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