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Rip Torn

American actor (1931–2019)

PersonDied aged 88humanQ313522

Born: February 6, 1931
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2014-04-27
2.Stated in SNACRetrieved 2017-10-09
3.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
4.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
5.Stated in filmportal.deRetrieved 2017-10-09
6.Stated in GeneaStar
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Died: July 9, 2019
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1.“Rip Torn, ‘Men in Black,’ ‘Larry Sanders Show’ Star, Dies at 88”variety.com/2019/film/news/rip-torn-dead-dies-men-in-black-larry-sanders-show-1203263099/Retrieved 2019-07-10
2.Stated in GeneaStar
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Birthplace: Temple
Place of death: Lakeville
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: actor
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1.Stated in www.acmi.net.au
2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, film director
, television actor
+4 more
Education: Texas A&M University
, University of Texas at Austin
, Taylor High School
+1 more
Spouse: Amy Wright(since 1989)
, Ann Wedgeworth(1955–1961)
, Geraldine Page(1963–1987)

Overview

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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. He played the lead roles in films Coming Apart (1969), Payday (1973), and Heartland (1979).

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Appears in

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Trial and Error(1997)
Down Periscope(1996)
How to Make an American Quilt(1995)
She Stood Alone: The Tailhook Scandal(1995)
Canadian Bacon(1995)
Where the Rivers Flow North(1993)
RoboCop 3(1993)
The Larry Sanders Show(1992)
Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster(1992)
Dolly Dearest(1992)
Beyond the Law(1992)
Defending Your Life(1991)
By Dawn's Early Light(1990)
Sweet Bird of Youth(1989)
Silence Like Glass(1989)
Hit List(1989)
April Morning(1988)
Extreme Prejudice(1987)
J. Edgar Hoover(1987)
Nadine(1987)
The Atlanta Child Murders(1985)
Beer(1985)
Summer Rental(1985)
Songwriter(1984)
Misunderstood(1984)
Flashpoint(1984)
City Heat(1984)
Cross Creek(1983)
A Stranger Is Watching(1982)
Jinxed!(1982)
The Beastmaster(1982)
Airplane II: The Sequel(1982)
First Family(1980)
One-Trick Pony(1980)
The Seduction of Joe Tynan(1979)
Heartland(1979)
Coma(1978)
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover(1977)
Birch Interval(1976)
The Man Who Fell to Earth(1976)
Crazy Joe(1974)
Payday(1973)
Slaughter(1972)
Maidstone(1970)
Tropic of Cancer(1970)
Coming Apart(1969)
Sol Madrid(1968)
Beach Red(1967)
You're a Big Boy Now(1966)
The Cincinnati Kid(1965)
Critic's Choice(1963)
Hero's Island(1962)
Sweet Bird of Youth(1962)
King of Kings(1961)
Pork Chop Hill(1959)
Time Limit(1957)
A Face in the Crowd(1957)
Baby Doll(1956)

Directed

1 linked to Rip Torn in Wikidata

TThe Telephone1988 · 1988 film by Rip Torn

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141 statements · 18% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

Member of political party: Republican Party
Nominations: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor(February 16, 1984) for work: Cross Creek · statement is subject of: 56th Academy Awards
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play(1960) statement is subject of: 14th Tony Awards
Child: Angelica Page
Awards: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series(1996) statement is subject of: 48th Primetime Emmy Awards · for work: The Larry Sanders Show
Theatre World Award(1959)
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1.theatreworldawards.org/past-recipients.html
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Start of work period: 1956
Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2015-10-10
2.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2024-07-17
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Given name: Rip
Family name: Torn
Birth name: Elmore Rual Torn Jr.
Nickname: Rip
End of work period: 2016
Name in native language: Rip Torn
Related category: Category:Films directed by Rip Torn category contains: film directed by this person
Cause of death: Alzheimer's disease
Number of children: 6
Relative: Sissy Spacek kinship to subject: cousin
Medical condition: Alzheimer's disease
Different from: Rip Taylor
Filmography: Rip Torn filmography
Native language: English
Writing language: English
Field of work: film
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1.Stated in Czech National Authority DatabaseRetrieved 2022-11-07
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Father: Elmore Rual Sr. Torn
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1.Stated in Genealogics
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Mother: Thelma Mary Spacek
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1.Stated in Genealogics
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Work location: United States
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1.Stated in www.acmi.net.au
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Place of burial: Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery
Manner of death: natural causes

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