Orson Bean
Biography: Orson Bean (born Dallas Frederick Burrows; July 22, 1928 – February 7, 2020) was an American film, television, and stage actor, as well as a comedian, writer, and producer. He appeared frequently on televised game shows from the 1960s through the 1980s and was a longtime panelist on the television game show To Tell the Truth. On February 7, 2020, while walking near Venice Boulevard and Shell Avenue, in Venice, California, Bean was struck by two cars, with the second striking him fatally. He was 91.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: July 22, 1928
Deathday: February 07, 2020
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Anatomy of a Murder
1959-07-01
Anatomy of a Murder
Overview: Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an extensive trial, Biegler parries with District Attorney Lodwick and out-of-town prosecutor Claude Dancer to set his client free, but his case rests on the victim's mysterious business partner, who's hiding a dark secret.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-07-01
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Being John Malkovich
1999-10-29
Being John Malkovich
Overview: One day at work, unsuccessful puppeteer Craig finds a portal into the head of actor John Malkovich. The portal soon becomes a passion for anybody who enters its mad and controlling world of overtaking another human body.
Genres: Comedy Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-10-29
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The Return of the King
1980-05-11
The Return of the King
Overview: Two Hobbits struggle to destroy the Ring in Mount Doom while their friends desperately fight evil Lord Sauron's forces in a final battle.
Genres: Animation Fantasy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-05-11
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The Hobbit
1977-11-27
The Hobbit
Overview: Bilbo Baggins the Hobbit was just minding his own business, when his occasional visitor Gandalf the Wizard drops in one night. One by one, a whole group of dwarves drop in, and before he knows it, Bilbo has joined their quest to reclaim their kingdom, taken from them by the evil dragon Smaug. The only problem is that Gandalf has told the dwarves that Bilbo is an expert burglar, but he isn't...
Genres: Family Fantasy Animation Adventure TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-11-27
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Frank McKlusky, C.I.
2002-04-26
Frank McKlusky, C.I.
Overview: As a child, Frank McKlusky watched his daredevil father "Madman" McKlusky become comatose in an ill-fated motorcycle stunt. Now as a risk-avoiding adult, he lives with his parents and always wears protective gear. When he suspiciously loses his partner on the job, Frank must become a master of disguise, take a sexy new partner and grab evidence to bust up the biggest insurance scam going!
Genres: Action Comedy Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-04-26
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Alien Autopsy
2006-04-07
Alien Autopsy
Overview: Humouristic reconstruction of the 1995 scandal when two British lads were accused of having faked a documentary from the Roswell incident in 1947.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-04-07
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Garfield in the Rough
1984-10-26
Garfield in the Rough
Overview: Garfield is taken on a camping trip by Jon, much against his will. A series of very funny disasters follow. But not all is well, as a panther has escaped from the local zoo and is stalking them. Will our hero survive to eat another lasagna and kick Odie off the table again?
Genres: Animation Family Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-10-26
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Soccer Dog 2: European Cup
2004-08-03
Soccer Dog 2: European Cup
Overview: Soccer Dog: European Cup opens with the titular hero, Kimble, escaping the clutches of an evil scientist, bent on performing animal experiments. Our plucky canine hero then falls into the hands of Zack (Jake Thomas), an American boy who's been brought to Scotland after the death of his mother to be reunited with the father he never knew, Brian (Nick Moran). After a bumpy introduction, father and son eventually connect by playing soccer together, and when the unusually nimble Kimble storms onto the field one day, their lives change forever.
Genres: Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-08-03
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Twinky
1970-01-06
Twinky
Overview: A middle aged writer of pornographic novels meets and falls in love with a sixteen year old school girl. This alone is cause for concern but when the couple get married and move to America, the trouble (and fun) really begins.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-01-06
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Hating Breitbart
2012-10-19
Hating Breitbart
Overview: One man with a website who forever changed the media paradigm, upending the traditional press and changing the ground rules of political journalism.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-10-19
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Ashley's Ashes
2010-01-01
Ashley's Ashes
Overview: A touching story as a man learns how to live his life again after he inherits an urn of ashes by discovering the life and friends of the person inside.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-01-01
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Sleep Cycle
2014-02-15
Sleep Cycle
Overview: Families form patterns. Genes, habits, stories get passed down through the generations, seemingly on repeat.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-02-15
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Jacob's Ladder
1990-11-02
Jacob's Ladder
Overview: After returning home from the Vietnam War, veteran Jacob Singer struggles to maintain his sanity. Plagued by hallucinations and flashbacks, Singer rapidly falls apart as the world and people around him morph and twist into disturbing images. His girlfriend, Jezzie, and ex-wife, Sarah, try to help, but to little avail. Even Singer's chiropractor friend, Louis, fails to reach him as he descends into madness.
Genres: Drama Mystery Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-11-02
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Forty Deuce
1982-10-01
Forty Deuce
Overview: A young hustler tries to get drug money by selling a boy to a middle-aged man; his plans are disrupted when the kid dies.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-10-01
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Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
2021-09-17
Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster
Overview: Beginning just before his debut as Frankenstein’s creation, this documentary compellingly explores the life and legacy of a cinema legend, presenting a perceptive history of the genre he personified. Karloff's films were long derided as hokum and attacked by censors, but his phenomenal popularity and pervasive influence endures, inspiring some of our greatest actors and directors into the 21st Century – among them Guillermo Del Toro, Ron Perlman, Roger Corman, and John Landis, all of whom and many more contribute their personal insights and anecdotes.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-09-17
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Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
1956-01-01
Showdown at Ulcer Gulch
Overview: Short promotional film for a Saturday Evening Post sales convention.
Genres: Comedy Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-01-01
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Burning Down the House
2001-02-07
Burning Down the House
Overview: A down-on-his-luck film director sets fire to his home so he can collect the insurance money and fund his new movie. But crime apparently does pay, because once the rumor mill gets wind of his plans, everyone suddenly wants a slice of his new project's pie.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-02-07
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A Golden Christmas 3
2012-12-22
A Golden Christmas 3
Overview: Heather is a charming free spirit whose self-absorbed fiancé Roger never seems to hear a word that comes out of her mouth. Bobby is a naval officer who comes home from serving overseas, looking to start a new chapter in his life. Both Heather and Bobby long to meet someone who makes them feel like they are at home in this world, but they are starting to doubt that person exists. Thanks to two Golden Retrievers, Bobby's spirited eleven-year-old niece Myra, and a fun-filled theatre production of 'A Christmas Carol,' these two unlucky and unlikely people end up falling in love at Christmas. But can they overcome the issues of their past and present in order to build a future together?
Genres: Family Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-12-22
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Instant Karma
1990-04-27
Instant Karma
Overview: The writer of a bad TV series begins to rethink his life when he meets and falls in love with a beautiful actress.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-04-27
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Innerspace
1987-07-01
Innerspace
Overview: Test pilot Tuck Pendleton volunteers to test a special vessel for a miniaturization experiment. Accidentally injected into a neurotic hypochondriac, Jack Putter, Tuck must convince Jack to find his ex-girlfriend, Lydia Maxwell, to help him extract Tuck and his ship and re-enlarge them before his oxygen runs out.
Genres: Action Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-07-01
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Game of Life
2007-04-14
Game of Life
Overview: In Game of LIfe, a children's soccer team is the common link for a multi-layered story giving a candid look into the intersecting lives of five families living in Los Angeles. Game of LIfe examines the complexities of racial and class divisions, and reveals that despite the fragile volatility of human relationships, family is what holds us together and unites us all.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-04-14
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Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
2022-10-18
Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story
Overview: Boris Karloff: The Rest of the Story takes a deeper look at the life and career of Boris Karloff, from 1931 to 1969, exploring films such as The Ghoul, The Walking Dead (1936), Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936), the Mr Wong series, The Climax (1944), Lured (1947), The Strange Door (1951), Grip of the Strangler and Corridors of Blood(1958), The Comedy of Terrors (1963), The Curse of the Crimson Altar (1968), the Mexican quartet, some of his major TV appearances (The Girl From U.N.C.L.E., Wild Wild West, I-Spy) as well as taking a deep look at his often ignored Broadway career in the 1940s and 50's. There is also much time devoted to Karloff's more personal side and his relationship with his daughter, Sara.
Genres: Horror Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-10-18
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Smart Alec
1986-04-01
Smart Alec
Overview: A young filmmaker arrives in Hollywood and tries to get his first movie financed.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-04-01
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The Spy Who Returned from the Dead
1974-01-08
The Spy Who Returned from the Dead
Overview: Spy spoof about a double agent involved in a phony death plot. Episode of the Wide World of Mystery.
Genres: TV Movie Horror Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-01-08
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UnBowed
1999-10-31
UnBowed
Overview: An unlikely romance develops between a Lakota warrior and a young black woman at an 1890s black college.
Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-10-31
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D-Minus
2011-02-01
D-Minus
Overview: A short film directed by Rupert Sanders based on a story written by Sanders and Milo Ross.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-02-01
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Just My Imagination
1992-12-21
Just My Imagination
Overview: A woman lives a normal, peaceful life in a small town until the day when a famous rock star who went to college with her quotes and cites her in one of his songs.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-12-21
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Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'
1960-11-07
Two by Saroyan: 'Once Around the Block' and 'My Heart's in the Highlands'
Overview: Two plays by William Saroyan portraying writers stymied, inspired, frustrated, excited, listful, wistful, slothful, awed, unnerved, perhaps corrupted and perplexed by the promise and let-down writing holds for them.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-11-07
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Final Judgement
1992-06-01
Final Judgement
Overview: A priest is suspected in the brutal murder of a young stripper. To prove his innocence, he descends into the world of strip clubs and pornography, hoping to catch the killer. The priest is hampered by the police and taunted by the killer. A friend of the stripper tries to help him before another life is claimed
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-06-01
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Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels
2004-03-08
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Charlie's Angels
Overview: A candid and campy portrayal of life behind the scenes of the original Charlies Angels.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-03-08
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1970-11-26
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Overview: Animated Remake
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-11-26
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The Star Wagon
1966-10-20
The Star Wagon
Overview: The Star Wagon is a play in black and white starring Dustin Hoffman.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-10-20
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Two-Legged Rat Bastards
2011-08-27
Two-Legged Rat Bastards
Overview: A short film detailing the strange estrangement of an elderly father and his son. Set on a park bench in the present day, Eddie, a cantankerous old alcoholic, attempts to connect with his son Winstead, who's spent the majority of his adult life trying to get away from him. In the course of their conversation Eddie reveals how he lost his leg - in a high stakes poker game 30 years ago.
Genres: Comedy Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-08-27
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The Equalizer 2
2018-07-19
The Equalizer 2
Overview: Robert McCall, who serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, embarks on a relentless, globe-trotting quest for vengeance when his former partner is murdered.
Genres: Action Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-07-19
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Crossroads
2006-09-30
Crossroads
Overview: The life of a young Jesuit seminarian is turned upside down when he falls in love with a young woman while working as a volunteer at a soup kitchen.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-09-30
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Knee High P.I.
2003-10-13
Knee High P.I.
Overview: Hank Dingo is the world's smallest private detective with the world's biggest ego. A rough, tough gumshoe full of attitude, he doesn't crack cases... he smashes them! Hank throws himself into the "Case of the Missing Lawn Jockeys," beating the hell out of suspects left and right. But he'll have to survive a widow's scorn and an oil Sheik's fury - not to mention a room full of ravenous, sex-starved concubines - to solve this mystery.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-10-13
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The Gristle
2004-05-13
The Gristle
Overview: 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 melting pot of thieves is a kidney inside a patient who's inside a hospital. This darkly comic caper stars Orson Bean and Michael Dorn.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-05-13
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Skateboard
1978-03-05
Skateboard
Overview: A Hollywood agent finds himself in debt to a powerful bookie. To make a fast buck, he creates a team of exceptionally talented skateboarders and enters them in a downhill race. If they win, they will get $20,000
Genres: Comedy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-03-05
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Miracle On 34th Street
1959-11-27
Miracle On 34th Street
Overview: In this charming TV adaptation of the 1947 film classic, a kindly old gentleman (Ed Wynn) working as a Macy's department store Santa causes a commotion when he claims to be the real St. Nick. Forced to prove his sanity, he is taken to court where he must convince the judge and his friends that he actually is Santa Claus. The faith of one skeptical little girl (Susan Gordon) and a Christmas miracle are the keys to his true identity.
Genres: Family Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-11-27
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How To Be Very, Very Popular
1955-07-22
How To Be Very, Very Popular
Overview: Two strippers on the run hide out in a college fraternity. Director Nunnally Johnson's 1955 musical comedy stars Betty Grable, Sheree North, Robert Cummings, Charles Coburn, Tommy Noonan, Orson Bean, Fred Clark, Alice Pearce, Rhys Williams, Willard Waterman, Leslie Parrish and Jesslyn Fax.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-07-22
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Chance of a Lifetime
1991-11-18
Chance of a Lifetime
Overview: Since the death of her husband 10 years ago, Evelyn has been working hard for her company, but had no private life. Now her doctor shocks her with the news that she may live only another 6 months. Spontanely she follows a TV ad and sets out for vacation in Mexico. There she meets widower Lloyd and they fall in love, go bungee jumping... until she gets another diagnosis from her doctor.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-11-18
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Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019-09-13
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Overview: Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage is a warm and revealing portrait of the charismatic, groundbreaking actor’s journey from his native Puerto Rico to the creative hotbed of 1960s New York City, to prominence on Broadway and in Hollywood. Filled with passion, determination and joy, Juliá’s brilliant and daring career was tragically cut short by his untimely death at age 54.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-09-13
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