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Orson Bean

Orson Bean

Born: 1928-07-22 • Burlington, Vermont, USA

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
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Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
2022 • Self - Interviewee
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster poster
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021 • Self
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage poster
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019 • Self
The Equalizer 2 poster
The Equalizer 2
2018 • Sam Rubinstein
Sleep Cycle poster
Sleep Cycle
2014 • Insomniac #1
A Golden Christmas 3 poster
A Golden Christmas 3
2012 • Mr. Cole
Hating Breitbart poster
Hating Breitbart
2012 • Self
Two-Legged Rat Bastards poster
Two-Legged Rat Bastards
2011 • Eddie
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D-Minus
2011 • Andre
Ashley's Ashes poster
Ashley's Ashes
2010 • Dan
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe poster
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe
2007 • Raff Buddemeyer
Game of Life poster
Game of Life
2007 • Dennis
Crossroads poster
Crossroads
2006 • Father McIlhenny
Alien Autopsy poster
Alien Autopsy
2006 • Homeless Man
Yesterday's Dreams poster
Yesterday's Dreams
2005 • Tony Vicedomini
Soccer Dog 2: European Cup poster
Soccer Dog 2: European Cup
2004 • Mayor Milton Gallagher
The Gristle poster
The Gristle
2004 • Mr. Bowen
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels poster
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels
2004 • Voice of John Forsythe (voice)
Knee High P.I. poster
Knee High P.I.
2003 • Macintyre
Frank McKlusky, C.I. poster
Frank McKlusky, C.I.
2002 • Mr. Gafty
Burning Down the House poster
Burning Down the House
2001 • Sy
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UnBowed
1999 • Purdy
Being John Malkovich poster
Being John Malkovich
1999 • Dr. Lester
Just My Imagination poster
Just My Imagination
1992 • Jeremy Sticher
Final Judgement poster
Final Judgement
1992 • Monsignor Corelli
Chance of a Lifetime poster
Chance of a Lifetime
1991 • Fred
Jacob's Ladder poster
Jacob's Ladder
1990 • Self - Game Show Panelist (archive footage) (uncredited)
Instant Karma poster
Instant Karma
1990 • Dr. Berlin
Innerspace poster
Innerspace
1987 • Lydia's Editor
Smart Alec poster
Smart Alec
1986 • Arthur Fitzgerald
Garfield in the Rough poster
Garfield in the Rough
1984 • Billy Rabbit (voice)
Forty Deuce poster
Forty Deuce
1982 • Mr. Roper
The Return of the King poster
The Return of the King
1980 • Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins (voice)
Skateboard poster
Skateboard
1978 • Self
The Hobbit poster
The Hobbit
1977 • Bilbo Baggins (voice)
The Spy Who Returned from the Dead poster
The Spy Who Returned from the Dead
1974 • Bob
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court poster
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1970 • Hank / Sir Boss (voice)
Twinky poster
Twinky
1970 • Hal
The Star Wagon poster
The Star Wagon
1966 • Stephen Minch
Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands' poster
Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'
1960 • Jimmy London
Miracle On 34th Street poster
Miracle On 34th Street
1959 • Dr. William Sawyer
Anatomy of a Murder poster
Anatomy of a Murder
1959 • Dr. Matthew Smith
Where's Charley? poster
Where's Charley?
1957 • Jack Chesney
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch poster
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
1956 • Llewelyn Throckmorton, III
How to Be Very, Very Popular poster
How to Be Very, Very Popular
1955 • Toby Marshall
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Mr. Bevis