Hollywood Veteran Kevin Pollak Reveals Crazy Secrets About the ‘Craziest’ Actor He Ever Worked With

Kevin Pollak didn’t have to think twice when asked to name the craziest actor he’s ever worked with.

The “Tulsa King” actor pointed the finger at Hollywood veteran Rip Torn, recalling a series of bizarre incidents that occurred on the set of “Canadian Bacon,” a film starring John Candy released after his death.

“Oh, gee. It’s not even a competition,” Pollak said during an appearance on “The Rich Eisen Show.”

Torn, who died in 2019, kept his co-stars guessing, according to Pollak.

“Every day, Rip would decide that someone in the cast or crew was out to get him,” Pollak recalls.

Pollak, who also starred in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” said Torn repeatedly brought up her inclusion on former President Richard Nixon’s enemies list.

“If a day went by without Rip Torn saying, ‘I was on Nixon’s list.’ Alright, we got it,” Pollak joked.

When asked what Torn did to earn a spot on the list, Pollak said, “Well, no one wanted to ask, frankly.”

But the Nixon references aren’t the strangest part of Pollak’s story.

Pollak recalled that fellow actor Kevin O’Connor and his new wife stayed in a room next to Torn at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto.

According to Pollak, the couple repeatedly heard Torn yelling at someone through the hotel’s thin walls. After weeks of hearing the outbursts, O’Connor and his wife came up with their own top 10 of Torn’s most memorable lines.

“The first thing we heard was Rip Torn yelling at the whore through the wall, ‘I said milk her like a cow,'” Pollak recalled.

The anecdote provided insight into Pollak’s memories of Torn’s behavior off-camera.

Torn has built an acclaimed career in film, television and theater, earning an Academy Award nomination for his performance in “Cross Creek” and becoming a familiar face to audiences through films and television shows, including “Men in Black” and “The Larry Sanders Show.”

His role as Artie on “The Larry Sanders Show” earned him six consecutive Emmy Award nominations and an Emmy Award in 1996.