Orson Bean
Selected filmography

Orson Bean

Section Title: Selected filmography
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Year	Film	Role	Notes

1952	Broadway Television Theatre	Robert Bennett / Erwin Trowbridge	2 episodes

1952	Westinghouse Studio One	Harvey B. Hines	Episode: "The Square Peg"

1954	Robert Montgomery Presents	Episode: "It Happened in Paris"

1954	Westinghouse Studio One	Joey	Episode: "Joey"

1955	The Best of Broadway	Mortimer Brewster	Episode: "Arsenic and Old Lace"

1955	The Elgin Hour	Arthur	Episode: "San Francisco Fracas"

1955	How to Be Very, Very Popular	Toby Marshall

1956	Omnibus	Episode: "The Best Year in the Whole History of the World"

1956	Westinghouse Studio One	Charlie Digger	Episode: "A Christmas Surprise"

1957	Kraft Television Theatre	Episode: "A Travel from Brussels"

1957	Playhouse 90	Jack Chesney	Episode: "Charley's Aunt"

1958	The Phil Silvers Show	Episode: "Bilko's Insurance Company"

1958	The Millionaire	Newman Johnson	Episode: "The Newman Johnson Story"

1959	Anatomy of a Murder	Dr. Matthew Smith

1959	Miracle on 34th Street	Dr. William Sawyer

1960	The Twilight Zone	James B.W. Bevis	Episode: "Mr. Bevis"

1961	The DuPont Show with June Allyson	John Monroe	Episode: "The Secret Life of James Turber"

1962	Naked City	Arnold Platt	Episode: "To Walk Like a Lion"

1954–1963	The United States Steel Hour	Dennis Kavanaugh / Eddie West / Lester	3 episodes

1964	Vacation Playhouse	Episode: "The Bean Show"

1966	The Star-Wagon	Stephen Minch

1970	A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court	Hank / Sir Boss (voice)

1970	Twinky	Hal

1970	Love, American Style	Episode: "Love and the Co-ed Dorm/Love and the Optimist/Love and the Teacher"

1970	NET Playhouse	Multiple Roles	Episode: "Helen Hayes Remembers"

1975	Ellery Queen	Warren Wright	Episode: "The Adventure of the Chinese Dog"

1977	Forever Fernwood	Reverend Brim

1977	The Hobbit	Bilbo Baggins

1978	Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman	Reverend Brim	Unknown episodes 1977–1978

1978	The Love Boat	Artie D' Angelo	Episode: "Heads or Tails/Little People, The/Mona of the Movies"

1980	The Return of the King	Frodo Baggins/Bilbo Baggins

1982	Forty Deuce	Mr. Roper

1982	One Life to Live	Harrison Logan	1 episode

1984	Garfield in the Rough	Billy Rabbit

1984	The Fall Guy	Jason Klemer	Episode: October the 31st

1986–1987	The Facts of Life	Oliver Thompson	3 episodes

1986–1989	Murder, She Wrote	Ebeneezer McEnery	2 episodes

1987	Innerspace	Lydia's Editor

1990	Instant Karma	Dr. Berlin

1990	Tiny Toon Adventures	Gepetto	Episode: "Fairy Tales for the 90's"

1991	Chance of a Lifetime	Fred

1992	Final Judgement	Monsignor Corelli

1992	Just My Imagination	Jeremy Stitcher

1993–1998	Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman	Loren Bray	146 episodes

1997	California	Loren Bray

1998	Diagnosis: Murder	Lewis Sweeney	Episode: "Obsession: Part 1"

1999	Thanks	Burnaby Fitzhugh	Episode: "Spring"

1999	Being John Malkovich	Dr. Lester

1999	Unbowed	Purdy

2000	Manhattan, AZ	Lew Goldberg	2 episodes

2000	Ally McBeal	Marty	Episode: "In Search of Pygmies"

2000	The King of Queens	Carl Tepper	Episode: "Surprise Artie"

2000	Family Law	Archbishop Phillips	Episode: "Possession Is Nine Tenths of the Law"

2000	Will & Grace	Professor Joseph Dudley	Episode: "There But for the Grace of Grace"

2000	Normal, Ohio	William 'Bill' Gamble, Sr.	7 episodes

2001	Burning Down the House	Sy

2002	Becker	Mr. Bennet	Episode: "Piece Talks"

2002	Frank McKlusky, C.I.	Mr Gafty

2003	7th Heaven	Patient / Mr. Hampton Impersonator	2 episodes

2004	Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Charlie's Angels'	John Forsythe

2004	Soccer Dog: European Cup	Mayor Milton Gallagher

2004	Cacophony	Ferruccio

2004	Cold Case	Harland Sealey	Episode: "Red Glare"

2005	Two and a Half Men	Norman	Episode: "Does This Smell Funny to You?"

2006	Alien Autopsy	Homeless Man

2006	Commander in Chief	Bill Harrison	Episode: "The Price You Pay"

2007	Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe	Raff Buddemeyer

2007	The Closer	Donald Baxter	Episode: "The Round File"

2007	The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman	Chick	Episode: "Good Times and Great Oldies"

2007	Women's Murder Club	Harold Grant	Episode: "Grannies, Guns and Love Mints"

2007	How I Met Your Mother	Bob	Episode: "Slapsgiving"

2009	The Hole	Pizza Delivery Man	Cameo: not listed in cast

2009	Oranges	Dennis

2009	Safe Harbor	Judge

2009-2012	Desperate Housewives	Roy Bender	Recurring role, 23 episodes

2011	Hot In Cleveland	Dan	Episode: "Funeral Crashers"

2012	Love for Christmas aka A Golden Christmas	Mr. Cole

2014	Mistresses	Episode: "Rebuild"

2016	Modern Family	Marty	Episode: "Playdates"

2016	The Guest Book	Edgar	Episode: "Story Eight"

2016	The Bold and the Beautiful	Howard	2 episodes

2016	Another Period	Laverne Fusselforth V	2 episodes

2017	Teachers	Jerry	Episode: "Dosey Don't"

2018	The Equalizer 2	Sam Rubinstein

2018	Superstore	Dr. Fogler	Episode: "Delivery Day"

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In 1961, Orson Bean starred as John Monroe in "The Secret Life of James Thurber" of The DuPont Show with June Allyson.

final_sentence: In 1961, Orson Bean starred as John Monroe in "The Secret Life of James Thurber" of The DuPont Show with June Allyson.