Orson Bean
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 22, 1928
- Died
- February 7, 2020 (aged 91)
- Birthplace
- Burlington, Vermont, USA
Biography
Orson Bean (born Dallas Frederick Burrows; July 22, 1928 – February 7, 2020) was an American film, television, and stage actor, as well as a comedian, writer, and producer. He appeared frequently on televised game shows from the 1960s through the 1980s and was a longtime panelist on the television game show To Tell the Truth. On February 7, 2020, while walking near Venice Boulevard and Shell Avenue, in Venice, California, Bean was struck by two cars, with the second striking him fatally. He was 91.
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Filmography
Mr. Bevis
Movie
The Return of the King
Movie · as Frodo Baggins /Bilbo Baggins (voice)
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Movie · as Self - Interviewee
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Movie · as Self
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Movie · as Self
The Equalizer 2
Movie · as Sam Rubinstein
Teachers
TV · as Jerry · 1 ep
Superstore
TV · as Dr. Fogler · 1 ep
Another Period
TV · as Laverne Fusselforth V · 2 eps
Grace and Frankie
TV · as Bruno · 1 ep
Sleep Cycle
Movie · as Insomniac #1
Hating Breitbart
Movie · as Self
A Golden Christmas 3
Movie · as Mr. Cole
D-Minus
Movie · as Andre
Two-Legged Rat Bastards
Movie · as Eddie
Ashley's Ashes
Movie · as Dan
Hot in Cleveland
TV · as Dan · 1 ep
Modern Family
TV · as Marty · 1 ep
Game of Life
Movie · as Dennis
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe
Movie · as Raff Buddemeyer
Women's Murder Club
TV · 1 ep
The Sarah Silverman Program
TV · as Mr. Myron · 1 ep
Alien Autopsy
Movie · as Homeless Man
Crossroads
Movie · as Father McIlhenny
The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman
TV · as Chick · 1 ep
Yesterday's Dreams
Movie · as Tony Vicedomini
How I Met Your Mother
TV · as Bob · 1 ep
The Closer
TV · as Donald Baxter · 1 ep
Commander in Chief
TV · as Bill Harrison · 1 ep
Soccer Dog 2: European Cup
Movie · as Mayor Milton Gallagher
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels
Movie · as Voice of John Forsythe (voice)
The Gristle
Movie · as Mr. Bowen
Desperate Housewives
TV · as Roy Bender · 22 eps
Knee High P.I.
Movie · as Macintyre
Cold Case
TV · as Harland Sealey · 1 ep
Two and a Half Men
TV · as Norman · 1 ep
Frank McKlusky, C.I.
Movie · as Mr. Gafty
Burning Down the House
Movie · as Sy
Normal, Ohio
TV · as Bill Gamble · 12 eps
Being John Malkovich
Movie · as Dr. Lester
UnBowed
Movie · as Purdy
Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman: The Movie
Movie · as Loren Bray
Family Law
TV · as Archbishop Phillips · 1 ep
The King of Queens
TV · as Carl Tepper · 1 ep
Will & Grace
TV · as Joseph Dudley · 1 ep
Becker
TV · as Mr. Bennett · 1 ep
Ally McBeal
TV · as Marty Brigg · 1 ep
7th Heaven
TV · as Patient · 2 eps
Ellen
TV · as Gameshow Contestant · 1 ep
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
TV · as Loren Bray · 141 eps
Diagnosis: Murder
TV · as Lewis Sweeney · 1 ep
Just My Imagination
Movie · as Jeremy Sticher
Final Judgement
Movie · as Monsignor Corelli
Vicki!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Chance of a Lifetime
Movie · as Fred
Jacob's Ladder
Movie · as Self - Game Show Panelist (archive footage) (uncredited)
Instant Karma
Movie · as Dr. Berlin
Tiny Toon Adventures
TV · as Gepetto (voice) · 1 ep
Monsters
TV · as Dr. Hubbard · 1 ep
Innerspace
Movie · as Lydia's Editor
Smart Alec
Movie · as Arthur Fitzgerald
Garfield in the Rough
Movie · as Billy Rabbit (voice)
Murder, She Wrote
TV · as Ebeneezer McEnery · 2 eps
Reading Rainbow
TV · as Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 ep
Forty Deuce
Movie · as Mr. Roper
The Return of the King
Movie · as Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins (voice)
The Facts of Life
TV · 3 eps
Skateboard
Movie · as Self
The Hobbit
Movie · as Bilbo Baggins (voice)
Forever Fernwood
TV · 30 eps
The Love Boat
TV · as Artie D'Angelo · 1 ep
Ellery Queen
TV · as Warren Wright · 1 ep
The Spy Who Returned from the Dead
Movie · as Bob
Dinah!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Twinky
Movie · as Hal
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Movie · as Hank / Sir Boss (voice)
Love, American Style
TV · as Artie Kaufman · 1 ep
The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Star Wagon
Movie · as Stephen Minch
NET Playhouse
TV · as Stephen Minch · 1 ep
Vacation Playhouse
TV · 1 ep
The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 7 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self, Self - Guest Host · 86 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self, Self - Co-Host · 6 eps
Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'
Movie · as Jimmy London
Anatomy of a Murder
Movie · as Dr. Matthew Smith
Miracle On 34th Street
Movie · as Dr. William Sawyer
The Twilight Zone
TV · as James B.W. Bevis · 1 ep
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
TV · as John Monroe · 1 ep
Naked City
TV · as Arnold Platt · 1 ep
Where's Charley?
Movie · as Jack Chesney
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
TV · as Self - Guest Host · 22 eps
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
Movie · as Llewelyn Throckmorton, III
How to Be Very, Very Popular
Movie · as Toby Marshall
The Millionaire
TV · as Newman Johnson · 1 ep
The Phil Silvers Show
TV · as Pvt. Wally Gunther / Pete Gunther · 1 ep
The Blue Angel
TV · as Host · 15 eps
Omnibus
TV · as Narrator · 1 ep
I've Got a Secret
TV · 1 ep
Robert Montgomery Presents
TV · 1 ep
What's My Line?
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Studio One
TV · as Harvey B. Hines, Charlie Digger, Joey · 1 ep
The Ed Sullivan Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps
Kraft Television Theatre
TV · as George Sanford · 1 ep