Orson Bean

Orson Bean

Birthday: 1928-07-22

Place of Birth: Burlington, Vermont, USA

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.

Movies

Anatomy of a Murder
Anatomy of a Murder

Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local in...

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Being John Malkovich
Being John Malkovich

One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. ...

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The Return of the King
The Return of the King

Two Hobbits struggle to destroy the Ring in Mount Doom while their friends desperately fight evil Lo...

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The Hobbit
The Hobbit

The story follows the adventures of Bilbo Baggins, a diminutive creative who resides in a place call...

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Frank McKlusky, C.I.
Frank McKlusky, C.I.

As a child, Frank McKlusky watched his daredevil father "Madman" McKlusky become comatose in an ill-...

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Alien Autopsy
Alien Autopsy

Humouristic reconstruction of the 1995 scandal when two British lads were accused of having faked a ...

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Garfield in the Rough
Garfield in the Rough

Garfield is taken on a camping trip by Jon, much against his will. A series of very funny disasters ...

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Soccer Dog 2: European Cup
Soccer Dog 2: European Cup

Soccer Dog: European Cup opens with the titular hero, Kimble, escaping the clutches of an evil scien...

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Twinky
Twinky

A middle aged writer of pornographic novels meets and falls in love with a sixteen year old school g...

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Hating Breitbart
Hating Breitbart

One man with a website who forever changed the media paradigm, upending the traditional press and ch...

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Ashley's Ashes
Ashley's Ashes

A touching story as a man learns how to live his life again after he inherits an urn of ashes by dis...

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Sleep Cycle
Sleep Cycle

Families form patterns. Genes, habits, stories get passed down through the generations, seemingly on...

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Jacob's Ladder
Jacob's Ladder

After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Pl...

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Forty Deuce
Forty Deuce

A young hustler tries to get drug money by selling a boy to a middle-aged man; his plans are disrupt...

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Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster

Beginning just before his debut as Frankenstein’s creation, this documentary compellingly explores t...

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Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch

Short promotional film for a Saturday Evening Post sales convention....

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Burning Down the House
Burning Down the House

A down-on-his-luck film director sets fire to his home so he can collect the insurance money and fun...

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A Golden Christmas 3
A Golden Christmas 3

Heather is a charming free spirit whose self-absorbed fiancé Roger never seems to hear a word that c...

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Instant Karma
Instant Karma

The writer of a bad TV series begins to rethink his life when he meets and falls in love with a beau...

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Innerspace
Innerspace

Test pilot Tuck Pendleton volunteers to test a special vessel for a miniaturization experiment. Acci...

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Game of Life
Game of Life

In Game of LIfe, a children's soccer team is the common link for a multi-layered story giving a cand...

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Boris Karloff:  The Rest of the Story
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story

Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story takes a deeper look at the life and career of Boris Karloff, fr...

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Smart Alec
Smart Alec

A young filmmaker arrives in Hollywood and tries to get his first movie financed....

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The Spy Who Returned from the Dead
The Spy Who Returned from the Dead

Spy spoof about a double agent involved in a phony death plot. Episode of the Wide World of Mystery....

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UnBowed
UnBowed

An unlikely romance develops between a Lakota warrior and a young black woman at an 1890s black coll...

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D-Minus
D-Minus

A short film directed by Rupert Sanders based on a story written by Sanders and Milo Ross....

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Just My Imagination
Just My Imagination

A woman lives a normal, peaceful life in a small town until the day when a famous rock star who went...

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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'

Two plays by William Saroyan portraying writers stymied, inspired, frustrated, excited, listful, wis...

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Final Judgement
Final Judgement

A priest is suspected in the brutal murder of a young stripper. To prove his innocence, he descends ...

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

A candid and campy portrayal of life behind the scenes of the original Charlies Angels....

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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

A singing mechanic from 1912 finds himself in Arthurian Britain....

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The Star Wagon
The Star Wagon

The Star Wagon is a play in black and white starring Dustin Hoffman....

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Two-Legged Rat Bastards
Two-Legged Rat Bastards

A short film detailing the strange estrangement of an elderly father and his son. Set on a park benc...

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The Equalizer 2
The Equalizer 2

Robert McCall, who serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, embarks on a relen...

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Crossroads
Crossroads

The life of a young Jesuit seminarian is turned upside down when he falls in love with a young woman...

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Knee High P.I.
Knee High P.I.

Hank Dingo is the world's smallest private detective with the world's biggest ego. A rough, tough gu...

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The Gristle
The Gristle

Multiculturalism reaches the depths of the criminal underworld as eight diverse con men must learn t...

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Skateboard
Skateboard

A Hollywood agent finds himself in debt to a powerful bookie. To make a fast buck, he creates a team...

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Miracle On 34th Street
Miracle On 34th Street

In this charming TV adaptation of the 1947 film classic, a kindly old gentleman (Ed Wynn) working as...

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How To Be Very, Very Popular
How To Be Very, Very Popular

Two strippers on the run hide out in a college fraternity. Director Nunnally Johnson's 1955 musical ...

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Chance of a Lifetime
Chance of a Lifetime

Since the death of her husband 10 years ago, Evelyn has been working hard for her company, but had n...

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Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage is a warm and revealing portrait of the charismatic, groundbreaking ...

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Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe
Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe

Mattie endures an uneventful life, until her grandfather leaves a videotaped will. According to his ...

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Yesterday's Dreams
Yesterday's Dreams

Yesterday's Dreams is the story about a lonely 40-year-old septic tank cleaner who lives with his ab...

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Where's Charley?
Where's Charley?

Lord Fancourt Babberley is forced to disguise himself as a woman - his aunt from Brazil, "where the ...

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