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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.

Known For: Acting

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

Died: 2020-02-07

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1955	How To Be Very, Very Popular	Toby Marshall	47
2	1956	Showdown at Ulcer Gulch	Llewelyn Throckmorton, III	50
3	1959	Anatomy of a Murder	Dr. Matthew Smith	79
4	1959	Miracle On 34th Street	Dr. William Sawyer	70
5	1960	Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'	Jimmy London	0
6	1966	The Star Wagon	Stephen Minch	70
7	1970	Twinky	Hal	48
8	1970	A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court	Hank / Sir Boss (voice)	55
9	1974	The Spy Who Returned from the Dead	Bob	52
10	1977	The Hobbit	Bilbo Baggins (voice)	65
11	1978	Skateboard	Self	43
12	1980	The Return of the King	Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins (voice)	64
13	1982	Forty Deuce	Mr. Roper	53
14	1984	Garfield in the Rough	Billy Rabbit (voice)	70
15	1986	Smart Alec	Arthur Fitzgerald	60
16	1987	Innerspace	Lydia's Editor	68
17	1990	Instant Karma	Dr. Berlin	42
18	1990	Jacob's Ladder	Self - Game Show Panelist (archive footage) (uncredited)	74
19	1991	Chance of a Lifetime	Fred	52
20	1992	Final Judgement	Monsignor Corelli	37
21	1992	Just My Imagination	Jeremy Sticher	20
22	1999	Being John Malkovich	Dr. Lester	74
23	1999	UnBowed	Purdy	60
24	2001	Burning Down the House	Sy	100
25	2002	Frank McKlusky, C.I.	Mr. Gafty	42
26	2003	Knee High P.I.	Macintyre	10
27	2004	Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels	Voice of John Forsythe (voice)	48
28	2004	The Gristle	Mr. Bowen	55
29	2004	Soccer Dog 2: European Cup	Mayor Milton Gallagher	68
30	2005	Yesterday's Dreams	Tony Vicedomini	0
31	2006	Alien Autopsy	Homeless Man	56
32	2006	Crossroads	Father McIlhenny	65
33	2007	Game of Life	Dennis	10
34	2007	Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe	Raff Buddemeyer	10
35	2010	Ashley's Ashes	Dan	25
36	2011	D-Minus	Andre	0
37	2011	Two-Legged Rat Bastards	Eddie	65
38	2012	Hating Breitbart	Self	58
39	2012	A Golden Christmas 3	Mr. Cole	53
40	2014	Sleep Cycle	Insomniac #1	0
41	2018	The Equalizer 2	Sam Rubinstein	68
42	2019	Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage	Self	0
43	2021	Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster	Self	70
44	2022	Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story	Self - Interviewee	100

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1947	Kraft Television Theatre		75
2	1947	Kraft Television Theatre	George Sanford	75
3	1948	The Ed Sullivan Show	Self	68
4	1948	Studio One	Harvey B. Hines	50
5	1948	Studio One	Charlie Digger	50
6	1948	Studio One	Joey	50
7	1950	Robert Montgomery Presents		56
8	1950	What's My Line?	Self - Mystery Guest	69
9	1952	I've Got a Secret		78
10	1952	Omnibus		60
11	1952	Omnibus	Narrator	60
12	1954	The Blue Angel	Host	0
13	1955	The Millionaire	Newman Johnson	50
14	1955	The Phil Silvers Show	Pvt. Wally Gunther / Pete Gunther	70
15	1957	Tonight Starring Jack Paar	Self - Guest Host	70
16	1957	Tonight Starring Jack Paar	Self	70
17	1958	Naked City	Arnold Platt	55
18	1959	The DuPont Show with June Allyson	John Monroe	63
19	1959	The Twilight Zone	James B.W. Bevis	85
20	1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self	54
21	1961	The Mike Douglas Show	Self - Co-Host	54
22	1962	The Merv Griffin Show	Self	58
23	1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self	75
24	1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Self - Guest Host	75
25	1963	Vacation Playhouse		70
26	1968	The Dick Cavett Show	Self - Guest	67
27	1969	Love, American Style	Artie Kaufman	61
28	1974	Dinah!	Self	67
29	1975	Ellery Queen	Warren Wright	74
30	1977	The Love Boat	Artie D'Angelo	63
31	1977	Forever Fernwood		50
32	1979	The Facts of Life		70
33	1983	Reading Rainbow	Himself - Narrator (voice)	84
34	1984	Murder, She Wrote	Ebeneezer McEnery	75
35	1990	Tiny Toon Adventures	Gepetto (voice)	78
36	1992	Vicki!	Self	50
37	1993	Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman	Loren Bray	76
38	1993	Diagnosis: Murder	Lewis Sweeney	71
39	1994	Ellen	Gameshow Contestant	62
40	1996	7th Heaven	Patient	64
41	1997	Ally McBeal	Marty Brigg	66
42	1998	The King of Queens	Carl Tepper	71
43	1998	Will & Grace	Professor Joseph Dudley	69
44	1998	Becker	Mr. Bennett	72
45	1999	Family Law	Archbishop Phillips	82
46	2000	Normal, Ohio	Bill Gamble	54
47	2003	Two and a Half Men	Norman	75
48	2003	Cold Case	Harland Sealey	78
49	2004	Desperate Housewives	Roy Bender	79
50	2005	The Closer	Donald Baxter	79
51	2005	How I Met Your Mother	Bob	81
52	2005	Commander in Chief	Bill Harrison	77
53	2006	The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman	Chick	58
54	2007	The Sarah Silverman Program.	Mr. Myron	64
55	2007	Women's Murder Club		79
56	2009	Modern Family	Marty	79
57	2010	Hot in Cleveland	Dan	74
58	2015	Grace and Frankie	Bruno	77
59	2015	Another Period	Laverne Fusselforth V	67
60	2015	Superstore	Dr. Fogler	75