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Orson Bean

Actor • Born 1928

Orson Bean

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About

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

Ally McBeal posterAlly McBealSeries • 1997Modern Family posterModern FamilySeries • 2009Desperate Housewives posterDesperate HousewivesSeries • 2004Two and a Half Men posterTwo and a Half MenSeries • 2003The Love Boat posterThe Love BoatSeries • 1977How I Met Your Mother posterHow I Met Your MotherSeries • 2005Diagnosis: Murder posterDiagnosis: MurderSeries • 1993The Closer posterThe CloserSeries • 2005Murder, She Wrote posterMurder, She WroteSeries • 1984The King of Queens posterThe King of QueensSeries • 1998Cold Case posterCold CaseSeries • 2003Will & Grace posterWill & GraceSeries • 1998Love, American Style posterLove, American StyleSeries • 1969Superstore posterSuperstoreSeries • 2015The Twilight Zone posterThe Twilight ZoneSeries • 1959Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman posterDr. Quinn, Medicine WomanSeries • 1993Hot in Cleveland posterHot in ClevelandSeries • 2010Grace and Frankie posterGrace and FrankieSeries • 2015Studio One posterStudio OneSeries • 1948Robert Montgomery Presents posterRobert Montgomery PresentsSeries • 1950The Facts of Life posterThe Facts of LifeSeries • 1979Naked City posterNaked CitySeries • 1958Ellen posterEllenSeries • 1994I've Got a Secret posterI've Got a SecretSeries • 1952