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.
Awards & recognition
- Amateur Cartoonist Extraordinary Award · 1970
- Obie Award · 1964
- Theatre World Award · 1954
- Screen Actors Guild Award — Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture · 2000 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Children's Music Album · 1979 · nominated
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- Tony Award — Best Featured Actor in a Play · 1962 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles
Burning Down the House
The Twilight Zone
Reading Rainbow
How I Met Your Mother
Modern Family
The Closer
Desperate Housewives
Cold Case
Tiny Toon Adventures
Anatomy of a Murder
Grace and Frankie
I've Got a Secret
Superstore
Commander in Chief
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Two and a Half Men
Murder, She Wrote
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Being John Malkovich
Jacob's Ladder
Hot in Cleveland
Becker
The King of Queens
Diagnosis: Murder
The Facts of Life
Monsters
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
What's My Line?
Another Period
Will & Grace
The Equalizer 2
Soccer Dog 2: European Cup
Innerspace
The Dick Cavett Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Hobbit
Ally McBeal
Smart Alec
7th Heaven
The Sarah Silverman Program.
The Love Boat
Ellen
Alien Autopsy
Crossroads
Naked City
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels
Teachers
A Golden Christmas 3
Skateboard
Instant Karma