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Orson Welles

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Biography

One of the most extraordinary figures in the arts in the twentieth century, Orson Welles was being hailed as a genius before he was…more

Born

5/6/1915, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA

Birth Name

George Orson Wells

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (3)

Role
- Scene of the Crime (1985)
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 6 A Vote for Murder
    5/26/85
  - S 1: Ep 2 A Very Practical Joke
    4/21/85
- Great Mysteries
  Host
  - S 1: Ep 26 The Furnished Room
    2/23/74
  - S 1: Ep 25 Trial for Murder
    2/16/74
  - S 1: Ep 24 Under Suspicion
    2/9/74
  - S 1: Ep 23 Compliments of the Season
    2/2/74
  - S 1: Ep 22 Come into My Parlour
    1/26/74
  - + 21 More Credits
- Around the World with Orson Welles
  Himself - Host
Recurring Role (3)

Role
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Himself (1976-1984)
  - S 7: Ep 3 Michael Landon (2)
    12/7/84
  - S 6: Ep 1 Suzanne Somers
    11/21/78
  - S 5: Ep 5 George Burns
    5/17/78
  - S 5: Ep 4 Jimmy Stewart
    5/10/78
  - S 5: Ep 2 Frank Sinatra
    2/7/78
  - + 8 More Credits
- Dean Martin Celebrity Roast
  Himself (1975-1984)
  - S 4: Ep 5 Ted Knight
    3/2/77
- The Dean Martin Show
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 14 Gina Lollobrigida / Orson Welles / George Gobel / Charles Nelson Reilly
    12/18/69
  - S 4: Ep 16 Orson Welles / Nancy Ames / Ben Blue / Hendra & Ullett / Jerry Shane
    1/9/69
  - S 4: Ep 2 Orson Welles / Edgar Bergen / Patricia Crowley
    9/26/68
  - S 3: Ep 20 Buck Owens / Orson Welles / Joey Heatherton / Professor Backwards
    1/25/68
  - S 3: Ep 1 Jimmy Stewart / Orson Welles / Juliet Prowse
    9/14/67
  - + 1 More Credits
Guest Star (33)

Role
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Cameo Appearance(on tape)
  - S 7: Ep 1 Laugh-In's 25th Anniversary
    2/7/93
- Transformers
  Voice of Unicron
  - S 3: Ep 0 Transformers: The Movie
    8/8/86
- Moonlighting
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 4 The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice
    10/15/85
- Magnum, P.I.
  Robin Masters (voice)
  - S 4: Ep 7 Squeeze Play
    11/17/83
  - S 1: Ep 17 J. "Digger" Doyle
    4/9/81
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 151 April 23, 1980
    4/23/80
  - S 6: Ep 4 September 13, 1979
    9/13/79
  - S 5: Ep 108 February 20, 1979
    2/20/79
  - S 5: Ep 50 November 21, 1978
    11/21/78
  - S 4: Ep 161 May 15, 1978
    5/15/78
  - + 8 More Credits
- Film '72
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 17 Film 79 Episode 17
    11/5/79
- The Muppet Show
  Lew Lord
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Muppet Movie
    6/22/79
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 15: Ep 84 Show #2884
    9/2/77
  - S 14: Ep 86 Show #2786
    7/16/76
  - S 14: Ep 56 Show #2756
    3/25/76
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest Host
  - S 14: Ep 58 Show #2758
    4/12/76
- Parkinson (1971)
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 11 Orson Welles
    11/17/73
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 54 January 25, 1973
    1/25/73
  - S 5: Ep 6 September 14, 1970
    9/14/70
  - S 4: Ep 146 July 27, 1970
    7/27/70
- Hallmark Hall Of Fame
  Sheridan Whiteside
  - S 22: Ep 2 The Man Who Came to Dinner
    11/29/72
- Omnibus (UK)
  Narrator
  - S 6: Ep 26 Kelly Country
    11/26/72
- The Kopykats
  Guest Host
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Kopykats # 2
    1/26/72
- Night Gallery
  Narrator
  - S 2: Ep 17 Silent Snow, Secret Snow
    10/20/71
- The Dick Cavett Show
  Himself - Guest Host
  - S 5: Ep 247 September 10, 1971
    9/10/71
- Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
  Guest Preformer
  - S 4: Ep 7 Episode #73
    10/26/70
- The Name of the Game
  Narrator
  - S 3: Ep 5 The Enemy Before Us
    10/16/70
- The David Frost Show
  Himself - Guest Host
  - S 2: Ep 203 June 10, 1970
    6/10/70
  - S 2: Ep 202 June 9, 1970
    6/9/70
- The David Frost Show
  Himself/Guest Host
  - S 2: Ep 201 June 8, 1970
    6/8/70
- The David Frost Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 199 June 4, 1970
    6/4/70
- Toonheads
  Narrator
  - — Bugs Bunny Superstar
- The Joey Bishop Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 36 October 20, 1969
    10/20/69
- Shindig
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 28 Show 79: December 18, 1965 "Shindig in Europe, Part 1"
    12/18/65
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 12 September 21, 1965
    9/21/65
  - S 15: Ep 174 May 17, 1978
    5/17/78
  - S 14: Ep 171 May 20, 1977
    5/20/77
  - S 14: Ep 139 April 1, 1977
    4/1/77
  - S 14: Ep 82 January 12, 1977
    1/12/77
- The Jack Paar Program
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 12 December 7, 1962
    12/7/62
- The Steve Allen Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 28 Orson Welles; Jane Powell; Senor Wences; Alan Dale; The Bay Bops
    4/6/58
  - S 2: Ep 35 Orson Welles; Wally Cox; Jim Reeves; Reverend Billy Graham; Meg Myles
    6/9/57
  - S 2: Ep 30 The Will Mastin Trio with Sammy Davis Jr.; Orson Welles; Peggy Cass; Jill Corey
    5/5/57
- What's My Line?
  Guest Panelist
  - S 9: Ep 32 EPISODE #409
    4/6/58
- I Love Lucy
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 3 Lucy Meets Orson Welles
    10/15/56
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  Himself
  - S 9: Ep 41 The John Huston Story (A Salute to John Huston)
    7/1/56
  - S 9: Ep 20 Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz / Rodgers & Hammerstein / Orson Welles / Ames Brothers
    2/5/56
  - S 9: Ep 13 scheduled: Orson Welles; James Mason & daughter; Orson Bean
    12/18/55
- Ford Star Jubilee
  Oscar Jaffe
  - S 1: Ep 8 Twentieth Century
    4/7/56
- Person to Person
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 13 November 25, 1955
    11/25/55
- Omnibus
  King Lear
  - S 2: Ep 3 King Lear
    10/18/53
Cameo (1)

Role
- Magnum, P.I.
  Robin Masters (voice)
  - S 5: Ep 10 Luther Gillis: File #001
    12/6/84
  - S 3: Ep 22 The Big Blow
    4/7/83

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Trivia
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- Welles average dinner consisted of 2 72 oz steaks cooked rare with a pinch of scotch.
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- Welles was the narrator for many Trailers for the movie Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
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- By late 1984 Welles had weighed over 350 pounds.
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Quotes
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- Welles: I'm not bitter about Hollywood's treatment of me, but over its treatment of Griffith, Von Sternberg, Von Stroheim, Buster Keaton and a hundred others.
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- Welles: (On Citizen Kane being colorized) Keep Ted Turner and his damn Crayola crayons away from my movie.
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- Welles: When you are down and out something always turns up-and it is usually the noses of your friends.
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