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