Richard Deacon
Known for
Acting
Life
1922 – 1984 (aged 62)
Born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits
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Biography
Richard Lewis Deacon (May 14, 1922 – August 8, 1984) was an American actor, best known for playing supporting roles in television shows on The Dick Van Dyke Show (as milksop producer Mel Cooley) and Leave It to Beaver (as Lumpy's self-aggrandizing father Fred Rutherford). He also had minor roles in films such as Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) and Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (1963).
Known For
The Birds
28 Mar 1963
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
05 Feb 1956
The Twilight Zone
02 Oct 1959
I Dream of Jeannie
18 Sep 1965
Piranha
03 Aug 1978
Bonanza
12 Sep 1959
The Munsters
24 Sep 1964
Them!
16 Jun 1954
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Filmography
1984
- The Hoboken Chicken Emergencyas City Councilman
- Bad Mannersas Ticket Salesman
1981
- No Man's Valleyas Panda (voice)
1980
- The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywoodas Joseph Rottman
- Murder Can Hurt You!as Mr. Burnice
- The Gossip Columnistas Director
- Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Prettyas King of Cey What
1979
- Trapper John, M.D.1 episode
1978
- Piranhaas Earl Lyon
- Getting Marriedas Wedding Director
- Rabbit Testas First Newscaster
1977
- The Love Boatas Dr. Yates1 episode
- CHiPsas Mr. Singleton1 episode
1976
- Alice1 episode
- What's Happening!!as Mr. Bradford1 episode
1975
- The Man from Clover Groveas Charlie Strange
- The Lost Saucer1 episode
1972
- Honeymoon Suite1 episode
1971
- McMillan & Wifeas Luther Dorfman1 episode
1970
- Night Galleryas Man with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire")1 episode
1969
- Love, American Styleas Boyd Daniels1 episode
- Arsenic and Old Laceas Mr. Witherspoon
1968
- Lady in Cementas Arnie Sherwin
- Here's Lucyas Loan Officer1 episode
- The Narco Menas Records Clerk
- The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Bandas Charlie Wrenn
- Blackbeard's Ghostas Dean Wheaton
1967
- The Mothers-in-Lawas Roger Buell26 episodes
- The King's Pirateas Swaine
- The Gnome-Mobileas Ralph Yarby
- Enter Laughingas Pike
- Rango1 episode
1966
- The Pruitts of Southamptonas Baldwin4 episodes
- Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.as Survival Manual Narrator
- Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Titleas Mr. Travis
- The Carol Channing Showas Leon Thatcher1 episode
1965
- Billieas Principal Arnold Wilson
- That Darn Cat!as Drive-in-Manager
- I Dream of Jeannieas Harley Z. Poof1 episode
- Get Smartas Internship Doctor (uncredited)1 episode
- Green Acresas Mr. Oglethorpe1 episode
- John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!as Maginot
- Dear Heartas Mr. Cruikshank
1964
- The Munstersas Borden T. Pike1 episode
- The Addams Familyas Mortimer Phelps1 episode
- The Patsyas Sy Devore
1963
- The Raidersas Commissioner Mailer
- Who's Minding the Store?as Tie Salesman
- My Favorite Martianas Mr. Bentley1 episode
- The Birdsas Mitch's City Neighbor
- Critic's Choiceas Harvey Rittenhouse
1962
- The Beverly Hillbilliesas Mr. Brubaker1 episode
- That Touch of Minkas Mr. Miller
- About Timeas The Butler
1961
- Everything's Duckyas Dr. Deckham
- Lover Come Backas Dr. Melnick
- The Dick Van Dyke Showas Mel Cooley52 episodes
- 87th Precinctas Martin1 episode
- All in a Night's Workas Fur Salesman (uncredited)
- Mister Edas Dr. Baker1 episode
1960
- North to Alaskaas Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- My Three Sons1 episode
- Guestward, Ho!1 episode
- Pete and Gladys2 episodes
1959
- A Summer Placeas Pawnbroker (uncredited)
- -30-as Chapman
- The Untouchablesas Bill Skidmore1 episode
- Hawaiian Eyeas Funeral Director1 episode
- Bourbon Street Beat1 episode
- The Man Who Understood Womenas Rossi (uncredited)
- The Twilight Zoneas Wallace V. Whipple1 episode
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillisas Cecil Ellingboe1 episode
- Bonanzaas Captain Shark1 episode
- It Started with a Kissas Captain Porter (uncredited)
- The Silent Killas Michael Gilmore
- The Young Philadelphiansas George Archibald
- The Remarkable Mr. Pennypackeras Sheriff
1958
- The Last Hurrahas Graves (uncredited)
- A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbedas Milburn Schroeder
- 77 Sunset Stripas Wallace Friend1 episode
- The Rifleman1 episode
- The Ed Wynn Showas Conway1 episode
- The Donna Reed Showas Mr. Conroy1 episode
- The High Cost of Lovingas Obstetrician (uncredited)
1957
- Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Showas Shirt Salesman
- Kiss Them for Meas Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited)
- Decision at Sundownas Reverend Zaron
- The Lucy–Desi Comedy Houras Winslow (uncredited)1 episode
- My Man Godfreyas Farnsworth
- Leave It to Beaveras Fred Rutherford5 episodes
- The Real McCoysas Mr. Laidlaw1 episode
- Maverickas Floyd Gimbel1 episode
- Perry Masonas Wilmer Beaslee1 episode
- The Thin Man1 episode
- The Hired Manas Harry Attwood
- Designing Womanas Larry Musso (uncredited)
- Date with the Angels60 episodes
- The Spirit of St. Louisas Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
- Spring Reunionas Sidney (uncredited)
- Affair in Renoas H.L. Denham
- Annetteas Uncle Archie McCleod20 episodes
1956
- The Power and the Prizeas Howard Carruthers
- The Solid Gold Cadillacas Williams (uncredited)
- The Proud Onesas Barber (uncredited)
- The Kettles in the Ozarksas Big Trout
- Hot Bloodas Mr. Swift (uncredited)
- Invasion of the Body Snatchersas Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)
1955
- Good Morning, Miss Doveas Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)
- The 20th Century Fox Houras Paul Erickson1 episode
- Screen Director's Playhouseas Hotel Clerk (uncredited)1 episode
- My Sister Eileenas Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)
- Navy Log2 episodes
- The Great Gildersleeve1 episode
- Gunsmokeas Botkin1 episode
- Lay That Rifle Downas Glover Speckleton
- This Island Earthas Pilot (uncredited)
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummyas Semu
- Blackboard Jungleas Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
- The Millionaireas Foundation Rep. Gibson1 episode
- Prince of Playersas Theatre Manager
- The Bob Cummings Showas District Attorney1 episode
1954
- Cry Vengeanceas Bartender at The Cameo Room
- Désiréeas Etienne Clary
- December Brideas Bud Hodges1 episode
- Private Hell 36as Mr. Mace (uncredited)
- Shield for Murderas The Professor
- Them!as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
- Public Defenderas Truant Officer1 episode
1953
- The Danny Thomas Showas John Savich1 episode
- Invaders from Marsas MP
- The Life Of Rileyas Chauffeur1 episode
1952
- The Ford Television Theatreas Planter O'Toole1 episode
1951
- Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas Dr. Thomas Gregory1 episode
1950
- The Jack Benny Program1 episode
- Lux Video Theatreas Norton1 episode
1948
- Ford Theatre1 episode