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Veteran actor Elmore "Rip" Torn has been charged with breaking into a Connecticut bank and carrying a loaded handgun while intoxicated. According to state police, the 78-year-old actor was arrested Friday night when police found him inside the Litchfield Bancorp with a loaded gun.

Torn, who is a Salisbury resident, has been taken into custody and booked on several charges, including burglary and possession of a firearm without a permit. He is currently being held on a $100,000 bond. He is scheduled to appear in Bantam Superior Court on Monday.

This is not the first alcohol-fueled incident for Torn. Last year he was given probation in a Connecticut drunken driving case and was permitted to enter an alcohol education program. Prior to that arrest, Torn had two drunken driving arrests in New York.

Rip Torn has starred in many films and television shows, including Freddy Got Fingered, Men in Black, The Larry Sanders Show and, most recently, 30 Rock.

In 1983, Torn was nominated for an Oscar for Cross Creek. Two years later, his wife, Geraldine Page, won the Best Actress Oscar. Torn and Page exchanged wedding rings in 1963. Sadly, Page passed away in 1987. Torn won an Emmy for his work on The Larry Sanders Show in 1992.