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