Rip Torn died after a year-long battle with Alzheimer’s illness.
The ‘Men in Black’ star’s publicist Rick Miramontez revealed the unhappy information that the display screen legend had handed away in July whereas at house in Lakeville, Connecticut, along with his actress spouse Amy Wright and daughters Katie Torn and Angelica Page by his facet.
And now TMZ has obtained a duplicate of the actor’s demise certificates, which lists the reason for demise as ”because of (or as a consequence of) Alzheimer’s dementia.”
He was laid to relaxation at a cemetery in Poughkeepsie, New York.
Rip performed Chief Zed, the top of the Men In Black, within the 1997 sci-fi film and its 2002 sequel alongside Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith, who paid tribute to the late actor upon listening to the information of his passing.
Will shared a screenshot that includes the pair on Instagram, and he added the caption: ”R.I.P. Rip.”
Rip – whose actual identify was Elmore Rual Torn Jr. – was additionally identified for his function as coach Patches O’Houlihan in ‘DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story’, who repeated the catchphrase: ”Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive and Dodge.”
He portrayed Albert Brooks’ character’s defence lawyer in 1991 romantic-comedy ‘Defending Your Life’ alongside Meryl Streep, and Albert paid tribute to the late star, describing him as a ”true unique”.
He tweeted: ”R.I.P Rip Torn. He was so nice in Defending Your Life. I’ll miss you Rip, you have been a real unique. (sic)”
Tom Green, who starred reverse Rip in 2001’s ‘Freddy Got Fingered’, wrote: ”Just heard the unhappy information that the good Rip Torn has handed away. Rip was a category act. He was an unimaginable actor. One of the greats. A real legend. I’m proud to have labored with him and to have identified him. Rest in peace Rip. (sic)”
Rip made his film debut in 1957 movie ‘Time Limit’ reverse Richard Widmark, and was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Marsh Turner in 1983’s ‘Cross Creek’.
What’s extra, he confronted controversy when he was changed by Jack Nicholson earlier than capturing started on 1969 biker film ‘Easy Rider’.
He later mentioned: ”Word received round that I used to be troublesome and unreliable.
”Unreliable! In all my years within the theatre I’ve by no means missed a efficiency.”
As properly as his film work, Rip – who adopted the identify as a baby – was identified for his portrayal of Artie the producer on ‘The Larry Sanders Show’, for which he earned six Emmy Award nominations and he received one in 1996.
