Movies by Orson Bean
As part of the cast:
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Ashley's Ashes (2010)
Cast: Googy Gress, Gigi Rice, Eileen Galindo …
Directed by: Christopher Hutson, Chris Kazmier
After dissatisfied middle-aged suburbanite Bob Tuttle unexpectedly inherits an urn with ashes, he goes on a journey to discover the story behind his inheritance -- and along the way,…
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Safe Harbor (2009)
Cast: Treat Williams, Nancy Travis, Charlie McDermott …
Directed by: Jerry Jameson
While preparing to set off on a round-the-world sailing trip, the Smiths -- Doug (Treat Williams) and Robbie (Nancy Travis) -- find themselves scrapping their plans after they grudgingly…
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The Lather Effect (2007)
Cast: Connie Britton, Peter Facinelli, Monica Keena …
Directed by: Sarah Kelly
On the eve of selling her childhood home, Valinda (Connie Britton) hosts a liquor-drenched high school reunion party, after which she and a handful of her now 30-something friends clean up…
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Mattie Fresno and the Holoflux Universe (2007)
Cast: Angela Pierce, Orson Bean, Carol Alt …
Directed by: Phil Gallo
This unique, award-winning comedy follows Mattie Fresno (Angela Pierce), whose physicist grandfather (Orson Bean) dies while trying to unlock the secrets of the universe. Even in death, he…
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Crossroads (2006)
Cast: Alan Arkin, Jacob Pitts, Amy Acker …
Directed by: Murray Robinson
Two years into his studies at a seminary, a young Jesuit named Peter (Jacob Pitts) finds himself torn between his devotion to God and his feelings for a beautiful, free-spirited woman named…
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Waterborne (2005)
Cast: Christopher Masterson, Jake Muxworthy, Jon Gries …
Directed by: Ben Rekhi
When terrorists contaminate the Los Angeles water supply with a deadly poison, daily certainties soon crumble into chaos, and survival is all that matters. Interlacing a trio of plotlines,…
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Soccer Dog: European Cup (2004)
Cast: Nick Moran, Jake Thomas, Lori Heuring …
Directed by: Sandy Tung
After his mother's death, a young boy, Zach (Jake Thomas), moves to Scotland to live with his father (Nick Moran). There, Zach meets a dog that's escaped from a laboratory after…
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Frank McKlusky, C.I. (2002)
Cast: Dave Sheridan, Dolly Parton, Randy Quaid …
Directed by: Arlene Sanford
Bumbling insurance fraud investigator Frank McKlusky (Dave Sheridan) goes undercover on a case and can't get anything right. One needn't look further than Frank's family to…
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Burning Down the House (2001)
Cast: John Savage, James Wilder, Joanne Baron …
Directed by: Philippe Mora
John Savage, James Wilder, C. Thomas Howell, Joanne Barron and David Keith star in this biting satire about a director who sets fire to his home so he can collect the insurance money and fund…
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The Gristle (2001)
Cast: Michael Dorn, Barry Corbin, Orson Bean …
Directed by: David Portlock
Multiculturalism reaches the depths of the criminal underworld as eight diverse con men must learn to work together to pull off a heist that's anything but ordinary. The target of this…
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Being John Malkovich (1999)
Cast: John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Catherine Keener …
Directed by: Spike Jonze
When puppeteer Craig Schwartz discovers a portal into John Malkovich's brain, he decides to sell 15-minute excursions into the esteemed actor's mind. But soon, Craig's wife…
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Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)
Cast: Jane Seymour, Shawn Toovey, Chad Allen …
Set in the rough-and-tumble world of the frontier, this 19th-century family drama centers on the adventures of Dr. Michaela Quinn, an upper-class New Englander who heads out West to start her…
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Chance of a Lifetime (1991)
Cast: Betty White, Leslie Nielsen, Ed Begley Jr. …
Directed by: Jonathan Sanger
When her doctor delivers the bad news that she has only six months to live, hard-working widow Evelyn (Betty White) throws caution to the wind and journeys to Mexico, where she sparks a…
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Instant Karma (1990)
Cast: Craig Sheffer, Chelsea Noble, David Cassidy …
Directed by: Roderick Taylor
As the family-friendly television show he created takes off, Zane (Craig Sheffer) plans to shake off some financial and personal difficulties and break out of his shell. He takes an interest…
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Innerspace (1987)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan …
Directed by: Joe Dante
A hell-raising Navy test pilot (Dennis Quaid) is miniaturized for a top-secret exploratory journey inside a laboratory rabbit -- but is instead injected into the body of a high-strung nebbish…
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The Return of the King (1980)
Cast: William Conrad, Orson Bean, Paul Frees …
Directed by: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
Frodo the hobbit (voice of Orson Bean), hero of J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings trilogy, returns to battle the forces of Middle Earth with his faithful squire Samwise (Roddy McDowall)…
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The Hobbit (1977)
Cast: Orson Bean, John Huston, Otto Preminger …
Directed by: Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr.
J.R.R. Tolkien's famous characters hop from page to screen in this animated prequel to the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Hobbit Bilbo Baggins's quiet life changes forever when wizard…
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Twinky (1972)
Cast: Charles Bronson, Orson Bean, Honor Blackman …
Directed by: Richard Donner
In this 1969 romantic comedy-drama, a 38-year-old American porn novelist (Charles Bronson, in an offbeat, non-tough guy performance) living in London meets and falls for a 16-year-old nymphet…
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The Star Wagon (1967)
Cast: Eileen Brennan, Richard Castellano, Orson Bean …
Just a year before making a name for himself with a breakthrough performance in The Graduate, a young Dustin Hoffman appeared in this made-for-television adaptation of Maxwell Anderson's…
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The Twilight Zone: Vol. 39 (1960)
Cast: James Whitmore, Franchot Tone, Rod Serling …
Creator Rod Serling's long-running, Emmy-winning television series brought science fiction to the masses. Viewers enjoyed the twisted, often-humorous mysteries as well as the show's…
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Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
Cast: James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara …
Directed by: Otto Preminger
Nominated for seven Oscars, this legal thriller profiles the attempts of country lawyer Paul Biegler (James Stewart) to exonerate Frederick Manion (Ben Gazzara), who's charged with a…
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Studio One: The Laughmaker / The Square Peg (1948)
Cast: Robert Emhardt, David Winters, Betty Furness …
Directed by: Anthony Barrile
One of the superb live series from the golden age of television, "Studio One" featured dramas with both well-known actors and future stars. These two comic installments include "The…