Rip Torn Autographs
Elmore Rual "Rip" Torn Jr. (February 6, 1931 – July 9, 2019) was an American actor whose career spanned roughly 60 years. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for playing Marsh Turner in Cross Creek (1983). Torn's portrayal of Artie the producer on The Larry Sanders Show (1992–1998) received six Emmy Award nominations, winning in 1996. Torn was also known for his roles as Judas Iscariot in King of Kings (1961), Thomas J. Finley, Jr. in Sweet Bird of Youth (1962), Dr. Nathan Bryce in The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), Bob Diamond in Defending Your Life (1991), Zeus in Hercules (1997), Zed in the Men in Black franchise (1997, 2002), Jim Brody in Freddy Got Fingered (2001), Patches O'Houlihan in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004), and Louis XV in Marie Antoinette (2006).
Elmore Rual Torn Jr. was born on February 6, 1931, in Temple, Texas, the son of Elmore Rual "Tiger" Torn Sr., and Thelma Mary Torn (née Spacek). The senior Elmore was an agriculturalist and economist who worked to promote the consumption of black-eyed peas, particularly as a custom on New Year's Day. Thelma was an aunt of actress Sissy Spacek. The family is of German, Austrian, and Czech/Moravian ancestry. The nickname "Rip" is a family tradition among men in the Torn family, having been used by his father, uncle, and a cousin. Torn graduated from Taylor High School in Taylor, Texas, in 1948.
Torn was a member of the Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets, although he graduated from the University of Texas, where he studied acting under the Shakespeare professor B. Iden Payne. and was a member of the Alpha Nu chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity. After graduation, he served in the Korean War with the 2nd Infantry Division with the military police in the United States Army.
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Current items with a signature of Rip Torn
These are the most current items with a signature of Rip Torn that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Vintage 1950s B&W Hand Signed Candid Photo Autograph by Rip Torn | $29.99 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Rip Torn
The most expensive item with a signature of Rip Torn (Rip Torn Hand Signed Autograph 8x10 Photo COA Dodgeball) was sold in July 2019 for $100.00 while the cheapest item (VINTAGE SIGNED PHOTO 1980'S OF ENTERTAINER RIP TORN) found a new owner for $0.99 in November 2009. The month with the most items sold (3) was October 2020 with an average selling price of $5.00 for an autographed item of Rip Torn. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2021 with $97.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.99 was May 2017. In average, an autographed item from Rip Torn is worth $15.99.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Rip Torn were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | MEN IN BLACK / RIP TORN / AGENT ZED / COOL PHOTO SIGNED IN PERSON #1 | $40.00 |  |
| MEN IN BLACK / RIP TORN / AGENT ZED / COOL PHOTO SIGNED IN PERSON #2 | $40.00 | |
| RIP TORN (+2019) - Agent Zed - Men in Black II - Autograph Trading Card | $14.99 | |
| RIP TORN (+2019) - Agent Zed - Men in Black II - Autograph Trading Card | $17.50 | |
| Rip Torn - Men in Black - Defending Your Life - Cross Creek - Autograph 1984 | $14.95 | |
| Rip Torn - Men In Black - Hand Signed 8x10 - Autographed Photo - Hologram coa | $6.50 | |
| RIP TORN - SIGNED - AUTOGRAPH 4959 | $4.25 | |
| RIP TORN - SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 2733 | $8.05 | |
| Rip Torn - Signed Autographed 8x10 Photo W/ A1COA | $29.99 | |
| Rip Torn - Signed Vintage Celebrity Autograph Photo - Men in Black | $89.99 | |
| RIP TORN AS WALTER RUSSELL CUT AUTO 2024 HISTORIC AUTOGRAPH CELEBRITY QUADS BGS | $30.00 | |
| RIP TORN Autographed Original 8x10 Photo LOA TTM | $69.90 | |
| Rip Torn SIGNED Paper Photo Movie TV Actors Cross Creek Men in Black The Insider | $43.50 | |
| Rip Torn Signed Photo 8x10 Men in Black - COA JSA | $97.50 | |
| RIP TORN Signed To Celia 8X10 B&W Photo Actor/Men in Black JSA DD67625 | $39.99 | |
