Orson Bean
ActingOrson 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 Equalizer 2
Sam Rubinstein
Innerspace
Lydia's Editor
Being John Malkovich
Dr. Lester
Jacob's Ladder
Self - Game Show Panelist (archive footage) (uncredited)
Anatomy of a Murder
Dr. Matthew Smith
The Hobbit
Bilbo Baggins (voice)
Twinky
Hal
Alien Autopsy
Homeless Man
The Return of the King
Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins (voice)
Crossroads
Father McIlhenny
Filmography — Acting
The Equalizer 2
Sam Rubinstein
Innerspace
Lydia's Editor
Being John Malkovich
Dr. Lester
Jacob's Ladder
Self - Game Show Panelist (archive footage) (uncredited)
Anatomy of a Murder
Dr. Matthew Smith
The Hobbit
Bilbo Baggins (voice)
Twinky
Hal
Alien Autopsy
Homeless Man
The Return of the King
Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins (voice)
Crossroads
Father McIlhenny
A Golden Christmas 3
Mr. Cole
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self
Game of Life
Dennis
The Gristle
Mr. Bowen
Miracle On 34th Street
Dr. William Sawyer
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Self
Chance of a Lifetime
Fred
Forty Deuce
Mr. Roper
Skateboard
Self
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels
Voice of John Forsythe (voice)
Final Judgement
Monsignor Corelli
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Self - Interviewee
Knee High P.I.
Macintyre
Instant Karma
Dr. Berlin
Smart Alec
Arthur Fitzgerald
Ashley's Ashes
Dan
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe
Raff Buddemeyer
Soccer Dog 2: European Cup
Mayor Milton Gallagher
Frank McKlusky, C.I.
Mr. Gafty
Burning Down the House
Sy
Garfield in the Rough
Billy Rabbit (voice)
D-Minus
Andre
How to Be Very, Very Popular
Toby Marshall
UnBowed
Purdy
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
Llewelyn Throckmorton, III
Just My Imagination
Jeremy Sticher
The Star Wagon
Stephen Minch
Yesterday's Dreams
Tony Vicedomini
Hating Breitbart
Self
Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'
Jimmy London
Two-Legged Rat Bastards
Eddie
The Spy Who Returned from the Dead
Bob
Where's Charley?
Jack Chesney
Mr. Bevis
Sleep Cycle
Insomniac #1
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Hank / Sir Boss (voice)