Rip Torn appreciation thread

With the passing of Tanya Roberts, I sadly considered her for a bit. I realized that I, as a young boy was very…ahem…appreciative of her…ahem…acting…yeah that’s it. I remember, ahem, admiring her work fondly as a boy.

She wasn’t the first I admired. I remember the first time I realized girls started to get interesting and the first actress was Penny from Lost in Space.

Back to Roberts. I was feeling sad about people my generation or close starting to die and so I went and bought the movie BeastMaster which was the first movie that brought Tanya Roberts to my attention.

I then remembered/saw that the bad guy was Rip Torn! How could I forget Rip Torn! He was great! He was the Bruce Campbell of the 70s!

I am going to have to go on a Rip Torn remembrance tour. I loved him. Hopefully others remember and love him as well.

Here’s the RIP Torn thread that marked his passing in 2019. But it certainly didn’t cover all there was to say.

Thanks!

A couple more:
From 2010: Arrested with gun in a bank. (Alcohol related).
And a short thread from 2002: On the Larry Sanders Show.