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The Orson Bean Show

300 min | Documentary

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From his traumatic childhood to Broadway stardom, 1950s blacklisting, losing the Tonight Show to Johnny Carson, abandoning America for Australia, to 70s free love, this series reveals the obscure life of 20th Century Zelig, Orson Bean.

Director

Julian Whatley

Producers

Lauren Bayer | Frank Samuel

Composer

Warner Hiatt

Cinematographer

Julian Whatley

Editors

Rex Lowry | Julian Whatley

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Orson Bean Himself (archive footage) Himself (archive footage) See fewer	Members only	Being John Malkovich (1999)
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Cher Herself (archive footage) Herself (archive footage) See fewer	Top 5000	Moonstruck (1987)
Jayne Mansfield Herself (archive footage) Herself (archive footage) See fewer	Top 5000	The Girl Can't Help It (1956)
James Stewart Himself (archive footage) Himself (archive footage) See fewer	Top 5000	Vertigo (1958)
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Spike Jonze Himself Himself See fewer	Top 5000	Her (2013)
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Mia Farrow Herself (archive footage) Herself (archive footage) See fewer	Top 5000	Rosemary's Baby (1968)
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Johnny Carson Actor (archive footage) Actor (archive footage) See fewer	Members only	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Esther Williams Herself (archive footage) Herself (archive footage) See fewer	Members only	Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949)
Bob Hope Himself (archive footage) Himself (archive footage) See fewer	Members only	The Ghost Breakers (1940)
Bert Convy Himself (archive footage) Himself (archive footage) See fewer	Members only	The Cannonball Run (1981)
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Jack Paar Himself (archive footage) Himself (archive footage) See fewer	Members only	Walk Softly, Stranger (1950)
Beth Sullivan Herself Herself See fewer	Members only	Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)
Jason Blumenthal Himself Himself See fewer	Members only	Seven Pounds (2008)
Max Bean Himself, Orson's Son Himself, Orson's Son See fewer	Members only	The Orson Bean Show
Patricia Bosworth Herself Herself See fewer	Members only	Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus (2006)
Hal Gurnee Himself Himself See fewer	Members only	Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
Michele Bean Atlan Orson's Daughter Orson's Daughter See fewer	Members only	The Orson Bean Show
Wynn Handman Himself Himself See fewer	Members only	The Orson Bean Show
Pastor Ken Frese Himself, Orson's Best Friend Himself, Orson's Best Friend See fewer	Members only	The Orson Bean Show
Apostle Bam Crawford Orson's Pastor Orson's Pastor See fewer	Members only	The Orson Bean Show