Orson Bean
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.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
Modern Family
2009
Desperate Housewives
2004
Two and a Half Men
2003
How I Met Your Mother
2005
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
What's My Line?
1950
The Love Boat
1977
The Closer
2005
Filmography
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self · 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Guest Host · 1962
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self · 1961
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host · 1961
Modern Family
as Marty · 2009
Desperate Housewives
as Roy Bender · 2004
Two and a Half Men
as Norman · 2003
How I Met Your Mother
as Bob · 2005
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self · 1962
What's My Line?
as Self · 1950
The Love Boat
as Artie D'Angelo · 1977
The Closer
as Donald Baxter · 2005
Diagnosis: Murder
as Lewis Sweeney · 1993
The King of Queens
as Carl Tepper · 1998
Will & Grace
as Joseph Dudley · 1998
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest · 1968
Cold Case
as Harland Sealey · 2003
Murder, She Wrote
as Ebeneezer McEnery · 1984
Love, American Style
as Artie Kaufman · 1969
Superstore
as Dr. Fogler · 2015
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
as Loren Bray · 1993
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self - Guest Host · 1957
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self · 1957
Robert Montgomery Presents
· 1950
Studio One
as Harvey B. Hines · 1948
Studio One
as Charlie Digger · 1948
Studio One
as Joey · 1948
Hot in Cleveland
as Dan · 2010
The Facts of Life
· 1979
Grace and Frankie
as Bruno · 2015
Naked City
as Arnold Platt · 1958
Ellen
as Gameshow Contestant · 1994
The Twilight Zone
as James B.W. Bevis · 1959
Dinah!
as Self · 1974
7th Heaven
as Patient · 1996
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self · 1948
Becker
as Mr. Bennett · 1998
Omnibus
· 1952
Omnibus
as Narrator · 1952
Tiny Toon Adventures
as Gepetto (voice) · 1990
Kraft Television Theatre
· 1947
Kraft Television Theatre
as George Sanford · 1947
The Equalizer 2
as Sam Rubinstein · 2018
Reading Rainbow
as Self - Narrator (voice) · 1983
I've Got a Secret
· 1952
Ally McBeal
as Marty Brigg · 1997
Vicki!
as Self · 1992
Family Law
as Archbishop Phillips · 1999
The Phil Silvers Show
as Pvt. Wally Gunther / Pete Gunther · 1955
The Sarah Silverman Program
as Mr. Myron · 2007
Teachers
as Jerry · 2016
The Millionaire
as Newman Johnson · 1955
Monsters
as Dr. Hubbard · 1988
Commander in Chief
as Bill Harrison · 2005
Another Period
as Laverne Fusselforth V · 2015
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
as John Monroe · 1959
Ellery Queen
as Warren Wright · 1975
NET Playhouse
as Stephen Minch · 1966
Jacob's Ladder
as Self - Game Show Panelist (archive footage) (uncredited) · 1990
Being John Malkovich
as Dr. Lester · 1999
Women's Murder Club
· 2007
Vacation Playhouse
· 1963
Forever Fernwood
· 1977
Anatomy of a Murder
as Dr. Matthew Smith · 1959
Innerspace
as Lydia's Editor · 1987
The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman
as Chick · 2006
Normal, Ohio
as Bill Gamble · 2000
The Hobbit
as Bilbo Baggins (voice) · 1977
The Return of the King
as Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins (voice) · 1980
Frank McKlusky, C.I.
as Mr. Gafty · 2002
Soccer Dog 2: European Cup
as Mayor Milton Gallagher · 2004
Two-Legged Rat Bastards
as Eddie · 2011
Alien Autopsy
as Homeless Man · 2006
Just My Imagination
as Jeremy Sticher · 1992
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
as Self · 2021
A Golden Christmas 3
as Mr. Cole · 2012
How to Be Very, Very Popular
as Toby Marshall · 1955
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
as Self · 2019
The Blue Angel
as Host · 1954
Chance of a Lifetime
as Fred · 1991
Final Judgement
as Monsignor Corelli · 1992
Sleep Cycle
as Insomniac #1 · 2014
Garfield in the Rough
as Billy Rabbit (voice) · 1984
Burning Down the House
as Sy · 2001
Knee High P.I.
as Macintyre · 2003
Twinky
as Hal · 1970
D-Minus
as Andre · 2011
Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'
as Jimmy London · 1960
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe
as Raff Buddemeyer · 2007
The Star Wagon
as Stephen Minch · 1966
Game of Life
as Dennis · 2007
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
as Llewelyn Throckmorton, III · 1956
Smart Alec
as Arthur Fitzgerald · 1986
The Spy Who Returned from the Dead
as Bob · 1974
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
as Hank / Sir Boss (voice) · 1970
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
as Self - Interviewee · 2022
Forty Deuce
as Mr. Roper · 1982
Instant Karma
as Dr. Berlin · 1990
Skateboard
as Self · 1978
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels
as Voice of John Forsythe (voice) · 2004
Yesterday's Dreams
as Tony Vicedomini · 2005
Miracle On 34th Street
as Dr. William Sawyer · 1959
Where's Charley?
as Jack Chesney · 1957
Mr. Bevis
Crossroads
as Father McIlhenny · 2006
Ashley's Ashes
as Dan · 2010
The Gristle
as Mr. Bowen · 2004
Hating Breitbart
as Self · 2012
UnBowed
as Purdy · 1999