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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 ...
Feb 8, 2020 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Orson Bean, the witty actor and comedian, was hit and killed by a car in Los Angeles, authorities said. He was 91. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s office confirmed Bean’s Friday night death, saying it was being investigated as a “traffic-related” fatality. The coroner’s office provided the location where Bean was ...
Orson Bean was a longtime comic actor who was a favorite guest on TV talk shows, especially "The Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
Orson Bean (July 22, 1928 - February 7, 2020) was an American actor who provided the voice for Bilbo in The Hobbit and Frodo in The Return of the King, in the 1977 and 1980 Rankin/Bass animated films. He was a cousin of Calvin Coolidge. Orson Bean was born Dallas Frederick Burroughs on July 22, 1928 in Burlington, Vermont to George Burroughs, a policeman who later went on to become the chief ...
Feb 8, 2020 · Actor-comedian Orson Bean, 91, hit and killed by car in LA. Bean was crossing the road outside of a crosswalk in the Venice neighborhood when he was clipped by a vehicle and fell. A second driver ...
Feb 8, 2020 · Actor Orson Bean attends the premiere of Columbia Picture's 'The Equalizer 2' at TCL Chinese Theatre on July 17, 2018 in Hollywood, California. Bean was killed in a car accident on Friday night.
Instantly recognizable by his crewcut, Ivy League manner and dryly rendered New England accent, the wickedly funny Orson Bean was a fixture of early TV as a panelist ("I've Got a Secret" and later "To Tell the Truth," both CBS), raconteur ("The Tonight Show" NBC, with both Jack Paar and Johnny Carson) and actor ("Playhouse 90," "Studio One ...
