Orson Bean

Orson Bean

Рождение : 1928-07-22, Burlington, Vermont, USA

Смерть : 2020-02-07

История

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.

Профиль

Orson Bean
Orson Bean
Orson Bean

Фильмы

Boris Karloff:  The Rest of the Story
Self - Interviewee
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, The Walking Dead (1936), Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936), the Mr Wong series, The Climax (1944), Lured (1947), The Strange Door (1951), Grip of the Strangler and Corridors of Blood(1958), The Comedy of Terrors (1963), The Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968), the Mexican quartet, some of his major TV appearances (The Girl From U.N.C.L.E., Wild Wild West, I-Spy) as well as taking a deep look at his often ignored Broadway career in the 1940s and 50's. There is also much time devoted to Karloff's more personal side and his relationship with his daughter, Sara.
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Self
Beginning just before his debut as Frankenstein’s creation, this documentary compellingly explores the life and legacy of a cinema legend, presenting a perceptive history of the genre he personified. Karloff's films were long derided as hokum and attacked by censors, but his phenomenal popularity and pervasive influence endures, inspiring some of our greatest actors and directors into the 21st Century – among them Guillermo Del Toro, Ron Perlman, Roger Corman, and John Landis, all of whom and many more contribute their personal insights and anecdotes.
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self
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 creative hotbed of 1960s New York City, to prominence on Broadway and in Hollywood. Filled with passion, determination and joy, Juliá’s brilliant and daring career was tragically cut short by his untimely death at age 54.
Великий уравнитель 2
Sam Rubinstein
Бывший спецагент Роберт Маккол продолжает помогать хорошим, по его мнению, людям и наказывать плохих. ЦРУ считает его погибшим, и только старый друг и бывшая коллега Сьюзан знает его тайну и периодически заходит в гости. Когда на очередном задании в Брюсселе Сьюзан убивают, пытаясь замаскировать это под ограбление, Маккол решает разобраться и отомстить всем причастным.
A Golden Christmas 3
Mr. Cole
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 who comes home from serving overseas, looking to start a new chapter in his life. Both Heather and Bobby long to meet someone who makes them feel like they are at home in this world, but they are starting to doubt that person exists. Thanks to two Golden Retrievers, Bobby's spirited eleven-year-old niece Myra, and a fun-filled theatre production of 'A Christmas Carol,' these two unlucky and unlikely people end up falling in love at Christmas. But can they overcome the issues of their past and present in order to build a future together?
Hating Breitbart
Himself
One man with a website who forever changed the media paradigm, upending the traditional press and changing the ground rules of political journalism.
Two-Legged Rat Bastards
Eddie
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 alcoholic, attempts to connect with his son Winstead, who's spent the majority of his adult life trying to get away from him. In the course of their conversation Eddie reveals how he lost his leg - in a high stakes poker game 30 years ago.
Ashley's Ashes
Dan
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.
Crossroads
Father McIlhenny
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.
Вскрытие пришельца
Homeless Man
Фильм основан на реальных событиях: это был один из самых больших розыгрышей в истории. Пара приятелей производит документальный обман, утверждая, что на представленной ими черно-белой пленке снято вскрытие трупа пришельца. Показ фильма катапультирует их в центр внимания. Однако эти двое имеют еще большую тайну, и если бы правда всплыла, то что случилось бы с ними?
Soccer Dog 2: European Cup
Mayor Milton Gallagher
Soccer Dog: European Cup opens with the titular hero, Kimble, escaping the clutches of an evil scientist, bent on performing animal experiments. Our plucky canine hero then falls into the hands of Zack (Jake Thomas), an American boy who's been brought to Scotland after the death of his mother to be reunited with the father he never knew, Brian (Nick Moran). After a bumpy introduction, father and son eventually connect by playing soccer together, and when the unusually nimble Kimble storms onto the field one day, their lives change forever.
The Gristle
Mr. Bowen
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 anything but ordinary. The target of this melting pot of thieves is a kidney inside a patient who's inside a hospital. This darkly comic caper stars Orson Bean and Michael Dorn.
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels
Voice of John Forsythe (voice)
A candid and campy portrayal of life behind the scenes of the original Charlies Angels.
Knee High P.I.
Macintyre
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... he smashes them! Hank throws himself into the "Case of the Missing Lawn Jockeys," beating the hell out of suspects left and right. But he'll have to survive a widow's scorn and an oil Sheik's fury - not to mention a room full of ravenous, sex-starved concubines - to solve this mystery.
Frank McKlusky, C.I.
Mr. Gafty
As a child, Frank McKlusky watched his daredevil father "Madman" McKlusky become comatose in an ill-fated motorcycle stunt. Now as a risk-avoiding adult, he lives with his parents and always wears protective gear. When he suspiciously loses his partner on the job, Frank must become a master of disguise, take a sexy new partner and grab evidence to bust up the biggest insurance scam going!
Burning Down the House
Sy
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, because once the rumor mill gets wind of his plans, everyone suddenly wants a slice of his new project's pie.
UnBowed
Purdy
An unlikely romance develops between a Lakota warrior and a young black woman at an 1890s black college.
Быть Джоном Малковичем
Dr. Lester
Кукольник-неудачник по имени Швартц устраивается на работу в странную и невероятно тесную контору. В своем кабинете новоиспеченный клерк Крэйг обнаруживает крошечную потайную дверцу. Удивлению не было границ, когда он обнаружил, что за дверцей скрыт ход… В мозг голливудской звезды Джона Малковича! И тогда предприимчивый кукловод решает организовать доходное предприятие по организации экскурсий в голову звезды для всех желающих. Однако интересно, как к этому отнесется сама звезда?
Final Judgement
Monsignor Corelli
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, hoping to catch the killer. The priest is hampered by the police and taunted by the killer. A friend of the stripper tries to help him before another life is claimed
Chance of a Lifetime
Fred
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 news that she may live only another 6 months. Spontanely she follows a TV ad and sets out for vacation in Mexico. There she meets widower Lloyd and they fall in love, go bungee jumping... until she gets another diagnosis from her doctor.
Instant Karma
Dr. Berlin
The writer of a bad TV series begins to rethink his life when he meets and falls in love with a beautiful actress.
Внутреннее пространство
Lydia's Editor
Американский пилот лейтенант Так Пендлтон принимает участие в эксперименте, в процессе которого он должен быть очень сильно уменьшен в размерах и в летательном аппарате, похожем на подлодку обследовать внутреннее пространство кролика. Но технотеррористы рушат все планы и похищают шприц, в котором находился миниатюризированый Так. По ошибке содержимое шприца попадает в ипохондрика Джека Паттера. Теперь террористы начинают охотиться за ничего не подозревающим Джеком. Единственная, кто ему может помочь, это девушка Така — журналистка Лидия…
Smart Alec
Arthur Fitzgerald
A young filmmaker arrives in Hollywood and tries to get his first movie financed.
Garfield in the Rough
Billy Rabbit (voice)
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 escaped from the local zoo and is stalking them. Will our hero survive to eat another lasagna and kick Odie off the table again?
Forty Deuce
Mr. Roper
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.
Возвращение короля
Frodo Baggins / Bilbo Baggins (voice)
К стенам Королевского города стекаются несметные войска Повелителя Тьмы. Король-призрак ведет чудовищную армию — тролли и орки, гоблины и назгулы идут на штурм города. Насмерть стоят бесстрашные защитники, все длится и длится кровавый бой… А в горах Мордора Фродо и Сэмми, томясь от жажды и голода, прячась от вездесущих врагов, все ближе и ближе подступают к жерлу Огненной горы… "Возвращение Короля" — полнометражный анимационный фильм режиссеров Артура Рэнкина и Жюля Бэсса. Мультфильм является экранизацией третьей, последней книги трилогии Джона Рональда Руэла Толкина "Властелин колец". Был снят как продолжение мультфильма "Хоббит" тех же режиссёров и выдержан в духе детской сказки с элементами мюзикла.
Skateboard
Self
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 enters them in a downhill race. If they win, they will get $20,000
Хоббит
Bilbo Baggins
Экранизация сказки Дж. Р. Р. Толкина о необычайном путешествии хоббита Бильбо Бэггинса, волшебника Гэндальфа и компании гномов к Одинокой горе, где дракон Смог сторожит сокровища, исконно принадлежащие гномам.
Лола
Hal
Чарльз Бронсон исполняет в этом фильме роль матерого литератора,подвизающегося на ниве порнороманов. Именно это его умение завлекает в любовные сети молоденьких несмышленых девчонок, даже не достигших половой зрелости.
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Hank / Sir Boss (voice)
Animated Remake
The Star Wagon
Stephen Minch
The Star Wagon is a play in black and white starring Dustin Hoffman.
Miracle On 34th Street
Dr. William Sawyer
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 commotion when he claims to be the real St. Nick. Forced to prove his sanity, he is taken to court where he must convince the judge and his friends that he actually is Santa Claus. The faith of one skeptical little girl (Susan Gordon) and a Christmas miracle are the keys to his true identity.
Анатомия убийства
Dr. Matthew Smith
Лейтенант армии Фредерик Манайон арестован за убийство владельца бара Барни Куилла. Он утверждает, что бармен избил и изнасиловал его жену Лауру. И, хотя Лаура полностью подтверждает версию мужа, судмедэксперт не может найти доказательств ее изнасилования. Защищать Майнона поручают Полу Биглеру, скромному провинциальному адвокату. Обвиняемый не идет на сотрудничество, дело ведет судья из другого города. Биглер понимает, что предстоит очень трудный процесс, и шансов выиграть дело у него не так уж много…
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
Llewelyn Throckmorton, III
Short promotional film for a Saturday Evening Post sales convention.
How To Be Very, Very Popular
Toby Marshall
Two strippers on the run hide out in a college fraternity. Director Nunnally Johnson's 1955 musical comedy stars Betty Grable, Sheree North, Robert Cummings, Charles Coburn, Tommy Noonan, Orson Bean, Fred Clark, Alice Pearce, Rhys Williams, Willard Waterman, Leslie Parrish and Jesslyn Fax.