Orson Bean
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 22 July 1928 · Burlington, Vermont, USA
- Died
- 7 February 2020
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
Acting 49
- 2026Mr. Bevis
- 2022Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story as Self - Interviewee
- 2021Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster as Self
- 2019Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage as Self
- 2018The Equalizer 2 as Sam Rubinstein
- 2014Sleep Cycle as Insomniac #1
- 2012A Golden Christmas 3 as Mr. Cole
- 2012Hating Breitbart as Self
- 2011Two-Legged Rat Bastards as Eddie
- 2011D-Minus as Andre
- 2010Ashley's Ashes as Dan
- 2007Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe as Raff Buddemeyer
- 2007Game of Life as Dennis
- 2006Crossroads as Father McIlhenny
- 2006Alien Autopsy as Homeless Man
- 2005Yesterday's Dreams as Tony Vicedomini
- 2004Soccer Dog 2: European Cup as Mayor Milton Gallagher
- 2004The Gristle as Mr. Bowen
- 2004Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels as Voice of John Forsythe (voice)
- 2003Knee High P.I. as Macintyre
- 2003Cold Case as Harland Sealey · 1 episode
- 2002Frank McKlusky, C.I. as Mr. Gafty
- 2001Burning Down the House as Sy
- 1999UnBowed as Purdy
- 1999Being John Malkovich as Dr. Lester
- 1992Just My Imagination as Jeremy Sticher
- 1992Final Judgement as Monsignor Corelli
- 1991Chance of a Lifetime as Fred
- 1990Jacob's Ladder as Self - Game Show Panelist (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1990Instant Karma as Dr. Berlin
- 1987Innerspace as Lydia's Editor
- 1986Smart Alec as Arthur Fitzgerald
- 1984Garfield in the Rough as Billy Rabbit (voice)
- 1982Forty Deuce as Mr. Roper
- 1980The Return of the King as Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins (voice)
- 1978Skateboard as Self
- 1977The Hobbit as Bilbo Baggins (voice)
- 1974The Spy Who Returned from the Dead as Bob
- 1970A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court as Hank / Sir Boss (voice)
- 1970Twinky as Hal
- 1966The Star Wagon as Stephen Minch
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self · 90 episodes
- 1960Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands' as Jimmy London
- 1959Miracle On 34th Street as Dr. William Sawyer
- 1959Anatomy of a Murder as Dr. Matthew Smith
- 1957Where's Charley? as Jack Chesney
- 1956Showdown at Ulcer Gulch as Llewelyn Throckmorton, III
- 1955How to Be Very, Very Popular as Toby Marshall
- 1948The Ed Sullivan Show as Self · 4 episodes