
Orson Bean
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…
Known For
Being John Malkovich
Dr. Lester
The Equalizer 2
Sam Rubinstein
Jacob's Ladder
Self - Game Show Panelist (archive footage) (uncredited)
Anatomy of a Murder
Dr. Matthew Smith
Innerspace
Lydia's Editor
The Hobbit
Bilbo Baggins (voice)
The Return of the King
Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins (voice)
Alien Autopsy
Homeless Man
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Filmography
Acting (100)
Movies (46)
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
2022as Self - Interviewee
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021as Self
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019as Self
The Equalizer 2
2018as Sam Rubinstein
Sleep Cycle
2014as Insomniac #1
A Golden Christmas 3
2012as Mr. Cole
Hating Breitbart
2012as Self
D-Minus
2011as Andre
Two-Legged Rat Bastards
2011as Eddie
Ashley's Ashes
2010as Dan
Game of Life
2007as Dennis
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe
2007as Raff Buddemeyer
Alien Autopsy
2006as Homeless Man
Crossroads
2006as Father McIlhenny
Yesterday's Dreams
2005as Tony Vicedomini
The Gristle
2004as Mr. Bowen
Soccer Dog 2: European Cup
2004as Mayor Milton Gallagher
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels
2004as Voice of John Forsythe (voice)
Knee High P.I.
2003as Macintyre
Frank McKlusky, C.I.
2002as Mr. Gafty
Burning Down the House
2001as Sy
Being John Malkovich
1999as Dr. Lester
UnBowed
1999as Purdy
Final Judgement
1992as Monsignor Corelli
Just My Imagination
1992as Jeremy Sticher
Chance of a Lifetime
1991as Fred
Jacob's Ladder
1990as Self - Game Show Panelist (archive footage) (uncredited)
Instant Karma
1990as Dr. Berlin
Innerspace
1987as Lydia's Editor
Smart Alec
1986as Arthur Fitzgerald
Garfield in the Rough
1984as Billy Rabbit (voice)
Forty Deuce
1982as Mr. Roper
The Return of the King
1980as Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins (voice)
Skateboard
1978as Self
The Hobbit
1977as Bilbo Baggins (voice)
The Spy Who Returned from the Dead
1974as Bob
Twinky
1970as Hal
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1970as Hank / Sir Boss (voice)
The Star Wagon
1966as Stephen Minch
Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'
1960as Jimmy London
Miracle On 34th Street
1959as Dr. William Sawyer
Anatomy of a Murder
1959as Dr. Matthew Smith
Where's Charley?
1957as Jack Chesney
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
1956as Llewelyn Throckmorton, III
How to Be Very, Very Popular
1955as Toby Marshall
Mr. Bevis
Television (54)
Teachers
2016as Jerry
Grace and Frankie
2015as Bruno
Superstore
2015as Dr. Fogler
Another Period
2015as Laverne Fusselforth V
Hot in Cleveland
2010as Dan
Modern Family
2009as Marty
The Sarah Silverman Program.
2007as Mr. Myron
Women's Murder Club
2007
The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman
2006as Chick
How I Met Your Mother
2005as Bob
The Closer
2005as Donald Baxter
Commander in Chief
2005as Bill Harrison
Desperate Housewives
2004as Roy Bender
Two and a Half Men
2003as Norman
Cold Case
2003as Harland Sealey
Normal, Ohio
2000as Bill Gamble
Family Law
1999as Archbishop Phillips
Will & Grace
1998as Joseph Dudley
The King of Queens
1998as Carl Tepper
Becker
1998as Mr. Bennett
Ally McBeal
1997as Marty Brigg
7th Heaven
1996as Patient
Ellen
1994as Gameshow Contestant
Diagnosis: Murder
1993as Lewis Sweeney
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993as Loren Bray
Vicki!
1992as Self
Tiny Toon Adventures
1990as Gepetto (voice)
Murder, She Wrote
1984as Ebeneezer McEnery
Reading Rainbow
1983as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Facts of Life
1979
The Love Boat
1977as Artie D'Angelo
Forever Fernwood
1977
Ellery Queen
1975as Warren Wright
Dinah!
1974as Self
Love, American Style
1969as Artie Kaufman
The Dick Cavett Show
1968as Self - Guest
Vacation Playhouse
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962as Self - Guest Host
The Merv Griffin Show
1962as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961as Self - Co-Host
The Twilight Zone
1959as James B.W. Bevis
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959as John Monroe
Naked City
1958as Arnold Platt
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957as Self
The Millionaire
1955as Newman Johnson
The Phil Silvers Show
1955as Pvt. Wally Gunther / Pete Gunther
The Blue Angel
1954as Host
Omnibus
1952as Narrator
I've Got a Secret
1952
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
What's My Line?
1950as Self - Mystery Guest
Studio One
1948as Harvey B. Hines
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948as Self
Kraft Television Theatre
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