Orson Bean

Actor Jul 22 (died age 91) Burlington, Vermont, USA 1947–2022 (75 year career)

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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

Film

Being John Malkovich

Dr. Lester

Film

The Equalizer 2

Sam Rubinstein

Film

Jacob's Ladder

Self - Game Show Panelist (archive footage) (uncredited)

Film

Anatomy of a Murder

Dr. Matthew Smith

Film

Innerspace

Lydia's Editor

Film

The Hobbit

Bilbo Baggins (voice)

Film

The Return of the King

Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins (voice)

Film

Alien Autopsy

Homeless Man

Filmography

Acting (100)

Movies (46)

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

2022

as Self - Interviewee

10.0

Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

2021

as Self

7.0

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

2019

as Self

The Equalizer 2

2018

as Sam Rubinstein

6.8

Sleep Cycle

2014

as Insomniac #1

A Golden Christmas 3

as Mr. Cole

Hating Breitbart

as Self

D-Minus

as Andre

Two-Legged Rat Bastards

as Eddie

Ashley's Ashes

as Dan

Game of Life

as Dennis

Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe

as Raff Buddemeyer

Alien Autopsy

as Homeless Man

Crossroads

as Father McIlhenny

Yesterday's Dreams

as Tony Vicedomini

The Gristle

2004

as Mr. Bowen

5.5

Soccer Dog 2: European Cup

2004

as Mayor Milton Gallagher

6.8

Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels

2004

as Voice of John Forsythe (voice)

Knee High P.I.

as Macintyre

Frank McKlusky, C.I.

as Mr. Gafty

Burning Down the House

as Sy

Being John Malkovich

as Dr. Lester

UnBowed

as Purdy

Final Judgement

as Monsignor Corelli

Just My Imagination

as Jeremy Sticher

Chance of a Lifetime

as Fred

Jacob's Ladder

as Self - Game Show Panelist (archive footage) (uncredited)

Instant Karma

as Dr. Berlin

Innerspace

as Lydia's Editor

Smart Alec

as Arthur Fitzgerald

Garfield in the Rough

1984

as Billy Rabbit (voice)

7.0

Forty Deuce

1982

as Mr. Roper

4.8

The Return of the King

1980

as Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins (voice)

Skateboard

as Self

The Hobbit

as Bilbo Baggins (voice)

6.5

The Spy Who Returned from the Dead

as Bob

Twinky

as Hal

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

1970

as Hank / Sir Boss (voice)

5.5

The Star Wagon

1966

as Stephen Minch

7.0

Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'

1960

as Jimmy London

Miracle On 34th Street

1959

as Dr. William Sawyer

Anatomy of a Murder

as Dr. Matthew Smith

Where's Charley?

as Jack Chesney

Showdown at Ulcer Gulch

1956

as Llewelyn Throckmorton, III

5.0

How to Be Very, Very Popular

1955

as Toby Marshall

4.1

Mr. Bevis

Television (54)

Teachers

as Jerry

Grace and Frankie

as Bruno

Superstore

as Dr. Fogler

Another Period

as Laverne Fusselforth V

Hot in Cleveland

as Dan

Modern Family

as Marty

The Sarah Silverman Program.

as Mr. Myron

Women's Murder Club

The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman

2006

as Chick

5.8

How I Met Your Mother

as Bob

The Closer

as Donald Baxter

Commander in Chief

as Bill Harrison

Desperate Housewives

as Roy Bender

Two and a Half Men

as Norman

Cold Case

as Harland Sealey

Normal, Ohio

as Bill Gamble

Family Law

as Archbishop Phillips

Will & Grace

as Joseph Dudley

The King of Queens

as Carl Tepper

Becker

as Mr. Bennett

Ally McBeal

as Marty Brigg

7th Heaven

as Patient

Ellen

as Gameshow Contestant

6.1

Diagnosis: Murder

1993

as Lewis Sweeney

7.1

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

as Loren Bray

Vicki!

as Self

Tiny Toon Adventures

as Gepetto (voice)

Murder, She Wrote

as Ebeneezer McEnery

Reading Rainbow

as Self - Narrator (voice)

The Facts of Life

The Love Boat

as Artie D'Angelo

Forever Fernwood

Ellery Queen

as Warren Wright

Dinah!

as Self

Love, American Style

as Artie Kaufman

The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

Vacation Playhouse

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

as Self - Guest Host

7.5

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

as Self

6.2

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self - Co-Host

The Twilight Zone

as James B.W. Bevis

The DuPont Show with June Allyson

as John Monroe

Naked City

as Arnold Platt

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as Self

The Millionaire

as Newman Johnson

The Phil Silvers Show

1955

as Pvt. Wally Gunther / Pete Gunther

7.0

The Blue Angel

1954

as Host

Omnibus

as Narrator

I've Got a Secret

Robert Montgomery Presents

1950

5.6

What's My Line?

1950

as Self - Mystery Guest

Studio One

as Harvey B. Hines

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

Kraft Television Theatre

1947

7.5