Orson Bean

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

107

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

  • Modern Family

    Modern Family

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Two and a Half Men

    Two and a Half Men

  • Desperate Housewives

    Desperate Housewives

  • The Closer

    The Closer

  • How I Met Your Mother

    How I Met Your Mother

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • The King of Queens

    The King of Queens

  • Cold Case

    Cold Case

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Superstore

    Superstore

  • Diagnosis: Murder

    Diagnosis: Murder

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

    Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

  • Grace and Frankie

    Grace and Frankie

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • The Facts of Life

    The Facts of Life

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Hot in Cleveland

    Hot in Cleveland

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • 7th Heaven

    7th Heaven

  • Becker

    Becker

  • Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

  • Ellen

    Ellen

  • Tiny Toon Adventures

    Tiny Toon Adventures

  • The Sarah Silverman Program.

    The Sarah Silverman Program.

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Family Law

    Family Law

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Reading Rainbow

    Reading Rainbow

  • Instant Karma

    Instant Karma

  • D-Minus

    D-Minus

  • The Equalizer 2

    The Equalizer 2

  • Crossroads

    Crossroads

  • Ellery Queen

    Ellery Queen

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • Vicki!

    Vicki!

  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

  • Another Period

    Another Period

  • Jacob's Ladder

    Jacob's Ladder

  • Commander in Chief

    Commander in Chief

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • Teachers

    Teachers

  • Game of Life

    Game of Life

  • Twinky

    Twinky

  • I've Got a Secret

    I've Got a Secret

  • Being John Malkovich

    Being John Malkovich

  • UnBowed

    UnBowed

  • The Return of the King

    The Return of the King

  • Women's Murder Club

    Women's Murder Club

  • The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman

    The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman

  • Alien Autopsy

    Alien Autopsy

  • Skateboard

    Skateboard

  • The Phil Silvers Show

    The Phil Silvers Show

  • Two-Legged Rat Bastards

    Two-Legged Rat Bastards

  • Vacation Playhouse

    Vacation Playhouse

  • Innerspace

    Innerspace

  • Frank McKlusky, C.I.

    Frank McKlusky, C.I.

  • Ashley's Ashes

    Ashley's Ashes

  • Forty Deuce

    Forty Deuce

  • Soccer Dog 2: European Cup

    Soccer Dog 2: European Cup

  • Garfield in the Rough

    Garfield in the Rough

  • Anatomy of a Murder

    Anatomy of a Murder

  • The Hobbit

    The Hobbit

  • Where's Charley?

    Where's Charley?

  • Sleep Cycle

    Sleep Cycle

  • Yesterday's Dreams

    Yesterday's Dreams

  • Normal, Ohio

    Normal, Ohio

  • The Gristle

    The Gristle

  • Forever Fernwood

    Forever Fernwood

  • 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'

  • Final Judgement

    Final Judgement

  • Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

    Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

  • Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

    Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

  • Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

    Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

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

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

  • Chance of a Lifetime

    Chance of a Lifetime

  • A Golden Christmas 3

    A Golden Christmas 3

  • Smart Alec

    Smart Alec

  • Knee High P.I.

    Knee High P.I.

  • Just My Imagination

    Just My Imagination

  • Burning Down the House

    Burning Down the House

  • How To Be Very, Very Popular

    How To Be Very, Very Popular

  • The Star Wagon

    The Star Wagon

  • Miracle On 34th Street

    Miracle On 34th Street

  • The Spy Who Returned from the Dead

    The Spy Who Returned from the Dead

  • Showdown at Ulcer Gulch

    Showdown at Ulcer Gulch

  • Hating Breitbart

    Hating Breitbart

  • The Blue Angel

    The Blue Angel

  • A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

    A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

  • Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe

    Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe

  • Mr. Bevis

    Mr. Bevis