| The
career of veteran actor Orson Bean spans over four decades, from
the Golden Age of Television in the fifties (PLAYHOUSE 90, THE
TWILIGHT ZONE) to a six season run on DR QUINN MEDICINE WOMAN
in the nineties. |
| In
addition to being an actor and award-winning director, he is
an acclaimed story teller and raconteur who sat on the panel
of the game show TO TELL THE TRUTH for seven years and appeared
on THE TONIGHT SHOW over two hundred times (a hundred of them
as guest host). |
| He
starred on Broadway for twenty years, enjoying a two year run
in NEVER TOO LATE and long runs in WILL SUCCESS SPOIL ROCK HUNTER
and in a number of musicals including SUBWAYS ARE FOR SLEEPING,
for which he received a Tony Award nomination. |
| His
numerous feature film credits include THE ANATOMY OF A MURDER,
FORTY DEUCE and INNERSPACE as well as his unforgettable role
in the critically acclaimed feature, BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, opposite
Cameron Diaz and John Cusack. Bean has also appeared in many
films for television including Maxwell Anderson's classic THE
STAR WAGON and an all-star adaptation of ARSENIC AND OLD LACE.
In addition, he lent his voice talents to the animated films
THE HOBBIT and RETURN OF THE KING. |
| A
successful author, he has had three books published: ME AND THE
ORGONE, which recounted his experience in Reichian therapy, TOO
MUCH IS NOT ENOUGH, an autobiography, and the satirical 25 WAYS
TO COOK A MOUSE. |
| A
native of Burlington, Vermont (and second cousin to Calvin Coolidge),
he survived the industry blacklist of the 1950s. He currently
lives in Venice, California with his wife, the actress Alley
Mills (THE WONDER YEARS). He is one lucky son of a bitch. |
| FILM |
| BEING
JOHN MALKOVICH-Spike Jonze; INNER SPACE-Joe Dante; LOVE SICK-Marshall
Brickman; 40 DEUCE-Paul Morrisey; LOLA-Richard Donner; ANATOMY
OF A MURDER-Otto Preminger. |
| TELEVISION |
| DR.
QUINN MEDICINE WOMAN-6 Seasons Regular; FACTS OF LIFE-Recurring
Character; Multiple Movies of the Week and series guest star
appearances. |
| STAGE |
| 20
years starring on Broadway. Theater World Award Winner. Tony
Award Nominee (Subways Are For Sleeping). Multiple leads in L.A.
at Odyssey Theater and Pacific Resident Theatre, etc. |
