Orson Bean
Acting
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.
Filmography
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Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
2022
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019
The Equalizer 2
2018
Teachers
2016
Superstore
2015
Another Period
2015
Grace and Frankie
2015
Sleep Cycle
2014
A Golden Christmas 3
2012
Hating Breitbart
2012
Two-Legged Rat Bastards
2011
D-Minus
D-Minus
2011
Hot in Cleveland
2010
Ashley's Ashes
2010
Modern Family
2009
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe
2007
Women's Murder Club
2007
Game of Life
2007
The Sarah Silverman Program.
2007
Crossroads
2006
The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman
2006
Alien Autopsy
2006
Commander in Chief
2005
How I Met Your Mother
2005
The Closer
2005
Yesterday's Dreams
2005
Desperate Housewives
2004
Soccer Dog 2: European Cup
2004
The Gristle
2004
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels
2004
Knee High P.I.
2003
Cold Case
2003
Two and a Half Men
2003
Frank McKlusky, C.I.
2002
Burning Down the House
2001
Normal, Ohio
2000
UnBowed
UnBowed
1999
Being John Malkovich
1999
Family Law
1999
Becker
1998
The King of Queens
1998
Will & Grace
1998
Ally McBeal
1997
7th Heaven
1996
Ellen
1994
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
Just My Imagination
1992
Vicki!
Vicki!
1992
Final Judgement
1992
Chance of a Lifetime
1991
Jacob's Ladder
1990
Tiny Toon Adventures
1990
Instant Karma
1990
Monsters
1988
Innerspace
1987
Smart Alec
1986
Garfield in the Rough
1984
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Reading Rainbow
1983
Forty Deuce
1982
The Return of the King
1980
The Facts of Life
1979
Skateboard
1978
The Hobbit
1977
Forever Fernwood
1977
The Love Boat
1977
Ellery Queen
1975
Dinah!
1974
The Spy Who Returned from the Dead
1974
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1970
Twinky
1970
Love, American Style
1969
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
The Star Wagon
1966
NET Playhouse
1966
Vacation Playhouse
Vacation Playhouse
1963
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019
The Equalizer 2
2018
Teachers
2016
Superstore
2015
Another Period
2015
Grace and Frankie
2015
Sleep Cycle
2014
A Golden Christmas 3
2012
Hating Breitbart
2012
Two-Legged Rat Bastards
2011
D-Minus
D-Minus
2011
Hot in Cleveland
2010
Ashley's Ashes
2010
Modern Family
2009
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe
2007
Women's Murder Club
2007
Game of Life
2007
The Sarah Silverman Program.
2007
Crossroads
2006
The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman
2006
Alien Autopsy
2006
Commander in Chief
2005
How I Met Your Mother
2005
The Closer
2005
Yesterday's Dreams
2005
Desperate Housewives
2004
Soccer Dog 2: European Cup
2004
The Gristle
2004
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels
2004
Knee High P.I.
2003
Cold Case
2003
Two and a Half Men
2003
Frank McKlusky, C.I.
2002
Burning Down the House
2001
Normal, Ohio
2000
UnBowed
UnBowed
1999
Being John Malkovich
1999
Family Law
1999
Becker
1998
The King of Queens
1998
Will & Grace
1998
Ally McBeal
1997
7th Heaven
1996
Ellen
1994
Diagnosis: Murder
1993
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
1993
Just My Imagination
1992
Vicki!
Vicki!
1992
Final Judgement
1992
Chance of a Lifetime
1991
Jacob's Ladder
1990
Tiny Toon Adventures
1990
Instant Karma
1990
Monsters
1988
Innerspace
1987
Smart Alec
1986
Garfield in the Rough
1984
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Reading Rainbow
1983
Forty Deuce
1982
The Return of the King
1980
The Facts of Life
1979
Skateboard
1978
The Hobbit
1977
Forever Fernwood
1977
The Love Boat
1977
Ellery Queen
1975
Dinah!
1974
The Spy Who Returned from the Dead
1974
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1970
Twinky
1970
Love, American Style
1969
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
The Star Wagon
1966
NET Playhouse
1966
Vacation Playhouse
Vacation Playhouse
1963
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962