Orson Bean
Actor
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.
Filmography
Being John Malkovich
as Dr. Lester 1999
Jacob's Ladder
as Self - Game Show Panelist (archive footage) (uncredited) 1990
Innerspace
as Lydia's Editor 1987
Anatomy of a Murder
as Dr. Matthew Smith 1959
The Hobbit
as Bilbo Baggins (voice) 1977
The Return of the King
as Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins (voice) 1980
Alien Autopsy
as Homeless Man 2006
A Golden Christmas 3
as Mr. Cole 2012
Soccer Dog 2: European Cup
as Mayor Milton Gallagher 2004
Twinky
as Hal 1970
Garfield in the Rough
as Billy Rabbit (voice) 1984
Frank McKlusky, C.I.
as Mr. Gafty 2002
Forty Deuce
as Mr. Roper 1982
Final Judgement
as Monsignor Corelli 1992
How To Be Very, Very Popular
as Toby Marshall 1955
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
as Self 2021