Orson Bean
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 | Acting |
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Most Rating | 8.057 |
Birthday | 1928-07-22 |
Place of Birth | Burlington, Vermont, USA |
Also Known As | Dallas Frederick Burrows, |
1959
Anatomy of a Murder
7.836/955
Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her....
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Anatomy of a Murder
1999
Being John Malkovich
7.4/4324
One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who...
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Being John Malkovich
1980
The Return of the King
6.4/196
Two Hobbits struggle to destroy the Ring in Mount Doom while their friends desperately fight evil Lord Sauron's forces in a final battle.
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The Return of the King
1977
The Hobbit
6.5/309
Bilbo Baggins the Hobbit was just minding his own business, when his occasional visitor Gandalf the Wizard drops in one night. One by one, a whole gro...
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The Hobbit
2002
Frank McKlusky, C.I.
4.2/18
As a child, Frank McKlusky watched his daredevil father "Madman" McKlusky become comatose in an ill-fated motorcycle stunt. Now as a risk-avoiding adu...
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Frank McKlusky, C.I.
2006
Alien Autopsy
5.6/121
Humouristic reconstruction of the 1995 scandal when two British lads were accused of having faked a documentary from the Roswell incident in 1947.
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Alien Autopsy
1984
Garfield in the Rough
6.8/20
Garfield is taken on a camping trip by Jon, much against his will. A series of very funny disasters follow. But not all is well, as a panther has esca...
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Garfield in the Rough
2004
Soccer Dog 2: European Cup
6.9/28
Soccer Dog: European Cup opens with the titular hero, Kimble, escaping the clutches of an evil scientist, bent on performing animal experiments. Our p...
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Soccer Dog 2: European Cup
1970
Twinky
4.8/22
A middle aged writer of pornographic novels meets and falls in love with a sixteen year old school girl. This alone is cause for concern but when the...
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Twinky
2012
Hating Breitbart
5.8/5
One man with a website who forever changed the media paradigm, upending the traditional press and changing the ground rules of political journalism.
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Hating Breitbart
2010
Ashley's Ashes
2.5/2
A touching story as a man learns how to live his life again after he inherits an urn of ashes by discovering the life and friends of the person inside...
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Ashley's Ashes
2014
Sleep Cycle
0/0
Families form patterns. Genes, habits, stories get passed down through the generations, seemingly on repeat.
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Sleep Cycle
1990
Jacob's Ladder
7.352/1633
After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rap...
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Jacob's Ladder
1982
Forty Deuce
5.3/6
A young hustler tries to get drug money by selling a boy to a middle-aged man; his plans are disrupted when the kid dies.
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Forty Deuce
2021
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
8/5
Beginning just before his debut as Frankenstein’s creation, this documentary compellingly explores the life and legacy of a cinema legend, presenting...
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Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
1956
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
5/1
Short promotional film for a Saturday Evening Post sales convention.
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Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
2001
Burning Down the House
10/1
A down-on-his-luck film director sets fire to his home so he can collect the insurance money and fund his new movie. But crime apparently does pay, be...
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Burning Down the House
2012
A Golden Christmas 3
5.4/45
Heather is a charming free spirit whose self-absorbed fiancé Roger never seems to hear a word that comes out of her mouth. Bobby is a naval officer wh...
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A Golden Christmas 3
1990
Instant Karma
4.2/4
The writer of a bad TV series begins to rethink his life when he meets and falls in love with a beautiful actress.
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Instant Karma
1987
Innerspace
6.8/1233
Test pilot Tuck Pendleton volunteers to test a special vessel for a miniaturization experiment. Accidentally injected into a neurotic hypochondriac, J...
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Innerspace
2007
Game of Life
0/0
In Game of LIfe, a children's soccer team is the common link for a multi-layered story giving a candid look into the intersecting lives of five famili...
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Game of Life
2022
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
10/1
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story takes a deeper look at the life and career of Boris Karloff, from 1931 to 1969, exploring films such as The Ghoul...
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Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
1986
Smart Alec
6/1
A young filmmaker arrives in Hollywood and tries to get his first movie financed.
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Smart Alec
1974
The Spy Who Returned from the Dead
5.2/2
Spy spoof about a double agent involved in a phony death plot. Episode of the Wide World of Mystery.
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The Spy Who Returned from the Dead
1999
UnBowed
6/1
An unlikely romance develops between a Lakota warrior and a young black woman at an 1890s black college.
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UnBowed
2011
D-Minus
0/0
A short film directed by Rupert Sanders based on a story written by Sanders and Milo Ross.
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D-Minus
1992
Just My Imagination
0/0
A woman lives a normal, peaceful life in a small town until the day when a famous rock star who went to college with her quotes and cites her in one o...
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Just My Imagination
1960
Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'
0/0
Two plays by William Saroyan portraying writers stymied, inspired, frustrated, excited, listful, wistful, slothful, awed, unnerved, perhaps corrupted...
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Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'
1992
Final Judgement
3.4/4
A priest is suspected in the brutal murder of a young stripper. To prove his innocence, he descends into the world of strip clubs and pornography, hop...
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Final Judgement
2004
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels
4.8/4
A candid and campy portrayal of life behind the scenes of the original Charlies Angels.
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Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels
1970
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
6/1
Animated Remake
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1966
The Star Wagon
7/2
The Star Wagon is a play in black and white starring Dustin Hoffman.
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The Star Wagon
2011
Two-Legged Rat Bastards
6.5/2
A short film detailing the strange estrangement of an elderly father and his son. Set on a park bench in the present day, Eddie, a cantankerous old al...
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Two-Legged Rat Bastards
2018
The Equalizer 2
6.756/5316
Robert McCall, who serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, embarks on a relentless, globe-trotting quest for vengeance when his...
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The Equalizer 2
2006
Crossroads
7/3
The life of a young Jesuit seminarian is turned upside down when he falls in love with a young woman while working as a volunteer at a soup kitchen.
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Crossroads
2003
Knee High P.I.
1/1
Hank Dingo is the world's smallest private detective with the world's biggest ego. A rough, tough gumshoe full of attitude, he doesn't crack cases......
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Knee High P.I.
2004
The Gristle
5.5/2
Multiculturalism reaches the depths of the criminal underworld as eight diverse con men must learn to work together to pull off a heist that's anythin...
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The Gristle
1978
Skateboard
3.8/5
A Hollywood agent finds himself in debt to a powerful bookie. To make a fast buck, he creates a team of exceptionally talented skateboarders and enter...
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Skateboard
1959
Miracle On 34th Street
0/0
In this charming TV adaptation of the 1947 film classic, a kindly old gentleman (Ed Wynn) working as a Macy's department store Santa causes a commotio...
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Miracle On 34th Street
1955
How To Be Very, Very Popular
4.7/6
Two strippers on the run hide out in a college fraternity. Director Nunnally Johnson's 1955 musical comedy stars Betty Grable, Sheree North, Robert Cu...
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How To Be Very, Very Popular
1991
Chance of a Lifetime
5.2/6
Since the death of her husband 10 years ago, Evelyn has been working hard for her company, but had no private life. Now her doctor shocks her with the...
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Chance of a Lifetime
2019
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
0/0
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage is a warm and revealing portrait of the charismatic, groundbreaking actor’s journey from his native Puerto Rico to the...
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