Rip Torn may be best known for playing Agent Z in the feature film Men in Black, but has also starred in TV series such as HBO's The Larry Sanders Show.

He has appeared in the Ben Stiller movie Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story as Patches O'Houlihan.

For his supporting role as talk show producer Artie in The Larry Sanders Show, Torn received six Emmy award nominations as Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and won the award once, in 1996.

He also won an American Comedy Award for that role.