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    Rip Torn has died.

    R, er, I.P.


    https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.the...r-dies-aged-88

    #2
    Patches O'Houlihan in Dodgeball. Still makes me chuckle just thinking about it.

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      #3
      There's some great photos in this retrospective here: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/...fe-in-pictures

      What's amazing looking at the picture from the Cincinnati Kid, was how much Rip Torn ended up looking like the older Edward G Robinson shown here.

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        #4
        The only good thing about Dodgeball.

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          #5
          Where did he get his synonym name from?

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            #6
            From the Guardian link

            Elmore Rual Torn Jr was born in Temple, Texas, on 6 February 1931. The nickname ‘Rip’ was a family tradition but when he broke into acting many Hollywood producers advised him to change it. However, Torn figured his name would become an asset: people would remember it.

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              #7
              I liked Dodgeball, made me want to play it.

              Artie was one of the absolute great comic creations in one of the greatest TV shows, and the fact that Torn had been in Hollywood for so long added to his 'believability' in that role (the line about not being able to get it up with 'Jacquie Bissett' (I think) because of 'the lump in my left nut' was one of many many sublime moments). Might get my box set of every episode out tonight...

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                #8
                He was great as Z in Men in Black.

                RIP Rip.

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                  #9
                  Fantastic story here:

                  [URL]https://twitter.com/HaciendaFilms/status/1148811865767723008[/URL]

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                    #10
                    And of course the Larry Sanders Show. He was also arrested for facing off the NYPD when Jefferson Airplane were playing on the roof of an office building back in the day. RIP man

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Patrick Thistle View Post
                      He was great as Z in Men in Black.

                      RIP Rip.
                      Why was he "Zed", rather than "Zee" though?

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Guy Profumo View Post

                        Why was he "Zed", rather than "Zee" though?
                        Because they got it right for once.

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                          #13
                          Here is a fascinating story in the NYT obit:

                          "He lost his cool most notably in 1968, when he was filming “Maidstone,” an underground film written and directed by Mailer. Mailer was also the star, playing a writer running for president. Mr. Torn played his half brother. In a decidedly unscripted moment, and for reasons that have never been made precisely clear, Mr. Torn struck Mailer with a hammer on camera; Mailer responded by attacking Mr. Torn and biting his ear. The fight became the centerpiece of the film."

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                            #14
                            So - a further 'late' show now for Larry and Artie?

                            RIP.

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