Orson Welles

Welles had high-brow tastes, but because he was legendary for Citizen Kane and because he had such a strong and colorful personality, he became the object of a few tributes and pop culture references near the end of his life and thereafter Mork and Mindy In this sitcom starring Robin Williams as a humanoid alien, Mork from Ork, which aired from 1978-’82, Mork would end each episode by giving a report to his Orkian boss, Orson. Orson, as was the case with his namesake for some of his career, appeared only in voice over. The frequent jokes as to his large stature serve as the clues that he was, indeed, meant as a reference to the Citizen Kane director. SCTV John Candy of SCTV had a recurring Welles impression, sometimes lampooning the commercials that dotted Welles’ late career, and sometimes just caricaturing Orson’s imperious nature. Anno Dracula In this series of horror novels by British author Kim Newman, Orson Welles is a recurring character. Pinky and the Brain Ma