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Elmore Rual " Rip " Torn Jr. (February 6, 1931 – July 9, 2019) was an American actor whose career spanned more than 60 years. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing Marsh Turner in Cross Creek (1983).
Rip Torn. Actor: Men in Black. Rip Torn was born Elmore Rual Torn Jr. on February 6, 1931 in Temple, Texas, the son of Thelma Mary (Spacek) and Elmore Rudolph Torn, who was an agriculturalist and economist, credited with popularizing the custom of eating black-eyed peas on New Year's Day.
Rip Torn. Actor: Men in Black. Rip Torn was born Elmore Rual Torn Jr. on February 6, 1931 in Temple, Texas, the son of Thelma Mary (Spacek) and Elmore Rudolph Torn, who was an agriculturalist and economist, credited with popularizing the custom of eating black-eyed peas on New Year's Day.
Jul 9, 2019 · Rip Torn, who earned a glowing reputation as a versatile actor on both stage and screen, but who never quite shed a less savory one as an inveterate troublemaker, died on Tuesday at his home in...
Jul 10, 2019 · CBC Entertainment | Emmy-winning actor Rip Torn dead at 88. "They call me Rip: It's my family nickname," Torn told CBC's Midday in 1990, when asked about his unusual first name. "My dad was...
Jul 10, 2019 · The award-winning television, film and theatre actor died at his home on Tuesday afternoon, with his wife and two daughters by his side. He played Chief Zed, the head of the Men In Black, in the sci-fi film starring Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith.
Jul 10, 2019 · Bust-ups with Dennis Hopper, hammer attacks on Norman Mailer, bank break-ins – Rip Torn sure led a colourful life. We look back at five of his great big-screen performances, following his death at 88.
