Veteran actor Orson Bean was struck and killed by a car in Venice Friday evening.
Police were called about 7:35 p.m. to the 700 block of Venice Boulevard, between Shell Avenue and Pisani Place, according to Officer Tony Im of the Los Angeles Police Department.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, Im said. The driver remained at the scene and rendered aid.
ABC7 reported the victim was veteran actor Orson Bean. He was 91 years old.
Bean appeared in such films as “Being John Malkovich” and “Miracle on 34th Street” as well as such television shows as “”`Modern Family,” “The Bold and the Beautiful,” and “Desperate Housewives.” He was also a panelist on various of versions of “To Tell The Truth.”
Bean appeared in the play “Bad Habits,” which concluded its run Jan. 26 at the Ruskin Group Theatre in Santa Monica.
ABC7 reported Bean was on his way to a theater in the area to watch his wife, Alley Mills, perform. Mills is best known for portraying Norma Arnold on the 1988-93 ABC coming-of-age series “The Wonder Years.”