Former CBS Records boss Walter Yetnikoff has died at age 87.

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. 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." "If you can dodge a wrench, you can dogde a ball." Torn died on Tuesday at age 88.

(CNN) - Rip Torn, an Emmy Award-winning actor who starred in "Men in Black" and HBO's "The Larry Sanders Show," has died, according to his publicist Rick Miramontez. Torn died Tuesday at his home in Lakeville, Connecticut with his family by his side, Miramontez said. The actor had a seven-decade career in film, television and theater, with nearly 200 credits to his name. His secret weapon was to "Play drama as comedy and comedy as drama," Miramontez recalled the star once saying. He also received an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actor for his role as Marsh Turner in the 1983 film "Cross Creek."