Portrait of Rip Torn

Acting

Rip Torn

Titles
137movies46TV shows
Career

Active from 1957 to 2011, busiest in 1984 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
59
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Heartland
Heartland
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 99 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Rip Torn Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Fantasy
    0.9, average 1.8
  • Coming of Age
    2.2, average 2.9
  • Scare
    2.0, average 2.6
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.7, average 5.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 7
  • Character-Driven 7
  • Melancholy 5
  • Slapstick Humor 4
  • Fast-Paced 4
  • Underdog Story 4
  • Cult Classic 4
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Historical Drama 4
  • Biographical Drama 3
  • Moral Dilemma 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

54
TypeAllMovies27TV shows27
RoleAnyActing53Appearances5Production1Other crew1
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1940s11950s91960s111970s81980s51990s122000s8
GenreAnyDrama39Comedy10Crime6Mystery6Western5Romance4History4Fantasy3TV Movie3War & Politics3Thriller3Documentary3Action & Adventure3War2
Group by
DecadesScores
Newest firstOldest first

2000s

8 titles · average score 77
GoodWatch79
Poster for 30 Rock

TV show · as Don Geiss

GoodWatch71
Poster for Soul Food

TV show · as Peter Redmond

1990s

12 titles · average score 81
Poster for Seasons of Love

TV show · as Spence

GoodWatch89
Poster for The Insider

as John Scanlon

GoodWatch76
Poster for Will & Grace

TV show · as Lionel Banks

GoodWatch81
Poster for Hercules

as Zeus (voice)

GoodWatch73
Poster for Chicago Hope

TV show · as Warren Shutt

GoodWatch81
Poster for Fires of Kuwait

as Narrator (voice)

1980s

5 titles · average score 72
GoodWatch71
Poster for Extreme Prejudice

as Sheriff Hank Pearson

GoodWatch79
Poster for North and South

TV show · as Adolphus

GoodWatch71
Poster for The Blue and the Gray

TV show · as Ulysses S. Grant

GoodWatch70
Poster for Airplane II: The Sequel

as Bud Kruger / President Reagan

1970s

8 titles · average score 78
GoodWatch87
Poster for Heartland

as Clyde Stewart

GoodWatch82
Poster for Coma

as Dr. George

GoodWatch75
Poster for Ghost Story

TV show · as Jonathon

GoodWatch83
Poster for Columbo

TV show · as Leon Lamarr

1960s

11 titles · average score 76
GoodWatch71
Poster for Mannix

TV show · as Victor Roarke

GoodWatch70
Poster for The Cincinnati Kid

as William Jefferson Slade

GoodWatch87
Poster for The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

TV show · as Alexander

GoodWatch76
Poster for 12 O'Clock High

TV show · as Col. Mark Royce

GoodWatch76
Poster for The Lieutenant

TV show · as Sgt. Karl Kasten

Poster for The Great Adventure

TV show · as Lieutenant John C. Freemont

Poster for Channing

TV show · as Donald Burrows

GoodWatch81
Poster for Combat!

TV show · as Avery

GoodWatch74
Poster for Thriller

TV show · as Duncan Corey

1950s

9 titles · average score 79
GoodWatch77
Poster for Pork Chop Hill

as Lt. Walter Russell

GoodWatch73
Poster for Bonanza

TV show · as Will Hewitt

Poster for Bomber's Moon

as Lieutenant Harrison

GoodWatch74
Poster for Time Limit

as Lt. George Miller

GoodWatch82
Poster for A Face in the Crowd

as Barry Mills (uncredited)

GoodWatch81
Poster for Baby Doll

as The Dentist (uncredited)

GoodWatch85
Poster for Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV show · as Ernie Walters / Steve Morgan #22

GoodWatch85
Poster for Hallmark Hall of Fame

TV show · as Locky McCormick / Solomon Chandler

1940s

1 title · average score 78
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