Acting · Burlington, Vermont, USA · Born July 22, 1928
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.
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
2022
as Self - Interviewee
MovieBoris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021
as Self
MovieRaúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019
as Self
MovieThe Equalizer 2
2018
as Sam Rubinstein
TVTeachers
2016
as Jerry
TVSuperstore
2015
as Dr. Fogler
TVAnother Period
2015
as Laverne Fusselforth V
TVGrace and Frankie
2015
as Bruno
MovieSleep Cycle
2014
as Insomniac #1
MovieA Golden Christmas 3
2012
as Mr. Cole
MovieHating Breitbart
2012
as Self
MovieTwo-Legged Rat Bastards
2011
as Eddie
D-Minus
2011
as Andre
TVHot in Cleveland
2010
as Dan
MovieAshley's Ashes
2010
as Dan
TVModern Family
2009
as Marty
MovieMattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe
2007
as Raff Buddemeyer
TVWomen's Murder Club
2007
MovieGame of Life
2007
as Dennis
TVThe Sarah Silverman Program.
2007
as Mr. Myron
MovieCrossroads
2006
as Father McIlhenny
TVThe Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman
2006
as Chick
MovieAlien Autopsy
2006
as Homeless Man
TVCommander in Chief
2005
as Bill Harrison
TVHow I Met Your Mother
2005
as Bob
TVThe Closer
2005
as Donald Baxter
MovieYesterday's Dreams
2005
as Tony Vicedomini
TVDesperate Housewives
2004
as Roy Bender
MovieSoccer Dog 2: European Cup
2004
as Mayor Milton Gallagher
MovieThe Gristle
2004
as Mr. Bowen
MovieBehind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels
2004
as Voice of John Forsythe (voice)
MovieKnee High P.I.
2003
as Macintyre
TVCold Case
2003
as Harland Sealey
TVTwo and a Half Men
2003
as Norman
MovieFrank McKlusky, C.I.
2002
as Mr. Gafty
MovieBurning Down the House
2001
as Sy
TVNormal, Ohio
2000
as Bill Gamble
UnBowed
1999
as Purdy
MovieBeing John Malkovich
1999
as Dr. Lester
TVFamily Law
1999
as Archbishop Phillips
TVBecker
1998
as Mr. Bennett
TVThe King of Queens
1998
as Carl Tepper
TVWill & Grace
1998
as Joseph Dudley
TVAlly McBeal
1997
as Marty Brigg
TV7th Heaven
1996
as Patient
TVEllen
1994
as Gameshow Contestant
TVDiagnosis: Murder
1993
as Lewis Sweeney
TVDr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
as Loren Bray
MovieJust My Imagination
1992
as Jeremy Sticher
Vicki!
1992
as Self
MovieFinal Judgement
1992
as Monsignor Corelli
MovieChance of a Lifetime
1991
as Fred
MovieJacob's Ladder
1990
as Self - Game Show Panelist (archive footage) (uncredited)
TVTiny Toon Adventures
1990
as Gepetto (voice)
MovieInstant Karma
1990
as Dr. Berlin
TVMonsters
1988
as Dr. Hubbard
MovieInnerspace
1987
as Lydia's Editor
MovieSmart Alec
1986
as Arthur Fitzgerald
MovieGarfield in the Rough
1984
as Billy Rabbit (voice)
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Ebeneezer McEnery
TVReading Rainbow
1983
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieForty Deuce
1982
as Mr. Roper
MovieThe Return of the King
1980
as Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins (voice)
TVThe Facts of Life
1979
MovieSkateboard
1978
as Self
MovieThe Hobbit
1977
as Bilbo Baggins (voice)
TVForever Fernwood
1977
TVThe Love Boat
1977
as Artie D'Angelo
TVEllery Queen
1975
as Warren Wright
TVDinah!
1974
as Self
MovieThe Spy Who Returned from the Dead
1974
as Bob
MovieA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1970
as Hank / Sir Boss (voice)
MovieTwinky
1970
as Hal
TVLove, American Style
1969
as Artie Kaufman
TVThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
MovieThe Star Wagon
1966
as Stephen Minch
TVNET Playhouse
1966
as Stephen Minch
Vacation Playhouse
1963
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
MovieTwo by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'
1960
as Jimmy London
MovieMiracle On 34th Street
1959
as Dr. William Sawyer
TVThe Twilight Zone
1959
as James B.W. Bevis
TVThe DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as John Monroe
MovieAnatomy of a Murder
1959
as Dr. Matthew Smith
TVNaked City
1958
as Arnold Platt
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self - Guest Host
MovieWhere's Charley?
1957
as Jack Chesney
MovieShowdown at Ulcer Gulch
1956
as Llewelyn Throckmorton, III
TVThe Phil Silvers Show
1955
as Pvt. Wally Gunther / Pete Gunther
MovieHow to Be Very, Very Popular
1955
as Toby Marshall
TVThe Millionaire
1955
as Newman Johnson
The Blue Angel
1954
as Host
TVOmnibus
1952
TVI've Got a Secret
1952
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
TVRobert Montgomery Presents
1950
TVStudio One
1948
as Harvey B. Hines
TVThe Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
TVKraft Television Theatre
1947
Mr. Bevis
