How tall was Rip Torn

Scott said on 9/Sep/17
I'd say he was 5'9'' tops at one time.

Alex napoles said on 17/Apr/17
Good one of the best actors of all time I remember him in king of kings.

Sam said on 30/Jul/15
Rob, could you change to "American actor best remembered for roles in King of Kings, Tropic of Cancer, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Coma, Heartland, Defending Your Life, The Larry Sanders Show, Men in Black, The Insider and Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story."
Likeable as an older character actor but came off as edgy, untrustworthy and a bit sleazy in younger roles, like off-screen as well as on! His career-long enemy was Dennis Hopper and he could come off just as weird as Hopper.
I wasn't too sure on his height, in an early role like in Baby Doll I thought he could pass for near an inch over this listing but could have been mistaken there.

Mike J. said on 13/Jan/12
Down from 5'10", if so--according to old interviews in Playboy and various film magazines. Most websites also quote 5'10". When I met him in 2010 one of things that struck me about him was that at 79 years old he had amazingly bolt-straight posture. I'm 5'7" and standing directly across from him, just a couple of feet apart, he looked like he still could have been very close to 5'10". Check out photos of Torn next to Alec Baldwin on 30 Rock. Torn often wears cowboy boots with a bit of a heel, but on 30 Rock he's in simple dress shoes. Lifts? Perhaps. But he's not one to worry much about physical appearance, so....

MHouillon said on 16/Jun/09
Yeah, I thought 5'10 in "Down Periscope" in comparison to 6'1.5 Kelsey Gremmar.

J.Shiz said on 24/Feb/09
Rip always wears cowboy boots so I'd say 5ft 8 is fair.

T.J. said on 2/Feb/09
wow.
always thought he was taller

Mr. R said on 28/Jul/08
At this point., I would say 5-8 too. I saw him at Sony when he was shooting Men in Black II.

Balto said on 28/Jul/08
Yes this guy's deceptive. He always looked 5"10 to me too. The place I first saw him was a brilliant episode of Columbo (he played the murderer and was fabulous in the role). He easily looked a strong 5"10. But if you remember him from Sweet Bird of Youth, he looked somewhat shorter than 5"9 (then) Paul Newman. 5"8 is right on the ball if you watch his earlier movies.

glenn said on 16/Apr/08
he does look more than 5-8.5,no? i never saw him.but he does frequent new york.or did alot.i dont think anyone would reconize him.

Chris said on 12/Jul/07
I think he might be 5'9", 5'9.5". He didn't look as much as 6 inches shorter than Tom Green in Freddy Got Fingered.

DC said on 13/Feb/07
We passed in the street several months ago. He seemed an inch or so shorter than me. I'm 5-10 and was wearing sneakers. Mr Torn wore cowboy boots.

Mr. R said on 10/May/05
I agree with Mr. Awesome, that Rip does not look that height. But when I saw him, he sure was. Even in Men in Black, he does not look that much shorter than Will or Tommy Lee, but he is. There are SO many ways to skew height distinctions.

Matt said on 10/May/05
Rip is notorious for wearing elevator shoes. I used to watch The Larry Sanders show a lot, and recognized his Richlee shoes from a catalog I have. They add a few inches.

Mr. Awesome said on 9/May/05
Torn looks bigger than 5'8.5 to me. In Freddy got Fingered, he never looks that much shorter than Tom Green (who's 6'3'' at least). He certainly does not look 6+ inches shorter than Green at any point in the movie (awful as it may have been). Judging from the movie, the the 5'10 height seems accurate...maybe even taller. Either that, or Torn wore some serious lifts in the film, per chance.

Mr. R said on 19/Mar/05
The same day that I saw Romano and Nealon, I also saw Rip on the SONY lot. I was walking around during my break, and I saw Rip getting of the cart and being dropped off at the Men in Black set. He got off, and my eyewitness account says that Rip is 5'8".