Orson Bean
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.
Acted in
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
2022
as Self - Interviewee
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021
as Self
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019
as Self
The Equalizer 2
2018
as Sam Rubinstein
Superstore
2015
as Dr. Fogler
Another Period
2015
as Laverne Fusselforth V
Grace and Frankie
2015
as Bruno
Sleep Cycle
2014
as Insomniac #1
A Golden Christmas 3
2012
as Mr. Cole
Hating Breitbart
2012
as Self
Two-Legged Rat Bastards
2011
as Eddie
D-Minus
2011
as Andre
Hot in Cleveland
2010
as Dan
Ashley's Ashes
2010
as Dan
Modern Family
2009
as Marty
Women's Murder Club
2007
Game of Life
2007
as Dennis
The Sarah Silverman Program.
2007
as Mr. Myron
Crossroads
2006
as Father McIlhenny
The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman
2006
as Chick
Alien Autopsy
2006
as Homeless Man
Commander in Chief
2005
as Bill Harrison
How I Met Your Mother
2005
as Bob
The Closer
2005
as Donald Baxter
Desperate Housewives
2004
as Roy Bender
Soccer Dog 2: European Cup
2004
as Mayor Milton Gallagher
The Gristle
2004
as Mr. Bowen
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels
2004
as Voice of John Forsythe (voice)
Knee High P.I.
2003
as Macintyre
Cold Case
2003
as Harland Sealey
Two and a Half Men
2003
as Norman
Frank McKlusky, C.I.
2002
as Mr. Gafty
Burning Down the House
2001
as Sy
Normal, Ohio
2000
as Bill Gamble
UnBowed
1999
as Purdy
Being John Malkovich
1999
as Dr. Lester
Family Law
1999
as Archbishop Phillips
Becker
1998
as Mr. Bennett
The King of Queens
1998
as Carl Tepper
Will & Grace
1998
as Professor Joseph Dudley
Ally McBeal
1997
as Marty Brigg
7th Heaven
1996
as Patient
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
as Lewis Sweeney
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
Just My Imagination
1992
as Jeremy Sticher
Final Judgement
1992
as Monsignor Corelli
Chance of a Lifetime
1991
as Fred
Jacob's Ladder
1990
as Self - Game Show Panelist (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tiny Toon Adventures
1990
as Gepetto (voice)
Instant Karma
1990
as Dr. Berlin
Innerspace
1987
as Lydia's Editor
Smart Alec
1986
as Arthur Fitzgerald
Garfield in the Rough
1984
as Billy Rabbit (voice)
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Ebeneezer McEnery
Reading Rainbow
1983
as Himself - Narrator (voice)
Forty Deuce
1982
as Mr. Roper
The Return of the King
1980
as Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins (voice)
The Facts of Life
1979
Skateboard
1978
as Self
The Hobbit
1977
as Bilbo Baggins (voice)
Forever Fernwood
1977
The Love Boat
1977
as Artie D'Angelo
Ellery Queen
1975
as Warren Wright
Dinah!
1974
as Self
The Spy Who Returned from the Dead
1974
as Bob
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1970
as Hank / Sir Boss (voice)
Twinky
1970
as Hal
Love, American Style
1969
as Artie Kaufman
The Star Wagon
1966
as Stephen Minch
Vacation Playhouse
1963
Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'
1960
as Jimmy London
Miracle On 34th Street
1959
as Dr. William Sawyer
The Twilight Zone
1959
as James B.W. Bevis
The DuPont Show with June Allyson
1959
as John Monroe
Anatomy of a Murder
1959
as Dr. Matthew Smith
Naked City
1958
as Arnold Platt
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
1956
as Llewelyn Throckmorton, III
How To Be Very, Very Popular
1955
as Toby Marshall
The Millionaire
1955
as Newman Johnson
The Blue Angel
1954
as Host
I've Got a Secret
1952
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
Robert Montgomery Presents
1950
Studio One
1948
as Harvey B. Hines
Studio One
1948
as Charlie Digger
Studio One
1948
as Joey