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