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