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Orson Bean

Orson Bean

Dallas Frederick Burrows

Born July 22, 1928· Burlington, Vermont, USA

† Died February 7, 2020

44Roles★ 7Average rating

Emerging from a Vermont childhood marked by early loss, he turned to stage magic and later honed his craft at HB Studio before breaking into stand-up comedy in the early 1950s. A quick rise followed, with a national debut hosting NBC Radio’s jazzy parody The Chamber Music Society of Lower Basin Street in 1952 and a ten-year tenure as the house comic at New York’s Blue Angel, where his understated…

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

Filmography

The Twilight ZoneSeries★ 8.5
The Twilight Zone1959
James B.W. Bevis
How I Met Your MotherSeries★ 8.1
How I Met Your Mother2005
Bob
Modern FamilySeries★ 7.9
Modern Family2009
Marty
Desperate HousewivesSeries★ 7.9
Desperate Housewives2004
Roy Bender
Tiny Toon AdventuresSeries★ 7.8
Tiny Toon Adventures1990
Gepetto (voice)
Anatomy of a Murder★ 7.8
Anatomy of a Murder1959
Dr. Matthew Smith
Cold CaseSeries★ 7.7
Cold Case2003
Harland Sealey
SuperstoreSeries★ 7.5
Superstore2015
Dr. Fogler
Murder, She WroteSeries★ 7.5
Murder, She Wrote1984
Ebeneezer McEnery
Two and a Half MenSeries★ 7.4
Two and a Half Men2003
Norman
Being John Malkovich★ 7.4
Being John Malkovich1999
Dr. Lester
The King of QueensSeries★ 7.2
The King of Queens1998
Carl Tepper
Will & GraceSeries★ 6.9
Will & Grace1998
Joseph Dudley
The Equalizer 2★ 6.8
The Equalizer 22018
Sam Rubinstein
Innerspace★ 6.8
Innerspace1987
Lydia's Editor
The Hobbit★ 6.6
The Hobbit1977
Bilbo Baggins (voice)
7th HeavenSeries★ 6.4
7th Heaven1996
Patient