Re: R.I.P. Rip Torn
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:49 am
As I was unaware op Rip Torn's work on hugely successful TV shows I was initially shocked at the amount of press he received. He deserves all the attention he is receiving anyway for his film work alone - an always reliable actor and welcome presence to nearly every film he appeared in. Glad to see his work in The Man Who Fell to Earth is getting some mention though its a shame that one of his best performances in Coming Apart (1969) is largely forgotten. I also must sight his very funny performance in the much derailed Freddy Got Fingered - pretty ballsy to take on that role which he pulled off effortessly.
And what a collection of wives over the years: Ann Wedgeworth, Geraldine Page & Amy Wright - just wow. Take about talent in spades there. And if his only claim to fame had been encouraging his cousin (along with his wife Geraldine Page) Sissy Spacek in her career into acting (after a failed singing career attempt), that would be more than enough in my book.
And what a collection of wives over the years: Ann Wedgeworth, Geraldine Page & Amy Wright - just wow. Take about talent in spades there. And if his only claim to fame had been encouraging his cousin (along with his wife Geraldine Page) Sissy Spacek in her career into acting (after a failed singing career attempt), that would be more than enough in my book.