Rip Torn
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 includes the role of Artie, the producer, on The Larry Sanders Show, for which he was nominated for six Emmy Awards, winning in 1996. Torn also won an American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Male in a Series, and two CableACE Awards for his work on the show, and was nominated for a Satellite Award in 1997 as well.
Movies
The Man Who Fell to Earth
1976
as Nathan Bryce
Men in Black II
2002
as Zed
RoboCop 3
1993
as The CEO
The Beastmaster
1982
as Maax
Manta, Manta
1991
as Arthur
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982
as Bud Kruger / President Reagan
Senseless
1998
as Randall Tyson
Coma
1978
as Dr. George
DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story
2004
as Patches O'Houlihan
Canadian Bacon
1995
as General Dick Panzer
Men in Black
1997
as Zed
Marie Antoinette
2006
as Louis XV
The Cincinnati Kid
1965
as William Jefferson Slade
Down Periscope
1996
as Admiral Winslow
Hercules
1997
as Zeus (voice)
Zoom
2006
as Larraby
King of Kings
1961
as Judas
The Insider
1999
as John Scanlon
Yours, Mine & Ours
2005
as Commandant Sherman
Bee Movie
2007
as Lou Lo Duca (voice)
Web Series
North and South
1985
as Adolphus