Rip Torn

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RIP Rip Torn, aged 88 - Zed in the Men in Black series...


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Yup, real shame - someone for whom the description 'larger than life' wasn't hyperbole
 
My first experience of Rip was the baddie in The Beastmaster from 1982. One of my childhood favourites, and he was so memerable. Such a charismatic screen presence.
R.I.P
 
He was also in The Man Who Fell To Earth

Here's an apt article for this forum
 
He had a great and understated role as a best-selling author in the criminally underrated film Wonder Boys.
 
That's a pity. I never saw him in a bad roll. Pity about the name, but it was memorable and his reliability as a terrific character actor was such that he had little trouble making a decent career for himself. RIP Rip.
 

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