Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 22, 1928
Place of Birth
Burlington, Vermont, USA
Also Known As
- Dallas Frederick Burrows
- اورسن بین
Orson Bean
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.
Known For - Movies
The Equalizer 2
as Sam Rubinstein
Being John Malkovich
as Dr. Lester
Anatomy of a Murder
as Dr. Matthew Smith
Jacob's Ladder
as Self - Game Show Panelist (archive footage) (uncredited)
Innerspace
as Lydia's Editor
The Hobbit
as Bilbo Baggins (voice)
Alien Autopsy
as Homeless Man
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
as Self
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
as Self
The Return of the King
as Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins (voice)
Known For - TV Shows
Modern Family
as Marty
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self - Guest Host
Two and a Half Men
as Norman
How I Met Your Mother
as Bob
Desperate Housewives
as Roy Bender
The Closer
as Donald Baxter
Murder, She Wrote
as Ebeneezer McEnery
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self - Co-Host