Biography
Orson Bean was an American actor and comedian. Born Dallas Frederick Burrows on 22 July 1928 in Burlington, Vermont, he died on 7 February 2020 in Los Angeles after being struck by vehicles while walking.
Bean began his career in the early 1950s as a stand-up comedian and stage performer, appearing on Broadway and in cabaret. He was a regular panelist on the game show To Tell the Truth from the 1960s to the 1980s and had recurring television roles in series including Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (as Loren Bray) and How I Met Your Mother.
His film credits include Anatomy of a Murder (1959) and the role of Dr. Lester in Being John Malkovich (1999). He was married to actress Alley Mills from 1993.
