Orson Bean
Actor
Born July 22, 1928 in 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
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Self
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self
The Equalizer 2
Sam Rubinstein
Teachers
Jerry
Superstore
Dr. Fogler
Another Period
Laverne Fusselforth V
Grace and Frankie
Bruno
Sleep Cycle
Insomniac #1
A Golden Christmas 3
Mr. Cole
Hating Breitbart
Self
Two-Legged Rat Bastards
Eddie
Hot in Cleveland
Dan
Ashley's Ashes
Dan
Modern Family
Marty
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe
Raff Buddemeyer
Women's Murder Club
Game of Life
Dennis
The Sarah Silverman Program.
Mr. Myron
Crossroads
Father McIlhenny
The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman
Chick
Alien Autopsy
Homeless Man
Commander in Chief
Bill Harrison
How I Met Your Mother
Bob
The Closer
Donald Baxter
Yesterday's Dreams
Tony Vicedomini
Desperate Housewives
Roy Bender
Soccer Dog 2: European Cup
Mayor Milton Gallagher
The Gristle
Mr. Bowen
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels
Voice of John Forsythe (voice)
Knee High P.I.
Macintyre
Cold Case
Harland Sealey
Two and a Half Men
Norman
Frank McKlusky, C.I.
Mr. Gafty
Burning Down the House
Sy
Normal, Ohio
Bill Gamble
Being John Malkovich
Dr. Lester
Family Law
Archbishop Phillips
Becker
Mr. Bennett
The King of Queens
Carl Tepper
Will & Grace
Joseph Dudley
Ally McBeal
Marty Brigg
7th Heaven
Patient
Ellen
Gameshow Contestant
Diagnosis: Murder
Lewis Sweeney
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Loren Bray
Just My Imagination
Jeremy Sticher
Final Judgement
Monsignor Corelli
Chance of a Lifetime
Fred
Jacob's Ladder
Self - Game Show Panelist (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tiny Toon Adventures
Gepetto (voice)
Instant Karma
Dr. Berlin
Monsters
Dr. Hubbard
Innerspace
Lydia's Editor
Smart Alec
Arthur Fitzgerald
Garfield in the Rough
Billy Rabbit (voice)
Murder, She Wrote
Ebeneezer McEnery
Reading Rainbow
Self - Narrator (voice)
Forty Deuce
Mr. Roper
The Return of the King
Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins (voice)
The Facts of Life
Skateboard
Self
The Hobbit
Bilbo Baggins (voice)
Forever Fernwood
The Love Boat
Artie D'Angelo
Ellery Queen
Warren Wright
Dinah!
Self
The Spy Who Returned from the Dead
Bob
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Hank / Sir Boss (voice)
Twinky
Hal
Love, American Style
Artie Kaufman
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest
The Star Wagon
Stephen Minch
NET Playhouse
Stephen Minch
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'
Jimmy London
Miracle On 34th Street
Dr. William Sawyer
The Twilight Zone
James B.W. Bevis
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
John Monroe
Anatomy of a Murder
Dr. Matthew Smith
Naked City
Arnold Platt
Where's Charley?
Jack Chesney
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
Llewelyn Throckmorton, III
The Phil Silvers Show
Pvt. Wally Gunther / Pete Gunther
How to Be Very, Very Popular
Toby Marshall
The Millionaire
Newman Johnson
Omnibus
I've Got a Secret
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest
Robert Montgomery Presents
Studio One
Harvey B. Hines
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Kraft Television Theatre