Orson Bean was an American actor, writer, and producer, best known for his appearances as a character actor in many American films and series. He was born into an upper-middle-class family. He left home when he was 16 years old. He initially aspired to become a magician. After serving in the ‘United States Army’ in Japan for a year, he moved back to the U.S.A. and began his stage career, first as a magician and then as a stand-up comedian. He worked at the New York night club named ‘Blue Angel’ and began his career as a ‘Broadway’ actor and producer. His ‘Off-Off- Broadway’ project titled ‘Home Movies’ received an ‘Obie Award.’ He also kick-started his TV and film career in the early 1950s and came to be known as a character actor. Some of the films he was part of were ‘Anatomy of a Murder,’ ‘Twinky,’ ‘Instant Karma,’ and ‘Being John Malkovich.’ After playing supporting roles in series such as ‘Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman’ and ‘Normal, Ohio,’ he was seen mostly in guest roles in series such as ‘Two and a Half Men’ and ‘How I Met Your Mother.’