Richard Deacon

Personal Info

Birthday

May 14, 1922

Day of Death

1984-08-08

(62 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

Richard Lewis Deacon

Richard Deacon

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

Perry Mason

Bonanza

The Love Boat

Maverick

The Twilight Zone

I Dream of Jeannie

The Munsters

The Addams Family

Filmography

1984
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
as City Councilman
Bad Manners
as Ticket Salesman
1981
No Man's Valley
as Panda (voice)
1980
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
as Joseph Rottman
Murder Can Hurt You!
as Mr. Burnice
The Gossip Columnist
as Director
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
as King of Cey What
1978
Piranha
as Earl Lyon
Getting Married
as Wedding Director
Rabbit Test
as First Newscaster
1975
The Man from Clover Grove
as Charlie Strange
1969
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Mr. Witherspoon
1968
Lady in Cement
as Arnie Sherwin
Persecución hasta Valencia
as Records Clerk
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
as Charlie Wrenn
Blackbeard's Ghost
as Dean Wheaton
1967
The King's Pirate
as Swaine
The Gnome-Mobile
as Ralph Yarby
Enter Laughing
as Pike
1966
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
as Survival Manual Narrator
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
as Mr. Travis / Police Chief
1965
Billie
as Principal Arnold Wilson
That Darn Cat!
as Drive-in-Manager
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Maginot
Dear Heart
as Mr. Cruikshank
1964
The Patsy
as Sy Devore
1963
The Raiders
as Commissioner Mailer
Who's Minding the Store?
as Tie Salesman
The Birds
as Mitch's City Neighbor
Critic's Choice
as Harvey Rittenhouse
1962
That Touch of Mink
as Mr. Miller
About Time
as The Butler
1961
Lover Come Back
as Dr. Melnick
Everything's Ducky
as Dr. Deckham
All in a Night's Work
as Fur Salesman (uncredited)
1960
North to Alaska
as Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1959
A Summer Place
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
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as Chapman
The Man Who Understood Women
as Rossi (uncredited)
It Started with a Kiss
as Capt. Porter
The Silent Kill
as Michael Gilmore
The Young Philadelphians
as George Archibald
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
as Sheriff
1958
The Last Hurrah
as Graves (uncredited)
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
as Milburn Schroeder
The High Cost of Loving
as Obstetrician (uncredited)
1957
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
as Shirt Salesman
Kiss Them for Me
as Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited)
Decision at Sundown
as Reverend Zaron
My Man Godfrey
as Farnsworth
The Hired Man
as Harry Attwood
Designing Woman
as Larry Musso (uncredited)
The Spirit of St. Louis
as Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
Spring Reunion
as Sidney (uncredited)
Affair in Reno
as H.L. Denham
1956
The Power and the Prize
as Howard Carruthers
The Solid Gold Cadillac
as Williams (uncredited)
The Proud Ones
as Barber (uncredited)
The Kettles in the Ozarks
as Big Trout
Hot Blood
as Mr. Swift (uncredited)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Emergency Room Doctor
1955
Good Morning, Miss Dove
as Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)
My Sister Eileen
as Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)
Lay That Rifle Down
as Glover Speckleton
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
as Semu
This Island Earth
as Spacecraft Pilot
Blackboard Jungle
as Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
Prince of Players
as Theatre Manager
1954
Cry Vengeance
as Bartender at The Cameo Room
Désirée
as Etienne Clary
Private Hell 36
as Mr. Mace (uncredited)
Shield for Murder
as The Professor
Them!
as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
1953
Invaders from Mars
as MP