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Orson Bean

Acting · Born July 22, 1928 · Burlington, Vermont, USA

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.

Movies with Orson Bean

• The Equalizer 2 (2018) — Sam Rubinstein
• Jacob's Ladder (1990) — Self - Game Show Panelist (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Being John Malkovich (1999) — Dr. Lester
• Anatomy of a Murder (1959) — Dr. Matthew Smith
• Innerspace (1987) — Lydia's Editor
• The Hobbit (1977) — Bilbo Baggins (voice)
• The Return of the King (1980) — Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins (voice)
• Alien Autopsy (2006) — Homeless Man
• Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster (2021) — Self
• Final Judgement (1992) — Monsignor Corelli
• Frank McKlusky, C.I. (2002) — Mr. Gafty
• A Golden Christmas 3 (2012) — Mr. Cole

TV shows with Orson Bean

• Desperate Housewives (2004) — Roy Bender
• Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993) — Loren Bray
• Normal, Ohio (2000) — Bill Gamble