
Orson Bean
Known for Acting · 101 credits
- Born
- 1928-07-22
- Died
- 2020-02-07
- Place of birth
- Burlington, Vermont, USA
- Also known as
- Dallas Frederick Burrows · اورسن بین
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
TV Shows (55)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self / Self - Guest Host

Modern Family
2009
as Marty

Desperate Housewives
2004
as Roy Bender

Two and a Half Men
2003
as Norman

How I Met Your Mother
2005
as Bob

The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self / Self - Co-Host

The Closer
2005
as Donald Baxter

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Ebeneezer McEnery

Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Lewis Sweeney

The Love Boat
1977
as Artie D'Angelo

Cold Case
2003
as Harland Sealey

The King of Queens
1998
as Carl Tepper

Will & Grace
1998
as Joseph Dudley

Love, American Style
1969
as Artie Kaufman

Robert Montgomery Presents
1950

The Twilight Zone
1959
as James B.W. Bevis

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
as Loren Bray

The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self

Hot in Cleveland
2010
as Dan

What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest

Superstore
2015
as Dr. Fogler

Naked City
1958
as Arnold Platt

The Facts of Life
1979

Ellen
1994
as Gameshow Contestant

Studio One
1948
as Harvey B. Hines / Charlie Digger / Joey

Becker
1998
as Mr. Bennett

7th Heaven
1996
as Patient

Grace and Frankie
2015
as Bruno

The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self

Omnibus
1952
as Narrator

Family Law
1999
as Archbishop Phillips
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self - Guest Host

Dinah!
1974
as Self

Reading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)

Tiny Toon Adventures
1990
as Gepetto (voice)

I've Got a Secret
1952

The Millionaire
1955
as Newman Johnson

The Sarah Silverman Program.
2007
as Mr. Myron

Ally McBeal
1997
as Marty Brigg

Monsters
1988
as Dr. Hubbard

Kraft Television Theatre
1947
as George Sanford

Ellery Queen
1975
as Warren Wright

Commander in Chief
2005
as Bill Harrison

Teachers
2016
as Jerry

Another Period
2015
as Laverne Fusselforth V
Vicki!
1992
as Self

The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as John Monroe

The Phil Silvers Show
1955
as Pvt. Wally Gunther / Pete Gunther
Vacation Playhouse
1963

Women's Murder Club
2007

The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman
2006
as Chick

Forever Fernwood
1977

Normal, Ohio
2000
as Bill Gamble
The Blue Angel
1954
as Host
Movies (46)

The Equalizer 2
2018
as Sam Rubinstein

Jacob's Ladder
1990
as Self - Game Show Panelist (archive footage) (uncredited)

Being John Malkovich
1999
as Dr. Lester

Innerspace
1987
as Lydia's Editor

Anatomy of a Murder
1959
as Dr. Matthew Smith

The Hobbit
1977
as Bilbo Baggins (voice)

The Return of the King
1980
as Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins (voice)

Instant Karma
1990
as Dr. Berlin

Alien Autopsy
2006
as Homeless Man

The Gristle
2004
as Mr. Bowen

Forty Deuce
1982
as Mr. Roper

Twinky
1970
as Hal

Crossroads
2006
as Father McIlhenny

Skateboard
1978
as Self
UnBowed
1999
as Purdy

Hating Breitbart
2012
as Self
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
2022
as Self - Interviewee

Frank McKlusky, C.I.
2002
as Mr. Gafty

Final Judgement
1992
as Monsignor Corelli

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021
as Self

Soccer Dog 2: European Cup
2004
as Mayor Milton Gallagher

Smart Alec
1986
as Arthur Fitzgerald

Game of Life
2007
as Dennis

Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe
2007
as Raff Buddemeyer
D-Minus
2011
as Andre

Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels
2004
as Voice of John Forsythe (voice)

Chance of a Lifetime
1991
as Fred

Just My Imagination
1992
as Jeremy Sticher

Burning Down the House
2001
as Sy

Knee High P.I.
2003
as Macintyre

Yesterday's Dreams
2005
as Tony Vicedomini

Two-Legged Rat Bastards
2011
as Eddie

Garfield in the Rough
1984
as Billy Rabbit (voice)

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019
as Self

A Golden Christmas 3
2012
as Mr. Cole

How to Be Very, Very Popular
1955
as Toby Marshall

Sleep Cycle
2014
as Insomniac #1

The Star Wagon
1966
as Stephen Minch

Ashley's Ashes
2010
as Dan

Where's Charley?
1957
as Jack Chesney

Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
1956
as Llewelyn Throckmorton, III

The Spy Who Returned from the Dead
1974
as Bob

Miracle On 34th Street
1959
as Dr. William Sawyer

Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'
1960
as Jimmy London
Mr. Bevis

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1970
as Hank / Sir Boss (voice)
About 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. With 101 credits spanning from 1947 to 2022, Orson Bean has appeared in 46 films and 55 TV shows.
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Most Popular Orson Bean Movies
- The Equalizer 2 (2018) — as Sam Rubinstein
- Jacob's Ladder (1990) — as Self - Game Show Panelist (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Being John Malkovich (1999) — as Dr. Lester
- Innerspace (1987) — as Lydia's Editor
- Anatomy of a Murder (1959) — as Dr. Matthew Smith
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