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

  • Modern Family

    Modern Family

  • Two and a Half Men

    Two and a Half Men

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • How I Met Your Mother

    How I Met Your Mother

  • Desperate Housewives

    Desperate Housewives

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • Diagnosis: Murder

    Diagnosis: Murder

  • Cold Case

    Cold Case

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Closer

    The Closer

  • The King of Queens

    The King of Queens

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Superstore

    Superstore

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

    Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Grace and Frankie

    Grace and Frankie

  • Ellen

    Ellen

  • The Facts of Life

    The Facts of Life

  • Robert Montgomery Presents

    Robert Montgomery Presents

  • Becker

    Becker

  • Hot in Cleveland

    Hot in Cleveland

  • Naked City

    Naked City

  • I've Got a Secret

    I've Got a Secret

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

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

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

  • The Equalizer 2

    The Equalizer 2

  • 7th Heaven

    7th Heaven

  • Tiny Toon Adventures

    Tiny Toon Adventures

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

    Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

  • 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'

  • Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

  • Family Law

    Family Law

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • Kraft Television Theatre

    Kraft Television Theatre

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • Vicki!

    Vicki!

  • The Sarah Silverman Program.

    The Sarah Silverman Program.

  • Ellery Queen

    Ellery Queen

  • Reading Rainbow

    Reading Rainbow

  • Commander in Chief

    Commander in Chief

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • Teachers

    Teachers

  • Another Period

    Another Period

  • The Phil Silvers Show

    The Phil Silvers Show

  • Being John Malkovich

    Being John Malkovich

  • Jacob's Ladder

    Jacob's Ladder

  • The Hobbit

    The Hobbit

  • The DuPont Show with June Allyson

    The DuPont Show with June Allyson

  • Vacation Playhouse

    Vacation Playhouse

  • The Spy Who Returned from the Dead

    The Spy Who Returned from the Dead

  • UnBowed

    UnBowed

  • Women's Murder Club

    Women's Murder Club

  • Innerspace

    Innerspace

  • Skateboard

    Skateboard

  • How To Be Very, Very Popular

    How To Be Very, Very Popular

  • The Gristle

    The Gristle

  • Crossroads

    Crossroads

  • Instant Karma

    Instant Karma

  • Anatomy of a Murder

    Anatomy of a Murder

  • Final Judgement

    Final Judgement

  • Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe

    Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe

  • The Return of the King

    The Return of the King

  • A Golden Christmas 3

    A Golden Christmas 3

  • Alien Autopsy

    Alien Autopsy

  • Twinky

    Twinky

  • Forty Deuce

    Forty Deuce

  • D-Minus

    D-Minus

  • Showdown at Ulcer Gulch

    Showdown at Ulcer Gulch

  • The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman

    The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman

  • Normal, Ohio

    Normal, Ohio

  • Miracle On 34th Street

    Miracle On 34th Street

  • Ashley's Ashes

    Ashley's Ashes

  • Frank McKlusky, C.I.

    Frank McKlusky, C.I.

  • Game of Life

    Game of Life

  • Garfield in the Rough

    Garfield in the Rough

  • Forever Fernwood

    Forever Fernwood

  • Soccer Dog 2: European Cup

    Soccer Dog 2: European Cup

  • Burning Down the House

    Burning Down the House

  • Hating Breitbart

    Hating Breitbart

  • Yesterday's Dreams

    Yesterday's Dreams

  • Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

    Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

  • Chance of a Lifetime

    Chance of a Lifetime

  • Where's Charley?

    Where's Charley?

  • Two-Legged Rat Bastards

    Two-Legged Rat Bastards

  • Smart Alec

    Smart Alec

  • The Star Wagon

    The Star Wagon

  • The Blue Angel

    The Blue Angel

  • Knee High P.I.

    Knee High P.I.

  • Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

    Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

  • A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

    A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

  • Sleep Cycle

    Sleep Cycle

  • Just My Imagination

    Just My Imagination