Posted on 02/08/2020 9:53:57 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
LOS ANGELES—Orson Bean, the witty actor and comedian, was hit and killed by a car in Los Angeles, authorities said. He was 91.
The Los Angeles County coroner’s office confirmed Bean’s Friday night death, saying it was being investigated as a “traffic-related” fatality. The coroner’s office provided the location where Bean was found, which matched reports from local news outlets.
A man was walking in the Venice neighborhood when he was clipped by a vehicle and fell, Los Angeles Police Department Capt. Brian Wendling initially told local stations. A second driver then struck him in what police say was the fatal collision. Both drivers remained on the scene. Police were investigating and didn’t identify the pedestrian to local outlets, which named Bean based on eyewitness accounts.
Bean enlivened such TV game shows as “To Tell the Truth” and played a crotchety merchant on “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.”
He appeared in a number of films—notably, “Anatomy of a Murder” and “Being John Malkovich”—and starred in several top Broadway productions, receiving a Tony nod for the 1962 Comden-Green musical “Subways Are for Sleeping.” But fans remembered him most for his many TV appearances from the 1950s onward.
“Mr. Bean’s face comes wrapped with a sly grin, somewhat like the expression of a child when sneaking his hand into the cookie jar,” The New York Times noted in a review of his 1954 variety show, “The Blue Angel.” It said he showed “a quality of being likable even when his jokes fall flat.”
Born in Burlington, Vermont, in 1928 as Dallas Frederick Burrows, he never lost the Yankee accent that proved a perfect complement to the dry, laconic storytelling that established him as popular humorist. He had picked the stage name Orson Bean “because it sounded funny.”
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RIP, Mr. Bean.
So sad...Saw him on a couple old Carson shows.
what a sad way to go. Make to 91 and get taken out by a car. Hope the driver had insurance.
Breitbart’s Father in Law.
One of the funniest raconteurs that ever lived.
I loved when he would come on Miller’s show and they would just riff for a couple of hours.
It’s not necessarily the driver’s fault, as he was jaywalking. His clothing may not have been reflective enough to be easily seen as well.
It’s a terrible accident in any case.
I remember him well.
well there you go..shows i didn’t read the story
When driving in a congested area i am always worried someone is going to pop out in front me from a parked car..etc.
..I carry good insurance. Too many unknowns.
RIP
Miller’s show? Who’s “Miller”?
Prayers for him and his family.
Breitbart.com would not exist without him.
“In his last interview with the celebrated actor, Breitbart News editor-in-chief Alex Marlow said that the news company that Andrew built would not have been possible without Orson Bean.”
Again a very talented man, made me laugh, large body of work that entertained many people.
Dennis Miller
Very sad, a sweet man..RIP Orson, give a hug to Andrew for me, I miss him everyday :(
Believe me, half of it was an act.
Either way, a 50’s and 60s TV legend,unknown to post boomers. Had a great life and healthy longevity
RIP
He was in a classic Twilight Zone episode in 1960, played the hapless Mr. Bevis. His guardian angel tries to help him, to comic effect.
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