( July 2019) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Īfter moving to Hollywood, Torn made his film debut in the 1956 film Baby Doll. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This section needs additional citations for verification. After graduation, he served in the military police in the United States Army. Iden Payne, and was a member of the Alpha Nu chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity. Torn was a member of the Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets, although he graduated from the University of Texas where he studied acting under the Shakespeare professor B. Torn graduated from Taylor High School in Taylor, Texas, in 1948. The nickname "Rip" is a family tradition among men in the Torn family, having been used by his father, uncle, and a cousin. The family is of German, Austrian, and Czech/Moravian ancestry. Thelma was an aunt of actress Sissy Spacek. The senior Elmore was an agriculturalist and economist who worked to promote the consumption of black-eyed peas, particularly as a custom on New Year's Day. was born on February 6, 1931, in Temple, Texas, the son of Elmore Rual "Tiger" Torn Sr., and Thelma Mary Torn ( née Spacek). He also won an American Comedy Award for Funniest Supporting Male in a Series, and two CableACE Awards for his work on the show, and for his roles as Zed in the Men in Black franchise (1997–2002) and Patches O'Houlihan in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004).Įlmore Rual Torn Jr. Torn's portrayal of Artie the producer on The Larry Sanders Show received six Emmy Award nominations, winning in 1996. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing Marsh Turner in Cross Creek (1983). (Febru– July 9, 2019) was an American actor whose career spanned more than 60 years.
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