Just heard the sad news that the great Rip Torn has passed away. In 2010, he admitted drunkenly breaking into a bank in Connecticut while carrying a loaded gun. "If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball!" Star of a string of 60s classics fell foul of Hollywood because of his temper but found a fresh lease of life in comedy, from TV’s Larry Sanders Show to the Men in Black films, Wed 10 Jul 2019 07.36 BST In movies, his biggest success was in the “Men in Black” franchise (1997-2012), but overall, his film work was possibly the most eclectic of any actor in history, including war movies like “Time Limit” (1957) and “Pork Chop Hill” (1959); experimental fare like the sexually provocative “Coming Apart” (1969) and the David Bowie vehicle “The Man Who Fell to Earth” (1976); esteemed dramas like “Sweet Bird of Youth” (1962), “The Seduction of Joe Tynan” (1979), and “Cross Creek” (1983), for which he received his lone Oscar nomination; clever comedies like “Defending Your Life” (1991); and a slew of farcical works that sometimes landed, as with “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story” (2004), and sometimes did not, as with “The Legend of Awesomest Maximus” (2011). Fantasy writer Neil Gaiman said the actor had been the inspiration for the Mr Wednesday character in his novel American Gods. Actor Rip Torn died earlier this year after a years-long battle with Alzheimer's disease, his death certificate indicates. Read about our approach to external linking. In the 1970 film Maidstone, meanwhile, he attacked his friend Norman Mailer with a hammer while the cameras were rolling. Shanghai zoo fatal bear attack: Visitors see worker being killed, Sir James Dyson to sell Singapore penthouse at a loss, Covid: Wales to go into 'firebreak' lockdown from Friday, Large 2,000-year-old cat discovered in Peru's Nazca lines, Chagos Islands dispute: Mauritius calls US and UK 'hypocrites', Coronavirus: Top Palestinian official Saeb Erekat in 'critical' condition. RIP Rip.https://t.co/Fp7fVKtrDp. Torn's fans took to social media to memorialize The Larry Sanders Show actor, with many sharing their favorite roles of his throughout the years.. R.I.P Rip Torn. Torn’s reputation for irascibility had already been established inside the industry after a row with Dennis Hopper during the pre-production of Easy Rider, the seminal 1969 counterculture biker movie, that led to Torn being replaced by Jack Nicholson before shooting began. Most Influential People — See the 2020 TIME 100 Covers. I'll miss you Rip, you were a true original. Sign up here for exclusive access to all your favorite celebrities and breaking entertainment news! Eiza Gonzalez & Luke Bracey Confirm Relationship with…, First Look at Nickelodeon's New Series 'Danger Force', First Pic! Rip,” Will Smith posted to his Instagram, accompanied by a picture of him and Torn from Men in Black, which the two actors appeared alongside in … Video, The woman who ferries Covid patients in a school bus, The story of the blaze that destroyed Moria camp. Torn passed away at his Connecticut home, surrounded by his wife, actress Amy Wright, and two of his daughters. Video, Queues in China for experimental Covid-19 vaccine, Coronavirus: The place in North America with no cases, France teacher attack: Police raid homes of suspected Islamic radicals. "I was in BEASTMASTER." Born Elmore Rual Torn Jr. in Texas in 1931, Torn moved to New York in the 1950s to study at the legendary Actors Studio in New York. Reports at the time suggested that a highly intoxicated Torn thought the bank was his home, and that he had fallen asleep inside the building. Torn was married three times, all to fellow actors: Ann Wedgeworth (between 1956 and their divorce in 1961); Geraldine Page, who he met when they worked together on Sweet Bird of Youth (between 1963 and her death in 1987), and Amy Wright, who survives him after their marriage in 1989. © 2020 BBC. He went on to play Zed in the first two Men in Black films and Patches O'Houlihan in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. Then he shook my hand and I ceased to exist for him. He also had a recurring role in the TV industry satire 30 Rock as network chief Don Geiss. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Rapper Kanye West became a household name after releasing his hit 2003 album “The College Dropout.” “Extra” has been…, Journalist and TV producer Rick Kirkham is opening up to “Extra’s” Billy Bush about what you didn’t see in “Tiger…. He was previously married to the actress Geraldine Page, with whom he had three children, and Ann Wedgeworth, with whom he also had a child. Video, 'A year of rising and fading hopes' in Beirut, Queues in China for experimental Covid-19 vaccine. The Oscar-nominated actor became best known for his role on Garry Shandling’s sitcom The Larry Sanders Show, The Larry Sanders Show was the grand stage Rip Torn always deserved – and he held it together like a master. Yet he was also known for his volatile nature and some colourful altercations that saw him labelled a hellraiser. A character actor with a seven-decade career, he won an Emmy in 1996 for playing Artie, Sanders' irascible producer, in Garry Shandling's sitcom. However, Torn experienced a dramatic career upturn after being cast as Machiavellian, foulmouthed talk-show producer Artie in The Larry Sanders Show, after the producers were impressed by his turn as a lawyer in the Albert Brooks afterlife comedy Defending Your Life. Artie and Bob Diamond were two utterly unforgettable characters. VideoThe woman who ferries Covid patients in a school bus, Large cat figure discovered in Peru's Nazca lines, The story of the blaze that destroyed Moria camp. No cause of death was given. Mailer responded by biting Torn’s ear. I am proud to have worked with him and to have known him. He played a mobster in the 1972 blaxploitation Slaughter, and an industrialist in the 1976 oddball sci-fi film The Man Who Fell to Earth (opposite David Bowie); he received an unexpected best supporting actor Oscar nomination in 1983 for the lyrical 1920s-set author memoir Cross Creek. https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/jul/10/rip-torn-cult-actor-dies-aged-88 Dr. Fauci, The Weeknd and Megan Thee Stallion are just some of the big names covering the TIME 100 List this year! Torn is survived by his third wife, actress Amy Wright, with whom he had two children. First published on Wed 10 Jul 2019 04.09 BST. Muslim organisations are being investigated too after the beheading of French teacher Samuel Paty. Video, Arctic Circle teens call for help to save their homes, Philippines artificial beach 'bad for environment' Video, Philippines artificial beach 'bad for environment', 'A year of rising and fading hopes' in Beirut. (His mother’s maiden name was Spacek; his cousin is Carrie star Sissy Spacek.) Along with his popular turn on “Sanders,” Torn made many guest appearances on TV series and in made-for-TV movies from 1956 through 2016, most notably opposite Ingrid Bergman in 1961’s “Twenty-Four Hours in a Woman’s Life,” and in acclaimed arcs on “Will & Grace” (2002) and “30 Rock” (2007-2009), the latter of which earned him an Emmy nomination. Last night, Hollywood legend Rip Torn passed away at the age of 88, leaving a legacy of performance and personality that will live forever. Torn worked constantly in the next decade, appearing in everything from broad comedies such as Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story and Freddy Got Fingered, to high-status period drama such as Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette. Gigi Hadid & Zayn Malik Welcome Baby Girl, How Stars Are Social Distancing During the Coronavirus Pandemic, Star Splits! A post shared by Will Smith (@willsmith) on Jul 9, 2019 at 8:03pm PDT. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. © 2020 Telepictures Productions Inc. He was an incredible actor. RIP. Torn’s final on-camera appearance was as his “Men in Black” character for an Air New Zealand safety video in 2015, and his final work was a voice role on “TripTank” (2016). See how the stars are quarantining at home. The show ran from 1992 to 1998, and Torn was nominated for an Emmy for each of its six seasons: he only won once, in 1996. .css-14iz86j-BoldText{font-weight:bold;}Rip Torn, the US actor best known for his roles in Men in Black and The Larry Sanders Show, has died aged 88. Known for his volatility on and off set, Torn was a trained Shakespearean actor who was in the original Broadway production of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (1955) and was Tony-nominated for “Sweet Bird of Youth” (1959). He also made a disastrous directorial debut with the 1988 Whoopi Goldberg comedy The Telephone; Torn found it difficult to deal with Goldberg’s improvisatory style and the pair clashed repeatedly. In partnership with Warner Bros. Entertainment. .css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link{color:inherit;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited{color:#696969;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link:hover,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited:hover,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link:focus,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited:focus{color:#B80000;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link::after,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited::after{content:'';position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0;z-index:2;}Actor Rip Torn admits bank break-in, French police raid homes of suspected Islamists. A true legend. image caption No cause of death was given by the actor's representative. There he fell in with the circle around director Elia Kazan, who gave Torn his first film part (in 1956’s Baby Doll) and his first substantial stage role, in the original 1959 production of Sweet Bird of Youth (as well as the 1962 film adaptation, directed by Richard Brooks). Torn later claimed it had damaged his career, and it’s certainly the case that he did not progress in the 1970s and 80s in the way he might have expected. Video, The story of the blaze that destroyed Moria camp, Arctic Circle teens call for help to save their homes. 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