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