B&B News: TV Legend Orson Bean To Appear As Howard, Alongside Real Life Wife Alley Mills

‘B&B’ spoilers tease that TV legend Orson Bean has joined the cast of the CBS soap as Howard, and his first air date will be after the holidays – the week of January 11th.  So far spoilers are scarce and it is unclear what Howard’s role will be on ‘B&B’, or how long that he will be sticking around.

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Orson Bean is an iconic TV star, and also has some theater and movie credits on his impressive resume.  Orson Bean began his Hollywood career in 1952 on ‘Broadway Television Theater.’ Then he went on to star on dozens of TV shows over the course of the past 6 decades, including: ‘Dr Quinn Medicine Woman,’ ‘She Murder Wrote,’ ‘Mary Hartman,‘ and most recently a recurring role as Roy Bender on ‘Desperate Housewives’ from 2012-2015.

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In 1993 Orson Bean married his third and current wife (also 23 years his junion) – ‘B&B’ star Alley Mills.  Mills has played the part of Pamela “Pam” Douglas on the CBS soap opera since her debut in 2006.  Like her husband, she also boasts a pretty impressive resume.  It is unclear whether or not Pam and her hubby Orson’s character Howard will be sharing scenes during his stint on the daytime drama – but we are seriously hoping that they are.  How cute would that be?  Are you excited for Orson Bean’s soap opera debut?  Let us know what you think in the comments below and don’t forget to check Soap Opera Spy for all of your ‘B&B spoilers and news!

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