Orson Bean

Born: 1928-07-22, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Died: 2020-02-07

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

• Modern Family (2009)
• The King of Queens (1998)
• Diagnosis: Murder (1993)
• Two and a Half Men (2003)
• The Love Boat (1977)
• How I Met Your Mother (2005)
• The Closer (2005)
• Murder, She Wrote (1984)
• Cold Case (2003)
• Will & Grace (1998)
• Superstore (2015)
• The Facts of Life (1979)
• The Twilight Zone (1959)
• Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)
• Hot in Cleveland (2010)
• I've Got a Secret (1952)
• Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
• Ellen (1994)
• Grace and Frankie (2015)
• Tiny Toon Adventures (1990)
• Studio One (1948)
• Kraft Television Theatre (1947)
• The Equalizer 2 (2018)
• The Sarah Silverman Program (2007)
• The Phil Silvers Show (1955)
• Commander in Chief (2005)
• Ellery Queen (1975)
• The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959)
• Another Period (2015)
• Teachers (2016)