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Orson Bean

Comedian/actor

Born - 22 July 1928, Burlington, Vermont, USA
Died - 7 February 2020

TV personality, actor and comedian with a shock of dark hair and broad grin, a jack-of-all-trades who excelled in TV panel shows and as a nightclub act. Born Dallas Burrows, he also made (often cameo) appearances in a number of films: How to Be Very, Very Popular (1955), Showdown at Ulcer Gulch (1956), Anatomy of a Murder (1959), The Star Wagon (1966), Twinky/Lola (1970), Forty Deuce (1982), Smart Alec (1986), InnerSpace (1987), Instant Karma (1990), Final Judgment (1992), One of Those Nights (1997), Being John Malkovich (1999), The Gristle (2001), Myron's Movie (2004), Alien Autopsy (2006), Game of Life (2007), Ashley's Ashes (2010), Wake Up America! (2016), The Equalizer 2 (2018) and Froth and Bubble (2020), his last. He died after being struck by a car while crossing the road. His third wife, actress Alley Mills, survives him.