Bandaríski leikarinn Rip Torn lést á heimili sínu í gær, 88 ára að aldri. Í tilkynningu frá fjölskyldu hans segir að hann hafi dáið friðsamlega með eiginkonu sína, Amy Wright, og tvær dætur við sína hlið.
Torn átti langan og farsælan feril sem dramaleikari en er sennilega þekktastur fyrir gamanleik sinn, ekki síður kaldhæðinn húmor og einkennandi rödd.
Hann hlaut Emmy-verðlaun árið 1996 fyrir sjónvarpsþættina The Larry Sanders Show og vakti mikla kátínu í kvikmyndum á borð við Dodgeball, Freddy Got Fingered og Men in Black myndunum, svo nokkur dæmi séu nefnd, auk gamanþáttanna 30 Rock. Leikarinn var virkur bæði á skjá og sviði í rúm sextíu ár.
Á samfélagsmiðlum hafa margir minnst leikarans með hlýjum orðum, þar á meðal kvikmyndagerðarmaðurinn Albert Brooks og grínarinn Seth MacFarlane.
Rip Torn always made me laugh. Artie and Bob Diamond were two utterly unforgettable characters.
— Seth MacFarlane (@SethMacFarlane) July 10, 2019
R.I.P Rip Torn. He was so great in Defending Your Life. I’ll miss you Rip, you were a true original.
— Albert Brooks (@AlbertBrooks) July 10, 2019
„Goðsögn í orðsins fyllstu merkingu. Hvílíkur ferill“
Damn, R.I.P. Rip. An absolute legend in every sense of the word. What a career. What a legend. #RipTorn pic.twitter.com/uIJmXx9SKj
— Frisky (Never Inappropriate) (@MythAddict) July 10, 2019
To one of the best (character) actors to ever do it. You’ll be seriously missed and thank you for the performance of a lifetime ? #Ripriptorn #RipTorn pic.twitter.com/xOd1vSQB3k
— Jeremy Vranich (@JeremyVranich) July 10, 2019
Good-bye Zeus. You were such a good dad to Hercules. #RipTorn pic.twitter.com/REiWOA2fZu
— Rebecca Hudgens (@RebHudge) July 10, 2019
RIP, Rip. What a career. #RipTorn pic.twitter.com/ZgXMyiFb53
— Brian Lambert (@stink_dumb) July 10, 2019
RIP to Rip Torn. Most people knew him as Patches O’Houlihan in Dodgeball or Zed in Men in Black, but I’ll always think of him as Bob Diamond from Albert Brooks’s brilliant comedy, Defending Your Life! #RIPRipTorn #RipTorn pic.twitter.com/cRPU4LFxYL
— Peter Garrett (@TheUnrealPeterG) July 10, 2019
My favorite Rip Torn character… Skully from Summer Rental. #RipTorn
Rest in Peace, sir. https://t.co/B56nWgMQHW pic.twitter.com/raMVNJPBq7
— Sara Whitford (@sarawhitford) July 10, 2019
R.I.P. Rip ?#Ripriptorn ?#RipTorn pic.twitter.com/eH11GXILKM
— Rachel Boyce (@RachelBoyce65) July 10, 2019
Goodbye, Don Geiss. #RipTorn #30rock https://t.co/ZoMMARjyus pic.twitter.com/J2Sc7rqfIb
— Annie (@BadgrGrl21) July 10, 2019
RIP to 1 of the all-time greats!#HeyNow #RipTorn pic.twitter.com/4Oey58AppA
— DB (@dbhrvat70) July 10, 2019
He’s up in heaven like the GOD he is. #RIPTorn pic.twitter.com/cVxWFIBsHZ
— Anthony! (@AnthonyLantern) July 10, 2019
