Rip Torn specialized in playing cantankerous authority figures like Artie, the devious, hard-drinking producer of "The Larry Sanders Show" on the HBO series of the same name.
The same roll landed him an Emmy. He also played: Agent Zed, the gruff, world-weary head of the secretive, alien-hunting agents in the early "Men in Black" movies.
In 1984, Torn was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in "Cross Creek," and was nominated for a Tony for the 1962 Broadway production of Tennessee Williams' play "Sweet Bird of Youth."
But many will remember him for one iconic line from "DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story."
"If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball."
Torn died on Tuesday at age 88.