Orson Bean
Acting
1928-07-22 · 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 Rest of the Story
2022 · Movie
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021 · Movie
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019 · Movie
The Equalizer 2
2018 · Movie
Teachers
2016 · Series
Superstore
2015 · Series
Another Period
2015 · Series
Grace and Frankie
2015 · Series
Sleep Cycle
2014 · Movie
A Golden Christmas 3
2012 · Movie
Hating Breitbart
2012 · Movie
Two-Legged Rat Bastards
2011 · Movie
D-Minus
2011 · Movie
Hot in Cleveland
2010 · Series
Ashley's Ashes
2010 · Movie
Modern Family
2009 · Series
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe
2007 · Movie
Women's Murder Club
2007 · Series
Game of Life
2007 · Movie
The Sarah Silverman Program
2007 · Series
Crossroads
2006 · Movie
The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman
2006 · Series
Alien Autopsy
2006 · Movie
Commander in Chief
2005 · Series
How I Met Your Mother
2005 · Series
The Closer
2005 · Series
Yesterday's Dreams
2005 · Movie
Desperate Housewives
2004 · Series
Soccer Dog 2: European Cup
2004 · Movie
The Gristle
2004 · Movie
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels
2004 · Movie
Knee High P.I.
2003 · Movie
Cold Case
2003 · Series
Two and a Half Men
2003 · Series
Frank McKlusky, C.I.
2002 · Movie
Burning Down the House
2001 · Movie
Normal, Ohio
2000 · Series
UnBowed
1999 · Movie
Being John Malkovich
1999 · Movie
Family Law
1999 · Series
Becker
1998 · Series
The King of Queens
1998 · Series
Will & Grace
1998 · Series
Ally McBeal
1997 · Series
7th Heaven
1996 · Series
Ellen
1994 · Series
Diagnosis: Murder
1993 · Series
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993 · Series
Just My Imagination
1992 · Movie
Vicki!
1992 · Series
Final Judgement
1992 · Movie
Chance of a Lifetime
1991 · Movie
Jacob's Ladder
1990 · Movie
Tiny Toon Adventures
1990 · Series
Instant Karma
1990 · Movie
Monsters
1988 · Series
Innerspace
1987 · Movie
Smart Alec
1986 · Movie
Garfield in the Rough
1984 · Movie
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Series
Reading Rainbow
1983 · Series
Forty Deuce
1982 · Movie
The Return of the King
1980 · Movie
The Facts of Life
1979 · Series
Skateboard
1978 · Movie
The Hobbit
1977 · Movie
Forever Fernwood
1977 · Series
The Love Boat
1977 · Series
Ellery Queen
1975 · Series
Dinah!
1974 · Series
The Spy Who Returned from the Dead
1974 · Movie
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1970 · Movie
Twinky
1970 · Movie
Love, American Style
1969 · Series
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Series
The Star Wagon
1966 · Movie
NET Playhouse
1966 · Series
Vacation Playhouse
1963 · Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Series
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Series
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Series
Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'
1960 · Movie
Miracle On 34th Street
1959 · Movie
The Twilight Zone
1959 · Series
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959 · Series
Anatomy of a Murder
1959 · Movie
Naked City
1958 · Series
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · Series
Where's Charley?
1957 · Movie
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
1956 · Movie
The Phil Silvers Show
1955 · Series
How to Be Very, Very Popular
1955 · Movie
The Millionaire
1955 · Series
The Blue Angel
1954 · Series
Omnibus
1952 · Series
I've Got a Secret
1952 · Series
What's My Line?
1950 · Series
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950 · Series
Studio One
1948 · Series
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948 · Series
Kraft Television Theatre
1947 · Series
Mr. Bevis
Movie