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Biography

He was born in Temple Texas the 6 of February in 1931. He was nicknamed "Rip" by his family after his father, who was…more

Born

2/6/1931, Temple, Texas

Birth Name

Elmore Ruel Torn Junior

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (4)

Role
- Extreme Dodgeball
  League Commissioner
- The Lyon's Den
  Senator Harlan M. Turner
- Ghost Stories
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 44 I Heard You Call My Name
    6/8/98
  - S 1: Ep 42 Denial
    6/1/98
  - S 1: Ep 43 Parting Shot
    6/1/98
  - S 1: Ep 41 Going Down
    5/25/98
  - S 1: Ep 40 Erased
    5/25/98
  - + 39 More Credits
- The Larry Sanders Show
  Artie
  - S 6: Ep 11 Flip
    5/31/98
  - S 6: Ep 10 Putting the "Gay" Back in Litigation
    5/17/98
  - S 6: Ep 9 Just the Perfect Blendship
    5/10/98
  - S 6: Ep 8 I Buried Sid
    5/3/98
  - S 6: Ep 7 Beverly's Secret
    4/26/98
  - + 84 More Credits
Recurring Role (2)

Role
- 30 Rock
  Don Geiss
  - S 3: Ep 12 Larry King
    2/26/09
  - S 3: Ep 5 Reunion
    12/4/08
  - S 2: Ep 14 Sandwich Day
    5/1/08
  - S 2: Ep 13 Succession
    4/24/08
  - S 2: Ep 2 Jack Gets in the Game
    10/11/07
  - + 2 More Credits
- Disney's Hercules
  voice of Zeus
  - S 1: Ep 1 Hercules and the Apollo Mission
    8/31/98
Guest Star (57)

Role
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent
  Jules Copeland
  - S 6: Ep 5 Bedfellows
    10/17/06
- The Lyon's Den
  Senator Harlan M. Turner
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    9/28/03
- Will & Grace
  Lionel Banks
  - S 5: Ep 2 Bacon And Eggs
    10/3/02
  - S 5: Ep 1 ...And the Horse He Rode In On
    9/26/02
  - S 4: Ep 26 A.I.: Artificial Insemination
    5/16/02
- Soul Food
  Peter Redmond
  - S 3: Ep 2 Ultimate Power
    7/3/02
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 174 Show #174
    3/25/97
- Screen Actors Guild Awards
  Himself, Nominee
  - S 2: Ep 1 2nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
    2/24/96
- Chicago Hope
  Dr. Warren Shutt
  - S 2: Ep 1 Hello Goodbye
    9/18/95
- The John Larroquette Show
  Bernard Galvin
  - S 2: Ep 20 You Bet Your Life
    3/14/95
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 45: Ep 1 The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/19/93
- The Dennis Miller Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 88 June 2, 1992
    6/2/92
- Columbo
  Leon Lamarr
  - S 10: Ep 4 Death Hits the Jackpot
    12/15/91
- Kojak
  Gideon Hogarth
  - S 6: Ep 5 None So Blind
    3/16/90
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Solomon Chandler
  - S 37: Ep 4 April Morning
    4/24/88
- American Playhouse
  Big Daddy
  - S 4: Ep 22 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
    6/24/85
- American Playhouse
  Clyde Stewart
  - S 3: Ep 10 Heartland
    4/17/84
- Most Wanted
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 21 The Dutchman
    8/20/77
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 163 April 17, 1974
    4/17/74
- Ghost Story
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 12 Touch of Madness
    12/8/72
- Mannix
  Victor Roark
  - S 6: Ep 1 The Open Web
    9/17/72
- Bonanza
  Will Hewitt
  - S 13: Ep 9 Blind Hunch
    11/21/71
- The Lyon's Den
  Harlan M. Turner
  - S 1: Ep 13 The Fifth
- Camera Three
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 20 Why an Actor?
    2/6/66
- Twelve O'Clock High
  Colonel Royce
  - S 1: Ep 18 The Lorelei
    1/22/65
- Dr. Kildare
  John Burroughs
  - S 4: Ep 13 Exchange Of Gifts
    12/24/64
- Ben Casey
  Paul Vrolic
  - S 4: Ep 3 But Who Shall Beat the Drums?
    9/28/64
- The Reporter
  Albert Vince
  - S 1: Ep 1 Extension Seven
    9/25/64
- The Great Adventure
  Lieutenant John C. Freemont
  - S 1: Ep 20 The Pathfinder
    3/6/64
- The Eleventh Hour (1962)
  Eddie Sanderson
  - S 2: Ep 22 The Secret in the Stone
    2/26/64
- Breaking Point
  Roy Kendall
  - S 1: Ep 12 Millions of Faces
    12/9/63
- Channing
  David Burrows
  - S 1: Ep 10 A Doll's House With Pompoms And Trophies
    12/4/63
- The Lieutenant
  Sgt. Karl Kasten
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Proud and the Angry
    9/28/63
- Route 66
  Charlie
  - S 3: Ep 29 Who Will Cheer My Bonnie Bride
    5/10/63
- Dick Powell Show
  Joel Coles
  - S 2: Ep 13 Crazy Sunday
    12/18/62
- Dr. Kildare
  Dr. Nicholas Keefe
  - S 1: Ep 29 The Chemistry Of Anger
    4/26/62
- Frontier Circus
  Jess Evans
  - S 1: Ep 5 The Hunter And The Hunted
    11/2/61
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
  Ernie Walters
  - S 6: Ep 21 The Kiss Off
    3/7/61
- The Untouchables
  Harry Strauss a.k.a. "Pittsburgh Phil"
  - S 2: Ep 14 The Masterpiece
    1/19/61
- Thriller
  Duncan Corey
  - S 1: Ep 7 The Purple Room
    10/25/60
- Playhouse 90
  Lieutenant Douty
  - S 4: Ep 6 The Tunnel
    12/10/59
- Sunday Showcase
  The Android
  - S 1: Ep 5 Murder and the Android
    10/18/59
- Rawhide
  Yellow Sun
- Playhouse 90
  Harold Rutland, Jr.
  - S 3: Ep 13 Face of a Hero
    1/1/59
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Locky McCormick
  - S 8: Ep 1 Johnny Belinda
    10/13/58
- Naked City
  Ansel Beake
- Playhouse 90
  Lt. Harrison
  - S 2: Ep 36 Bomber's Moon
    5/22/58
- Matinee Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 3: Ep 136 The Quiet Street
    4/25/58
- Kraft Television Theatre
  Pete
  - S 11: Ep 16 Eddie
    1/22/58
- The United States Steel Hour
  Will Dare
  - S 5: Ep 9 The Charmer
    1/1/58
- The Restless Gun
  Jody
  - S 1: Ep 7 Jody
    11/4/57
- Kraft Television Theatre
  Eddie Fielding
  - S 10: Ep 52 The Killer Instinct
    9/18/57
- Alcoa Hour
  Pierre
  - S 2: Ep 20 Hostages to Fortune
    7/7/57
- The United States Steel Hour
  Guest Star
  - S 4: Ep 21 The Little Bullfighter
    6/5/57
  - S 4: Ep 14 Shadow of Evil
    2/27/57
  - S 4: Ep 4 Wetback Run
    10/24/56
- Alfred Hitchcock Presents
  Steve Morgan
  - S 2: Ep 21 Number Twenty-Two
    2/17/57
- Kaiser Aluminum Hour
  O'Hara
  - S 1: Ep 16 So Short a Season
    2/12/57
- Omnibus
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 8 The Blue Motel
    11/25/56
- Kraft Television Theatre
  Guest Star
  - S 10: Ep 4 The Murder of a Sand Flea
    10/10/56
- Alcoa Hour
  Kino
  - S 2: Ep 2 The Big Wave
    9/30/56
Special Guest Star (3)

Role
- Rawhide
  Jacob Yellow-Sun
  - S 8: Ep 5 Escort to Doom
    10/12/65
- The Untouchables
  Johnny Mizo
  - S 4: Ep 23 The Spoiler
    3/26/63
- Naked City
  Ansel Beake
  - S 3: Ep 18 A Case Study of Two Savages
    2/7/62

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- In 1996, he won the back-to-back Cable ACE Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series for his participation in The Larry Sanders Show.
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- In 1983, he was nominated for best supporting actor for his participation in "Cross Creek."
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- He is the commissioner of the Extreme Dodgeball League.
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- Rip: Let the other guys do the crybaby stuff. Go for the laughs.
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- Rip: There's always some kind of blacklist throughout history. But the difference is, in America they usually let you live.
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- Rip: If you're lucky enough to have a pretty girl love you and share herself and sleep with you, make that your secret. The best way to spoil love is by talking to too many people about it.
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