Orson Bean
Birthday
1928/07/22
Day of death
2020/02/07 (91 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Burlington, Vermont, USA
Also know as
Dallas Frederick Burrows
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.
Acting
(1959) Anatomy of a Murder
as Dr. Matthew Smith
(1999) Being John Malkovich
as Dr. Lester
(1980) The Return of the King
as Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins (voice)
(1977) The Hobbit
as Bilbo Baggins (voice)
(2002) Frank McKlusky, C.I.
as Mr. Gafty
(2006) Alien Autopsy
as Homeless Man
(1984) Garfield in the Rough
as Billy Rabbit (voice)
(2004) Soccer Dog 2: European Cup
as Mayor Milton Gallagher
(1970) Twinky
as Hal
(2012) Hating Breitbart
as Self
(2010) Ashley's Ashes
as Dan
(2014) Sleep Cycle
as Insomniac #1
(1990) Jacob's Ladder
as Self - Game Show Panelist (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1982) Forty Deuce
as Mr. Roper
(2021) Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
as Self
(1956) Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
as Llewelyn Throckmorton, III
(2001) Burning Down the House
as Sy
(2012) A Golden Christmas 3
as Mr. Cole
(1990) Instant Karma
as Dr. Berlin
(1987) Innerspace
as Lydia's Editor
(2007) Game of Life
as Dennis
(2022) Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
as Self - Interviewee
(1986) Smart Alec
as Arthur Fitzgerald
(1974) The Spy Who Returned from the Dead
as Bob
(1999) UnBowed
as Purdy
(2011) D-Minus
as Andre
(1992) Just My Imagination
as Jeremy Sticher
(1960) Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'
as Jimmy London
(1992) Final Judgement
as Monsignor Corelli
(2004) Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels
as Voice of John Forsythe (voice)
(1970) A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Hank / Sir Boss (voice)
(1966) The Star Wagon
as Stephen Minch
(2011) Two-Legged Rat Bastards
as Eddie
(2018) The Equalizer 2
as Sam Rubinstein
(2006) Crossroads
as Father McIlhenny
(2003) Knee High P.I.
as Macintyre
(2004) The Gristle
as Mr. Bowen
(1978) Skateboard
as Self
(1959) Miracle On 34th Street
as Dr. William Sawyer
(1955) How To Be Very, Very Popular
as Toby Marshall
(1991) Chance of a Lifetime
as Fred
(2019) Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
as Self
(2005) How I Met Your Mother
as Bob
(2005) The Closer
as Donald Baxter
(1997) Ally McBeal
as Marty Brigg
(1979) The Facts of Life
as ---
(1990) Tiny Toon Adventures
as Gepetto (voice)
(2004) Desperate Housewives
as Roy Bender
(2003) Cold Case
as Harland Sealey
(2015) Superstore
as Dr. Fogler
(2003) Two and a Half Men
as Norman
(1952) Omnibus
as ---
(1958) Naked City
as Arnold Platt
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
(2007) Women's Murder Club
as ---
(1998) The King of Queens
as Carl Tepper
(1948) Studio One
as Harvey B. Hines
(1993) Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
as ---
(1948) The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
(1996) 7th Heaven
as Patient
(1998) Will & Grace
as Professor Joseph Dudley
(2009) Modern Family
as Marty
(1959) The Twilight Zone
as James B.W. Bevis
(2000) Normal, Ohio
as Bill Gamble
(1955) The Millionaire
as Newman Johnson
(1999) Family Law
as Archbishop Phillips
(2006) The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman
as Chick
(1975) Ellery Queen
as Warren Wright
(1950) Robert Montgomery Presents
as ---
(1963) Vacation Playhouse
as ---
(1959) The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as John Monroe
(1954) The Blue Angel
as Host
(1957) Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self - Guest Host
(1993) Diagnosis: Murder
as Lewis Sweeney
(1977) Forever Fernwood
as ---
(2015) Another Period
as Laverne Fusselforth V
(1983) Reading Rainbow
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
(1948) Studio One
as Charlie Digger
(1948) Studio One
as Joey
(1994) Ellen
as Gameshow Contestant
(1984) Murder, She Wrote
as Ebeneezer McEnery
(2005) Commander in Chief
as Bill Harrison
(1977) The Love Boat
as Artie D'Angelo
(1950) What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery Guest
(1952) I've Got a Secret
as ---
(1968) The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
(2010) Hot in Cleveland
as Dan
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
(2015) Grace and Frankie
as Bruno
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
(1998) Becker
as Mr. Bennett
(2007) The Sarah Silverman Program.
as Mr. Myron
(1969) Love, American Style
as Artie Kaufman
(1974) Dinah!
as Self
(1992) Vicki!
as Self
(1962) The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Guest Host
(1957) Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
(1961) The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host