Rip Torn
Actor
- Pork Chop Hill (1959)
- Dir. Lewis Milestone
Feat. Gregory Peck, Harry Guardino, Rip Torn…
- Given a gritty believability by Dir. Milestone ('All Quiet on the Western Front'), this recounts the bloody, meaningless conquest of a lowly hill…
- King of Kings (1961)
- Dir. Nicholas Ray
Feat. Jeffrey Hunter, Hurd Hatfield, Robert Ryan…
- Faithful, intelligent telling of the life of Christ, with Jeffrey Hunter in the robes of JC, benefits from a lesser–known cast. Orson Welles…
- Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)
- Dir. Richard Brooks
Feat. Paul Newman, Geraldine Page, Shirley Knight…
- The South at its over–ripest, Tennessee Williams providing a repressive, smalltown setting for gigolo Paul Newman and faded movie–star…
- Cincinnati Kid, The (1965)
- Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Steve McQueen, Edward G. Robinson, Tuesday Weld…
- Memorable visit to the shady world of card–sharking in Depression–era America, with some excellent character acting from a great cast.
- Man Who Fell to Earth, The (1976)
- Dir. Nicolas Roeg
Feat. David Bowie, Rip Torn, Candy Clark…
- David Bowie plays a humanoid trapped on Earth during a quest for water.
Genuinely original and imaginative article is stamped with Nic Roeg's…
- Coma (1978)
- Dir. Michael Crichton
Feat. Genevieve Bujold, Michael Douglas, Elizabeth Ashley…
- Numerous patients fall into a permanent coma, arousing the suspicions of maverick doctor Genevieve Bujold. Excellent thriller unfolds its queasy…
- One Trick Pony (1980)
- Dir. Robert M Young
Feat. Paul Simon, Blair Brown, Rip Torn…
- Interesting tale of rock–star, played by Paul Simon, undergoing personal crises.
- Beastmaster, The (1982)
- Dir. Don Coscarelli
Feat. Marc Singer, Tanya Roberts, Rip Torn
- Hammy fantastical adventure centred on a mighty warrior on a revenge mission for the death of his family at the hands of a tyrannical priest. An 80's…
- Flying High 2 (1982)
- Dir. Ken Finkleman
Feat. Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges…
- Sequel to spoof film Flying High has the same cast, same plot, same hero – and pretty much the same jokes, but is not nearly as funny as it's…
- Blue and the Gray, The (TV Mini-Series) (1982)
- Dir. Andrew V. McLaglen
Feat. Stacy Keach, Colleen Dewhurst, Lloyd Bridges…
- Handsomely staged mini–series views the Civil War throught the eyes of a Southern war correspondent bearing witness to the war's key events.