Orson Bean

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.

Known For

The Equalizer 2

as Sam Rubinstein

How I Met Your Mother

as Bob

Being John Malkovich

as Dr. Lester

Two and a Half Men

as Norman

Modern Family

as Marty

Desperate Housewives

as Roy Bender

Jacob's Ladder

as Self - Game Show Panelist (archive footage) (uncredited)

Innerspace

as Lydia's Editor

Anatomy of a Murder

as Dr. Matthew Smith

The Twilight Zone

as James B.W. Bevis