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Orson Bean is a Actor American born on 22 july 1928 at Burlington (USA)

Orson Bean

Orson Bean
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Birth name Dallas Frederick Burroughs
Nationality USA
Birth 22 july 1928 at Burlington (USA)
Death 7 february 2020 (at 91 years)

Orson Bean (born July 22, 1928) is an American film, television, and stage actor. He appeared frequently on televised game shows in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s, and was a long-time panelist on the television game show To Tell the Truth.

Biography

Bean wrote an autobiographical account about his life-changing experience with the orgone therapy developed by Austrian born Wilhelm Reich: Me and the Orgone – The True Story of One Man's Sexual Awakening (1971).

He has been married three times.

His first wife was actress Jacqueline de Sibour (stage name: Rain Winslow), whom he married in 1956 and divorced in 1962. She was the daughter of Vicomte Jacques J. de Sibour, a French nobleman and pilot, and his wife, Violette B. Selfridge (later Mrs. Frederick T. Bedford), daughter of British department-store magnate Harry Gordon Selfridge. Jacqueline and Bean had one child, Michele.

His second wife was fashion designer Carolyn Maxwell. They married in 1965 and divorced in 1981. They had three children: Max, Susannah, and Ezekiel. Susannah was married to conservative commentator Andrew Breitbart until his death; they had four children.

His third wife is actress Alley Mills, 23 years his junior; they married in 1993 and live in Los Angeles.

Bean left the United States and lived in Australia in the 1960s.

Bean was a frequent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in the 1970s. Since 2008, Bean has been a regular guest on the Dennis Miller radio show, stating that he is a Christian of orthodox beliefs and very thankful for the career success that he has had.

Best films

Being John Malkovich (1999)
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Filmography of Orson Bean (21 films)

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Actor

The Equalizer 2, 2h1
Directed by Antoine Fuqua
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Actors Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Melissa Leo, Bill Pullman, Jonathan Scarfe, Sakina Jaffrey
Roles Sam Rubinstein
Rating67% 3.350433.350433.350433.350433.35043
Robert McCall, un agent des services secrets américains à la retraite, travaille comme chauffeur de VTC à Boston. Lorsqu'il apprend que son amie Susan Plummer a été assassinée par un groupe de criminels ayant une dette envers elle, il décide de reprendre les armes et de venger sa mort. L'assassinat aurait un lien avec les événements qu'il a vécus quatre ans auparavant.
Safe Harbor, 1h28
Directed by Jerry Jameson
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Nancy Travis, Treat Williams, Orson Bean, Reiley McClendon, Charlie McDermott, Cameron Monaghan
Roles David Roberts
Rating62% 3.1438853.1438853.1438853.1438853.143885
Doug (Treat Williams) and Robbie Smith (Nancy Travis) are a happily married couple about to retire and spend their days cruising around the world on their sailboat. But before they have the chance to leave, their good friend Judge David Roberts (Orson Bean), asks them to care for two teenage boys he sentenced to juvenile hall. The facility is currently at capacity and the judge tells the couple that, instead of being sent to county jail, the boys can help them prepare their boat for sailing day. The Smiths agree and soon take on two more boys with similar circumstances.
Game of Life
Directed by Joseph Merhi
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Tom Sizemore, Tom Arnold, Heather Locklear, Jill Hennessy, Richard T. Jones, Orson Bean
Roles Dennis
Rating50% 2.5228852.5228852.5228852.5228852.522885
The film plot follows a children's soccer team which is the common link for a multi-layered story giving a candid look into the intersecting lives of five families living in Los Angeles. Oranges examines the complexities of racial and class divisions, and reveals that despite the fragile volatility of human relationships, family is what holds us together and unites us all.
Alien Autopsy, 1h35
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Documentary, Comic science fiction
Themes Comedy science fiction films
Actors Anthony McPartlin, Declan Donnelly, Bill Pullman, Harry Dean Stanton, Götz Otto, Morwenna Banks
Roles Homeless Man
Rating58% 2.948112.948112.948112.948112.94811
In 1995, Ray Santilli, along with his friend Gary Shoefield, go to America to find Elvis memorabilia to sell on the market stall Ray runs in London. Harvey, a former US Army cameraman, sells them a silent black and white film of Elvis performing live, but later returns with an intriguing offer. Harvey takes Ray to Miami, Florida to see a film from 1947 showing the autopsy of an alien supposedly killed in a UFO crash in Roswell, New Mexico. Harvey wants $30,000 for the film. Gary and Ray return to England to look for an investor to give them the money.
Soccer Dog 2: European Cup, 1h28
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Association football films, Films about dogs, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Nick Moran, Jake Thomas, Lori Heuring, Orson Bean, Scott Cleverdon, Jack McGee
Roles Mayor Milton Gallagher
Rating33% 1.6561151.6561151.6561151.6561151.656115
The plot is about the dog from the first film who has been reclaimed by his real owners and is taken to Europe to play in the championship, which he eventually wins.
Frank McKlusky, C.I., 1h30
Directed by Arlene Sanford
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action
Actors Cameron Richardsons, Randy Quaid, Dave Sheridan, Dolly Parton, Enrico Colantoni, Kevin P. Farley
Roles Mr. Gafty
Rating40% 2.0116952.0116952.0116952.0116952.011695
Frank McKlusky is an insurance claims investigator who has been zealously safety conscious since witnessing a horrible motorcycle stunt gone awry in his childhood, an accident that left his father comatose. Frank still lives at home under the watchful eye of his mother and wears a helmet everywhere he goes. When his partner is killed, Frank is forced to leave his safe and secure life behind, go undercover, and crack the case, which he discovers is a sinister conspiracy. Unfortunately for the villains, Frank turns out to be a first-class bumbler in the Inspector Clouseau mold.
Being John Malkovich, 1h52
Directed by Spike Jonze
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Fantasy
Themes Films about sexuality, Films about television, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener, Orson Bean, Mary Kay Place, John Malkovich
Roles Dr. Lester
Rating76% 3.848333.848333.848333.848333.84833
Craig Schwartz (Cusack) is an unemployed puppeteer in a forlorn marriage with his pet-obsessed wife Lotte (Diaz). Gaining a file clerk job through Dr. Lester (Bean) at LesterCorp, in the strange Floor 7½ low-ceiling offices of the Mertin-Flemmer Building in New York City, he develops an attraction to his coworker Maxine (Keener), who does not return his affections. Craig enters a small door hidden behind a filing cabinet and finds himself in the mind of actor John Malkovich. Craig is able to observe and sense whatever Malkovich does for fifteen minutes before he is ejected and dropped into a ditch near the New Jersey Turnpike. He reveals the portal to Maxine and they let others use it for $200 a turn.
Jacob's Ladder, 1h55
Directed by Adrian Lyne
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, War, Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about religion, Films about angels, Political films
Actors Tim Robbins, Elizabeth Peña, Danny Aiello, Jason Alexander, Macaulay Culkin, Ving Rhames
Roles Self - Game Show Panelist (archive footage) (uncredited)
Rating73% 3.699893.699893.699893.699893.69989
On October 6, 1971, American soldier Jacob Singer is with the 1st Air Cavalry Division, deployed in a village in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam War, when his close knit unit comes under attack. As many of Jacob's comrades are killed or wounded, others exhibit abnormal behavior, including catatonia and a bloody seizure. A terrified Jacob flees into the jungle, only to be bayoneted in the gut.
Innerspace
Innerspace (1987)
, 2h
Directed by Joe Dante
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Comic science fiction
Themes Spy films, Films about computing, Seafaring films, Transport films, Underwater action films, Comedy science fiction films, Cyberpunk films
Actors Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan, Kevin McCarthy, Vernon Wells, Fiona Lewis
Roles Lydia's Editor
Rating68% 3.4000953.4000953.4000953.4000953.400095
Set in San Francisco, California, down-on-his-luck Naval aviator Lt. Tuck Pendleton (Quaid) resigns his commission and volunteers for a secret miniaturization experiment. He is placed in a submersible pod and both are shrunk to microscopic size. They are transferred into a syringe to be injected into a rabbit, but the lab is attacked by a rival organization, led by scientist Dr. Margaret Canker (Fiona Lewis), that plans to seize the experiment and steal the miniaturization technology.
Forty Deuce, 1h29
Directed by Paul Morrissey
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Orson Bean, Kevin Bacon, Mark Keyloun, Esai Morales
Roles Mr. Roper
Rating54% 2.7181152.7181152.7181152.7181152.718115
Un jeune prostituée essaye de trouver de l'argent pour s'acheter de la drogue en vendant un jeune garçon à un homme.