Orson Bean

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-07-22 (92 years old)

Deathday

2020-02-07

Place of Birth

Burlington, Vermont, USA

Orson Bean

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 91.

Acting

1959

Anatomy of a Murder

as Dr. Matthew Smith

1999

1977

The Hobbit

as Bilbo Baggins (voice)

1980

The Return of the King

as Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins (voice)

2002

2006

Alien Autopsy

as Homeless Man

1984

Garfield in the Rough

as Billy Rabbit (voice)

2004

Soccer Dog 2: European Cup

as Mayor Milton Gallagher

1970

Twinky

as Hal

2012

2010

2014

Sleep Cycle

as Insomniac #1

1990

Jacob's Ladder

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

1982

Forty Deuce

as Mr. Roper

1956

Showdown at Ulcer Gulch

as Llewelyn Throckmorton, III

2012

1990

Instant Karma

as Dr. Berlin

1987

Innerspace

as Lydia's Editor

2007

Game of Life

as Dennis

2022

1986

Smart Alec

as Arthur Fitzgerald

1999

UnBowed

as Purdy

2011

D-Minus

as Andre

1992

Just My Imagination

as Jeremy Sticher

1992

Final Judgement

as Monsignor Corelli

1970

1966

The Star Wagon

as Stephen Minch

2018

The Equalizer 2

as Sam Rubinstein

2006

Crossroads

as Father McIlhenny

2003

Knee High P.I.

as Macintyre

2004

The Gristle

as Mr. Bowen

1978

Skateboard

as Self

1959

Miracle On 34th Street

as Dr. William Sawyer

1955

2005

Yesterday's Dreams

as Tony Vicedomini

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