Orson Bean
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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.
Known for
Credits
The Equalizer 2 (2018)
as Sam Rubinstein
Being John Malkovich (1999)
as Dr. Lester
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
as Self - Game Show Panelist (archive footage) (uncredited)
Innerspace (1987)
as Lydia's Editor
Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
as Dr. Matthew Smith
The Hobbit (1977)
as Bilbo Baggins (voice)
The Return of the King (1980)
as Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins (voice)
Alien Autopsy (2006)
as Homeless Man
A Golden Christmas 3 (2012)
as Mr. Cole
Frank McKlusky, C.I. (2002)
as Mr. Gafty
D-Minus (2011)
as Andre
Twinky (1970)
as Hal
Game of Life (2007)
as Dennis
The Gristle (2004)
as Mr. Bowen
The Star Wagon (1966)
as Stephen Minch
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage (2019)
as Self
Smart Alec (1986)
as Arthur Fitzgerald
Sleep Cycle (2014)
as Insomniac #1
Final Judgement (1992)
as Monsignor Corelli
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels (2004)
as Voice of John Forsythe (voice)
Forty Deuce (1982)
as Mr. Roper
Skateboard (1978)
as Self
Instant Karma (1990)
as Dr. Berlin
Just My Imagination (1992)
as Jeremy Sticher
UnBowed (1999)
as Purdy
Crossroads (2006)
as Father McIlhenny
Knee High P.I. (2003)
as Macintyre
Burning Down the House (2001)
as Sy
Chance of a Lifetime (1991)
as Fred
Garfield in the Rough (1984)
as Billy Rabbit (voice)
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster (2021)
as Self
How to Be Very, Very Popular (1955)
as Toby Marshall
Ashley's Ashes (2010)
as Dan
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story (2022)
as Self - Interviewee
Soccer Dog 2: European Cup (2004)
as Mayor Milton Gallagher
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe (2007)
as Raff Buddemeyer
Where's Charley? (1957)
as Jack Chesney
The Spy Who Returned from the Dead (1974)
as Bob
Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands' (1960)
as Jimmy London
Hating Breitbart (2012)
as Self
Miracle On 34th Street (1959)
as Dr. William Sawyer
Yesterday's Dreams (2005)
as Tony Vicedomini
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch (1956)
as Llewelyn Throckmorton, III
Two-Legged Rat Bastards (2011)
as Eddie
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1970)
as Hank / Sir Boss (voice)
Mr. Bevis (—)
Actor