Orson Bean

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

106

Gender

Male

Birthday

1928-07-22

Day of death

2020-02-07 (91 years old)

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.

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Two and a Half Men

    Two and a Half Men

  • How I Met Your Mother

    How I Met Your Mother

  • Modern Family

    Modern Family

  • Desperate Housewives

    Desperate Housewives

  • Diagnosis: Murder

    Diagnosis: Murder

  • The Closer

    The Closer

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Cold Case

    Cold Case

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The King of Queens

    The King of Queens

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • Superstore

    Superstore

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Grace and Frankie

    Grace and Frankie

  • Hot in Cleveland

    Hot in Cleveland

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Reading Rainbow

    Reading Rainbow

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • The Facts of Life

    The Facts of Life

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

    Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

  • Becker

    Becker

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Ellen

    Ellen

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • Tiny Toon Adventures

    Tiny Toon Adventures

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • I've Got a Secret

    I've Got a Secret

  • 7th Heaven

    7th Heaven

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • Vicki!

    Vicki!

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • Family Law

    Family Law

  • Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

  • The Equalizer 2

    The Equalizer 2

  • The Sarah Silverman Program.

    The Sarah Silverman Program.

  • Ellery Queen

    Ellery Queen

  • Commander in Chief

    Commander in Chief

  • Jacob's Ladder

    Jacob's Ladder

  • The Phil Silvers Show

    The Phil Silvers Show

  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

  • Teachers

    Teachers

  • Another Period

    Another Period

  • Anatomy of a Murder

    Anatomy of a Murder

  • The Return of the King

    The Return of the King

  • Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'

    Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'

  • Vacation Playhouse

    Vacation Playhouse

  • Crossroads

    Crossroads

  • Women's Murder Club

    Women's Murder Club

  • Being John Malkovich

    Being John Malkovich

  • Innerspace

    Innerspace

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

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

  • Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

    Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

  • Smart Alec

    Smart Alec

  • Twinky

    Twinky

  • Alien Autopsy

    Alien Autopsy

  • A Golden Christmas 3

    A Golden Christmas 3

  • UnBowed

    UnBowed

  • Miracle On 34th Street

    Miracle On 34th Street

  • Skateboard

    Skateboard

  • The Hobbit

    The Hobbit

  • Ashley's Ashes

    Ashley's Ashes

  • Hating Breitbart

    Hating Breitbart

  • Burning Down the House

    Burning Down the House

  • The Gristle

    The Gristle

  • The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman

    The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman

  • Frank McKlusky, C.I.

    Frank McKlusky, C.I.

  • How To Be Very, Very Popular

    How To Be Very, Very Popular

  • Final Judgement

    Final Judgement

  • Normal, Ohio

    Normal, Ohio

  • Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

    Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

  • Forever Fernwood

    Forever Fernwood

  • Game of Life

    Game of Life

  • D-Minus

    D-Minus

  • Forty Deuce

    Forty Deuce

  • Showdown at Ulcer Gulch

    Showdown at Ulcer Gulch

  • Instant Karma

    Instant Karma

  • Yesterday's Dreams

    Yesterday's Dreams

  • Chance of a Lifetime

    Chance of a Lifetime

  • Garfield in the Rough

    Garfield in the Rough

  • Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe

    Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe

  • The Spy Who Returned from the Dead

    The Spy Who Returned from the Dead

  • A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

    A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

  • The Blue Angel

    The Blue Angel

  • Sleep Cycle

    Sleep Cycle

  • Soccer Dog 2: European Cup

    Soccer Dog 2: European Cup

  • Where's Charley?

    Where's Charley?

  • Two-Legged Rat Bastards

    Two-Legged Rat Bastards

  • Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

    Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

  • Just My Imagination

    Just My Imagination

  • Knee High P.I.

    Knee High P.I.

  • The Star Wagon

    The Star Wagon