Orson Bean

Born: 1928-07-22

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.


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as Sam Rubinstein
Released: 2018-07-19

Robert McCall, who serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, embarks on a...

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Innerspace

as Lydia's Editor
Released: 1987-07-01

Test pilot Tuck Pendleton volunteers to test a special vessel for a miniaturization experiment....

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as Dr. Lester
Released: 1999-10-29

One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John...

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The Hobbit

as Bilbo Baggins (voice)
Released: 1977-11-27

Bilbo Baggins the Hobbit was just minding his own business, when his occasional visitor Gandalf...

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Jacob's Ladder

as Self - Game Show Panelist (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 1990-11-02

After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his...

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Alien Autopsy

as Homeless Man
Released: 2006-04-07

Humouristic reconstruction of the 1995 scandal when two British lads were accused of having...

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Anatomy of a Murder

as Dr. Matthew Smith
Released: 1959-01-07

Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a...

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The Return of the King

as Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins (voice)
Released: 1980-05-11

Two Hobbits struggle to destroy the Ring in Mount Doom while their friends desperately fight...

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Twinky

as Hal
Released: 1970-01-06

A middle aged writer of pornographic novels meets and falls in love with a sixteen year old...

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Crossroads

as Father McIlhenny
Released: 2006-09-30

The life of a young Jesuit seminarian is turned upside down when he falls in love with a young...

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Final Judgement

as Monsignor Corelli
Released: 1992-01-01

A priest is suspected in the brutal murder of a young stripper. To prove his innocence, he...

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Instant Karma

as Dr. Berlin
Released: 1990-04-27

The writer of a bad TV series begins to rethink his life when he meets and falls in love with a...

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The Gristle

as Mr. Bowen
Released: 2004-05-13

Multiculturalism reaches the depths of the criminal underworld as eight diverse con men must...

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Forty Deuce

as Mr. Roper
Released: 1982-10-01

A young hustler tries to get drug money by selling a boy to a middle-aged man; his plans are...

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Skateboard

as Self
Released: 1978-03-05

A Hollywood agent finds himself in debt to a powerful bookie. To make a fast buck, he creates a...

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Frank McKlusky, C.I.

as Mr. Gafty
Released: 2002-04-26

As a child, Frank McKlusky watched his daredevil father "Madman" McKlusky become comatose in an...

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Smart Alec

as Arthur Fitzgerald
Released: 1986-04-01

A young filmmaker arrives in Hollywood and tries to get his first movie financed.

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A Golden Christmas 3

as Mr. Cole
Released: 2012-12-22

Heather is a charming free spirit whose self-absorbed fiancé Roger never seems to hear a word...

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Hating Breitbart

as Himself
Released: 2012-10-19

One man with a website who forever changed the media paradigm, upending the traditional press...

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Soccer Dog 2: European Cup

as Mayor Milton Gallagher
Released: 2004-08-03

Soccer Dog: European Cup opens with the titular hero, Kimble, escaping the clutches of an evil...

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Sleep Cycle

as Insomniac #1
Released: 2014-02-15

Families form patterns. Genes, habits, stories get passed down through the generations,...

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Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels

as Voice of John Forsythe (voice)
Released: 2004-03-08

A candid and campy portrayal of life behind the scenes of the original Charlies Angels.

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Chance of a Lifetime

as Fred
Released: 1991-11-18

Since the death of her husband 10 years ago, Evelyn has been working hard for her company, but...

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Knee High P.I.

as Macintyre
Released: 2003-10-13

Hank Dingo is the world's smallest private detective with the world's biggest ego. A rough,...

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Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

as Self
Released: 2019-09-13

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage is a warm and revealing portrait of the charismatic,...

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Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

as Self
Released: 2021-09-17

Beginning just before his debut as Frankenstein’s creation, this documentary compellingly...

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How To Be Very, Very Popular

as Toby Marshall
Released: 1955-07-22

Two strippers on the run hide out in a college fraternity. Director Nunnally Johnson's 1955...

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The Star Wagon

as Stephen Minch
Released: 1966-10-20

The Star Wagon is a play in black and white starring Dustin Hoffman.

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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

as Hank / Sir Boss (voice)
Released: 1970-11-26

Animated Remake

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Garfield in the Rough

as Billy Rabbit (voice)
Released: 1984-10-26

Garfield is taken on a camping trip by Jon, much against his will. A series of very funny...

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Game of Life

as Dennis
Released: 2007-04-14

In Game of LIfe, a children's soccer team is the common link for a multi-layered story giving a...

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Two-Legged Rat Bastards

as Eddie
Released: 2011-08-27

A short film detailing the strange estrangement of an elderly father and his son. Set on a park...

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Ashley's Ashes

as Dan
Released: 2010-01-01

A touching story as a man learns how to live his life again after he inherits an urn of ashes by...

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Miracle On 34th Street

as Dr. William Sawyer
Released: 1959-11-27

In this charming TV adaptation of the 1947 film classic, a kindly old gentleman (Ed Wynn)...

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The Spy Who Returned from the Dead

as Bob
Released: 1974-01-08

Spy spoof about a double agent involcved in a phony death plot.

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...

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The Mike Douglas Show

as Self
First aired: 1961-12-11

The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...

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Will & Grace

as Professor Joseph Dudley
First aired: 1998-09-21

Will Truman and Grace Adler are best friends living in New York, and when Grace's engagement...

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Modern Family

as Marty
First aired: 2009-09-23

The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an...

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Two and a Half Men

as Norman
First aired: 2003-09-22

A hedonistic jingle writer's free-wheeling life comes to an abrupt halt when his brother and...

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How I Met Your Mother

as Bob
First aired: 2005-09-19

A father recounts to his children - through a series of flashbacks - the journey he and his four...

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The Love Boat

as Artie D'Angelo
First aired: 1977-09-24

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...

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The King of Queens

as Carl Tepper
First aired: 1998-09-21

Life’s good for deliveryman Doug Heffernan, until his newly widowed father-in-law, Arthur, moves...

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Robert Montgomery Presents

as uncredited
First aired: 1950-01-30

Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC...

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Murder, She Wrote

as Ebeneezer McEnery
First aired: 1984-09-30

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life...

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The Closer

as Donald Baxter
First aired: 2005-06-13

Deputy Police Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson transfers from Atlanta to LA to head up a special unit...

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Hot in Cleveland

as Dan
First aired: 2010-06-16

Three fabulous, eccentric, LA best friends of a certain age have their lives changed forever...

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The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1968-06-06

The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various...

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The Merv Griffin Show

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran...

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The Twilight Zone

as James B.W. Bevis
First aired: 1959-10-02

A series of unrelated stories containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science...

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Cold Case

as Harland Sealey
First aired: 2003-09-28

The Philadelphia homicide squad's lone female detective finds her calling when she is assigned...

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Desperate Housewives

as uncredited
First aired: 2004-10-03

Looking down on her friends and family isn't a way of life for Mary Alice Young... it's a way of...

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I've Got a Secret

as uncredited
First aired: 1952-06-19

A panel tries to determine a contestant's secret: something that is unusual, amazing,...

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What's My Line?

as Self - Mystery Guest
First aired: 1950-02-02

Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...

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Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

as uncredited
First aired: 1993-01-01

Dr. Michaela Quinn journeys to Colorado Springs to be the town's physician after her father's...

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7th Heaven

as Patient
First aired: 1996-08-26

Reverend Eric Camden and his wife Annie have always had their hands full caring for seven...

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The Facts of Life

as uncredited
First aired: 1979-08-24

The Facts of Life is an American sitcom that originally ran on the NBC television network from...

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Grace and Frankie

as Bruno
First aired: 2015-05-08

Elegant, proper Grace and freewheeling, eccentric Frankie are a pair of frenemies whose lives...

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The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self
First aired: 1948-06-20

The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...

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Naked City

as Arnold Platt
First aired: 1958-09-30

Naked City is a police drama series which aired from 1958 to 1963 on the ABC television network....

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Tiny Toon Adventures

as Gepetto (voice)
First aired: 1990-09-14

Follow the adventures of a group of young cartoon characters who attend the Acme Looniversity to...

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Studio One

as Harvey B. Hines
First aired: 1948-11-07

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...

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Studio One

as Joey
First aired: 1948-11-07

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...

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Studio One

as Charlie Digger
First aired: 1948-11-07

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher...

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Commander in Chief

as Bill Harrison
First aired: 2005-09-27

Mackenzie Allen has a lot on her plate -- she has twin teenagers, a 6-year-old at home and an...

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Superstore

as Dr. Fogler
First aired: 2015-11-30

A hilarious workplace comedy about a unique family of employees at a super-sized mega store....

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Diagnosis: Murder

as Lewis Sweeney
First aired: 1993-10-29

Dr. Mark Sloan is a good-natured, offbeat physician who is called upon to solve murders.

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Ally McBeal

as uncredited
First aired: 1997-09-08

Ally McBeal is a young lawyer working at the Boston law firm Cage and Fish. Ally's lives and...

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Reading Rainbow

as Himself - Narrator (voice)
First aired: 1983-06-06

Journey to exciting places and build a lasting connection with your favorite books. Each episode...

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Another Period

as Laverne Fusselforth V
First aired: 2015-06-23

Set at the turn of the century, “Another Period” follows the misadventures of the Bellacourts,...

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Ellery Queen

as uncredited
First aired: 1975-09-11

Ellery Queen is an American television detective mystery series based on the fictional character...

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Women's Murder Club

as uncredited
First aired: 2007-10-12

Women's Murder Club was an American police procedural and legal drama, which ran on ABC from...

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Ellen

as Gameshow Contestant
First aired: 1994-03-29

Ellen is an American television sitcom that aired on the ABC network from March 29, 1994 to July...

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Omnibus

as uncredited
First aired: 1952-11-09

Omnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series.

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Family Law

as uncredited
First aired: 1999-09-20

Family attorney and mom Lynn Holt has had to scramble to keep her family and her law firm...

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The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman

as uncredited
First aired: 2006-08-04

Two 'thirty-something' women's willful ignorance, fleeting confidence, poor judgment and...

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The Millionaire

as Newman Johnson
First aired: 1955-01-19

An anthology series that explored the ways sudden and unexpected wealth changed life for better...

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Normal, Ohio

as Bill Gamble
First aired: 2000-11-01

Normal, Ohio is an American television sitcom, which aired on the Fox Network in 2000. The show...

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