Deceased

How Did Rip Torn Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 88

Also known asElmore Rual Torn Jr., Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr., Elmor Torn, ریپ تورنGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn06/02/1931Born inTemple, Texas, USADied09/07/2019 (aged 88)Died inLakevilleCauseAlzheimer's diseaseWikidataQ313522 ↗Buried atPoughkeepsie Rural CemeteryTMDb#9626 ↗

Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr. 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. Torn was also known for his roles as Judas Iscariot in King of Kings (1961), Thomas J. Finley, Jr. in Sweet Bird of Youth (1962), Dr.

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Filmography147 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2026	Making Marie AntoinetteMovie	Self	95
2012	Men in Black 3Movie	Large-Headed Alien at Funeral (uncredited)	81
2011	National Lampoon's The Legend of Awesomest MaximusMovie	King Looney	80
2011	3 Weeks to DaytonaMovie	Sal	80
2009	American CowslipMovie	Trevor O'Hart	78
2009	Happy TearsMovie	Joe	78
2008	AugustMovie	David Sterling	77
2008	The Golden BoysMovie	Capt. Jeremiah Burgess	77
2008	Lucky DaysMovie	Bobo	77
2008	Turn the RiverMovie	Quinette	77
2007	The Making of Marie AntoinetteMovie	Self	76
2007	Bee MovieMovie	Lou Lo Duca (voice)	76
2006	30 RockSeries	Don Geiss	75
2006	Marie AntoinetteMovie	Louis XV	75
2006	ZoomMovie	Larraby	75
2005	Yours, Mine & OursMovie	Commandant Sherman	74
2005	Forty Shades of BlueMovie	Alan James	74
2004	DodgeBall: A True Underdog StoryMovie	Patches O'Houlihan	73
2004	Welcome to MooseportMovie	Bert Langdon	73
2004	EulogyMovie	Edmund Collins	73
2004	Love ObjectMovie	Novak	73
2004	Extreme DodgeballSeries	—	73
2003	The Lyon's DenSeries	—	72
2003	Maniac MageeMovie	George McNab	72
2001	Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeries	Jules Copeland	70
2001	Freddy Got FingeredMovie	Jim Brody	70
2000	Wonder BoysMovie	Q	69
2000	Soul FoodSeries	Peter Redmond	69
1999	Balloon FarmMovie	Harvey Potter	68
1999	The InsiderMovie	John Scanlon	68
1999	Passing GloryMovie	Father Robert Grant	68
1999	The Almost Perfect Bank RobberyMovie	Royce	68
1999	Seasons of LoveSeries	Spence	68
1998	Will & GraceSeries	Lionel Banks	67
1998	SenselessMovie	Randall Tyson	67
1997	Men in BlackMovie	Zed	66
1997	HerculesMovie	Zeus (voice)	66
1997	Trial and ErrorMovie	Benny Gibbs	66
1997	The MouseMovie	Trucker 'God'	66
1996	Down PeriscopeMovie	Admiral Winslow	65
1995	How to Make an American QuiltMovie	Arthur	64
1995	Canadian BaconMovie	General Dick Panzer	64
1995	For Better or WorseMovie	Capt. Cole	64
1995	James Dean: A PortraitMovie	Self (Narrator)	64
1994	Chicago HopeSeries	Warren Shutt	63
1994	Heart of a ChildMovie	Dr. Leonard Bailey	63
1993	The John Larroquette ShowSeries	Bernard Galvin	62
1993	Where the Rivers Flow NorthMovie	Noel Lord	62
1992	The Larry Sanders ShowSeries	Arthur	61
1992	Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez DisasterMovie	Admiral Paul Yost	61
1991	Defending Your LifeMovie	Bob Diamond	60
1991	My Son JohnnyMovie	Brian Stansbury	60
1991	Another Pair of Aces: Three of a KindMovie	Captain Jack Parsons	60
1991	Death FallsMovie	Dub Farley	60
1990	By Dawn's Early LightMovie	Colonel Fargo	59
1990	Beautiful DreamersMovie	Walt Whitman	59
1990	Kojak: None So BlindMovie	Gideon Hogarth	59
1989	Sweet Bird of YouthMovie	Boss Finley	58
1989	Cold FeetMovie	Sheriff	58
1989	Hit ListMovie	Vic Luca	58
1989	Silence Like GlassMovie	Dr. Markowitz	58
1987	Extreme PrejudiceMovie	Sheriff Hank Pearson	56
1987	Destination: AmericaMovie	Corbet St. James IV	56
1987	Laguna HeatMovie	Joe Datilla	56
1986	Manhunt for Claude DallasMovie	Tim Nettleton	55
1985	North and SouthSeries	Adolphus	54
1985	Summer RentalMovie	Scully	54
1985	The Atlanta Child MurdersSeries	Lewis Slaton	54
1985	BeerMovie	Buzz Beckerman	54
1985	The ExecutionMovie	Wilheim Gehbert	54
1984	FlashpointMovie	Sheriff Wells	53
1984	City HeatMovie	Primo Pitt	53
1984	ScarabMovie	Khepera	53
1984	SongwriterMovie	Dino McLeish	53
1984	Cat on a Hot Tin RoofMovie	Big Daddy	53
1984	When She Says NoMovie	Stuart Blankfort	53
1983	Cross CreekMovie	Marsh Turner	52
1983	MisunderstoodMovie	Will	52
1982	Airplane II: The SequelMovie	Bud Kruger / President Reagan	51
1982	The Blue and the GraySeries	Ulysses S. Grant	51
1982	Jinxed!Movie	Harold Benson	51
1981	HeartlandMovie	Clyde Stewart	50
1980	First FamilyMovie	General G. E. Dumpston	49
1979	The Seduction of Joe TynanMovie	Senator Kittner	48
1979	Blind AmbitionSeries	Richard M. Nixon	48
1979	A Shining SeasonMovie	Jack Baker	48
1978	The Eddie Capra MysteriesSeries	—	47
1978	ComaMovie	Dr. George	47
1978	Steel CowboyMovie	K.W. Hicks	47
1978	BetrayalMovie	Dr. Hartogs	47
1977	The Private Files of J. Edgar HooverMovie	Dwight Webb	46
1977	Nasty HabitsMovie	Father Maximilian	46
1976	The Man Who Fell to EarthMovie	Nathan Bryce	45
1976	Birch IntervalMovie	Thomas	45
1975	Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux KlanMovie	Glen Tuttle	44
1975	Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux KlanSeries	Glen Tuttle	44
1974	Crazy JoeMovie	Richie	43
1973	The President's Plane Is MissingMovie	George Oldenburg	42
1973	CotterMovie	Roy	42
1973	PaydayMovie	Maury Dann	42
1972	Ghost StorySeries	Jonathon	41
1972	SlaughterMovie	Dominic Hoffo	41
1971	ColumboSeries	Leon Lamarr	40
1971	MontserratMovie	Izquierdo	40
1971	MaidstoneMovie	Raoul Rey O'Houlihan	40
1971	1 P.M.Movie	Self	40
1969	Lions LoveMovie	The Beard Director (uncredited)	38
1969	Coming ApartMovie	Joe	38
1968	Sol MadridMovie	Dano Villanova	37
1967	MannixSeries	Victor Roarke	36
1967	Lionpower from MGMMovie	Self - Dano Villanova (archive footage) (uncredited)	36
1967	Beach RedMovie	Gunnery Sgt. Ben Honeywell	36
1966	One Spy Too ManyMovie	Alexander	35
1966	You're a Big Boy NowMovie	I.H. Chanticleer	35
1965	The Cincinnati KidMovie	William Jefferson Slade	34
1964	The Man from U.N.C.L.E.Series	Alexander	33
1964	12 O'Clock HighSeries	Col. Mark Royce	33
1963	The LieutenantSeries	Sgt. Karl Kasten	32
1963	ChanningSeries	Donald Burrows	32
1963	The Great AdventureSeries	Lieutenant John C. Freemont	32
1963	Breaking PointSeries	—	32
1963	Critic's ChoiceMovie	Dion Kapakos	32
1962	Combat!Series	Avery	31
1962	Sweet Bird of YouthMovie	Tom Finley Jr.	31
1962	Hero's IslandMovie	Nicholas Gates	31
1961	Ben CaseySeries	—	30
1961	Dr. KildareSeries	Dr. Nicholas Keefe	30
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	30
1961	The Dick Powell ShowSeries	Joel Coles	30
1961	King of KingsMovie	Judas	30
1961	24 Hours in a Woman's LifeMovie	Paul	30
1960	ThrillerSeries	Duncan Corey	29
1960	Route 66Series	Alvah Clayhorne	29
1959	BonanzaSeries	Will Hewitt	28
1959	The UntouchablesSeries	Johnny Mizo	28
1959	RawhideSeries	Jacob Yellow-Sun	28
1959	Pork Chop HillMovie	Lt. Walter Russell	28
1958	Naked CitySeries	Ansel Boake	27
1958	Johnny BelindaMovie	Locky McCormick	27
1957	The Restless GunSeries	Jody Gilman	26
1957	Time LimitMovie	Lt. George Miller	26
1957	A Face in the CrowdMovie	Barry Mills (uncredited)	26
1956	Baby DollMovie	The Dentist (uncredited)	25
1955	Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeries	Ernie Walters	24
1952	OmnibusSeries	—	21
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Solomon Chandler	20
1947	Kraft Television TheatreSeries	—	16