on ''[[30 Rock]]'' as the fictional Chief Executive Officer of [[General Electric]], Don Geiss. He was nominated for an Emmy Award in the category for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, but lost to [[Tim Conway]], who guest-starred in the same sitcom. Torn's character was reportedly killed off as a direct result of his 2010 arrest,<ref name="hollywood">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2010/03/rip-torn-pleads-not-guilty-in-drunken-bank-robbery/|title=Rip Torn Pleads Not Guilty in Drunken Bank Robbery|date=March 30, 2010|website=Thehollywoodgossip.com|access-date=October 23, 2016}}</ref> though [[Tina Fey]] denied this in a DVD commentary. Torn voiced the character of [[Hephaestus]] in the 2010 video game, ''[[God of War III]]''. | ||
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| - | Torn also appears in the music video for the [[They Might Be Giants]] song "Can't Keep Johnny Down", from their 2011 album ''[[Join Us]]''. | ||
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| - | In 2015, he reprised his role as Zed in a ''Men in Black'' safety video for [[Air New Zealand]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/71077402/air-nz-teams-up-with-all-blacks-for-new-safety-video|title=Air NZ teams up with All Blacks for new safety video|publisher=stuff.co.nz|date=August 13, 2015}}</ref> | ||
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| - | == Personal life == | ||
| - | === Family === | ||
| - | Torn was married three times, had six children and four grandchildren.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2019/07/rip-torn-has-died-at-age-88.html|title=Rip Torn Has Died at Age 88|last=Clark|first=Ann Victoria|date=2019-07-09|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-07-10}}</ref> | ||
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| - | His first marriage to actress [[Ann Wedgeworth]] lasted from 1956 to 1961. They had a daughter, Danae Torn.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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| - | In 1963, Torn married [[Geraldine Page]], and they remained married until her death in 1987. They had a daughter, actress [[Angelica Page]], and twin sons: actor Tony Torn, and Jon Torn (an associate professor<ref>https://in.nau.edu/communication/torn-jon/</ref> of Electronic Media and Film at [[Northern Arizona University]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nau.edu/sbs/communication/faculty/Torn.htm |title=Faculty – School of Communication |publisher=Northern Arizona University |date= |access-date=2011-04-11 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515023826/http://www.nau.edu/sbs/communication/faculty/Torn.htm |archivedate=2011-05-15 |df=}}</ref>). Torn apparently delighted in the fact that the doorbell of their New York townhouse read Torn Page.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Geraldine Page |first=Hal |last=Erickson |url=http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=54660 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=2007-05-01 |access-date=2007-05-01}}</ref> | ||
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| - | Torn married actress [[Amy Wright]] in 1989. They had two children, Katie and Claire Torn.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0942195/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm|title=Amy Wright : Biography|website=IMDb.com|access-date=2016-10-23}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001800/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm|title=Rip Torn : Biography|website=IMDb.com|access-date=2016-10-23}}</ref> | ||
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| - | === Legal troubles === | ||
| - | On January 29, 2010, Torn was arrested after breaking into a Litchfield Bancorp branch office in [[Lakeville, Connecticut]], where he maintained a residence. He was charged with carrying a firearm without a permit, carrying a firearm while intoxicated, first-degree burglary, second-degree criminal trespassing and third-degree criminal mischief. The [[Connecticut State Police]] said Torn broke into the bank thinking it was his home.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hayes|first=Kevin|title=Rip Torn Pleads "Not Guilty" in Alleged Booze-Fueled Bank Break-in|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-20001423-504083.html?tag=contentMain;contentBody|newspaper=CBS News|date=March 30, 2010}}</ref> In court his lawyer told the judge his client needed help with alcohol abuse and that he could start treatment immediately in New York state. Torn was released on $100,000 bail.<ref>{{Cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw8Ckkb_kSM|title=Rip Torn Pleads Not Guilty in Bank Break-in|date=March 30, 2010|work=YouTube}}</ref> | ||
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| - | As a condition of his release, Torn had to be evaluated for substance abuse. On August 11, 2010, Torn was denied special probation, which would have allowed his name to be cleared of charges. The judge in the case cited Torn's history of alcohol abuse and the possession of a loaded weapon while intoxicated, which carries a minimum one-year sentence.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b194750_judge_rejects_rip_torns_probation.html |title=Judge Rejects Rip Torn's Probation Request |publisher=E! Online |date=2010-08-11 |access-date=2011-04-11}}</ref> On December 14, 2010, Torn pleaded guilty to reckless endangerment, criminal trespass, criminal mischief and possession of a firearm, and was given a two-and-a-half-year suspended jail sentence, and three years probation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tmz.com/2010/12/14/rip-torn-pleads-guilty-reckless-endangerment-criminal-trespass-criminal-mischief-illegal-carrying-firearm/|title=Rip Torn Pleads Guilty in Bank Break-In Case|website=Tmz.com|access-date=October 23, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2010/12/14/actor-rip-torn-pleads-guilty-connecticut-bank-break/|title=Actor Rip Torn Pleads Guilty In Connecticut Bank Break-in|date=December 14, 2010|website=Foxnews.com|access-date=October 23, 2016}}</ref> | ||
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| - | Appearing as an interview subject in [[Studs Terkel]]'s 1974 oral-history book ''[[Working (Terkel book)|Working]]'', Torn confessed, "I have certain flaws in my make-up. Something called irascibility. I get angry easily. I get saddened by things easily."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Terkel |first=Studs |title=Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do |publisher=Pantheon Books |location=New York |year=1974 |isbn=0-394-47884-3 |page=82}}</ref> | ||
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| - | While filming ''[[Maidstone (film)|Maidstone]]'' (1970), Torn struck director and star [[Norman Mailer]] in the head with a hammer.<ref name="nyt">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/20/movies/20norm.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&ei=5070&en=4898dee4da346df9&ex=1186286400|title=Norman Mailer, Unbound and on Film: Revisiting His Bigger-Than-Life Selves|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=2007-07-20|author=Scott, A.O.|authorlink=A. O. Scott|access-date=2012-05-28}}</ref><ref name="mailer">{{Cite book |publisher=Paragon House |title=The Lives of Norman Mailer: A Biography |pages=210–211 |author=Rollyson, Carl |year=1991 |isbn=1-55778-193-1}}</ref> With the camera rolling, Mailer bit Torn's ear and they wrestled to the ground. The fight continued until it was broken up by cast and crew members.<ref name="nyt" /> The fight is featured in the film. Although the scene may have been planned by Torn, the blood shed by both actors was real,<ref name="nyt" /> and Torn was reportedly outraged by Mailer's direction.<ref name="mailer" /> | ||
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| - | In 1994, he filed a [[defamation]] lawsuit against [[Dennis Hopper]] over a story Hopper told on ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=O'NEILL |first1=ANN W. |title=No Easy Ride for Hopper Over Rip Torn's Lawsuit |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1998/apr/05/local/me-36274 |access-date=October 13, 2018 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=April 5, 1998}}</ref> Hopper claimed that Torn pulled a [[knife]] on him during pre-production of the film ''[[Easy Rider]]'' (1969). According to Hopper, Torn was originally cast in the film, but was replaced with [[Jack Nicholson]] after the incident. Torn claimed in his lawsuit that Hopper pulled the knife on him. A trial court judge ruled in Torn's favor and Hopper was ordered to pay $475,000 in compensatory [[damages]], but denied Torn's request for [[punitive damages]], ruling Hopper had not acted with malice. Hopper appealed. On April 1, 1998, a California appellate court upheld the ruling for compensatory damages, and reversed the ruling for the punitive damages, requiring Hopper to pay another $475,000.<ref name="CACourt">{{Cite web |title=Torn v Hopper |url=http://appellatecases.courtinfo.ca.gov/search/case/disposition.cfm?dist=2&doc_id=1050939&doc_no=B112391&request_token=NiIwLSIkXkg%2FWyBBSSI9SE9IMEA6USxfIiI%2BSzNTICAgCg%3D%3D |website=California Courts - Appellate Court Case Information |access-date=October 13, 2018}}</ref> | ||
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| - | Torn died on July 9, 2019, at his home in [[Lakeville, Connecticut]].<ref name = NYTObit>{{Cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/09/obituaries/rip-torn-dead.html|title = Rip Torn, an Outsize Presence Onstage and Off, Is Dead at 88|last = Gates|first = Anita|work = [[The New York Times]]|date = July 9, 2019|access-date = July 10, 2019}}</ref><ref>https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/jul/10/rip-torn-cult-actor-dies-aged-88</ref> He is survived by his wife, six children, four grandchildren and one sister.<ref name=":0" /> He was 88. | ||
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Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 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 | ||
| 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)<ref name="btva">https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Rip-Torn/</ref> | ||
| 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)<ref name="btva" /> | ||
| 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<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0508218/</ref>" |
| 1961 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Ernie Walters | Episode: "The Kiss-Off<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0508311//</ref>" |
| 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)<ref name="btva" /> | Episode: "#InsideRoy" Final appearance before his death |
Video games
| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Hercules | Zeus | <ref name="btva" /> | |
| 1998 | Hercules Animated StoryBook | <ref name="btva" /> | ||
| 2010 | God of War III | Hephaestus | <ref name="btva" /> |
Films
Filmography of Rip Torn
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