Actor
Richard Deacon
14 May 1922† 8 August 1984 (aged 62) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Movies
- 76
- Shows
- 62
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
- 1984
- The Hoboken Chicken Emergency · Film · City Councilman
- Bad Manners · Film · Ticket Salesman
- 1983
- The Unpredictable Pudgy! · Film
- 1982
- The Awakening of Cassie · Film
- 1981
- No Man's Valley · Film · Panda (voice)
- 1980
- Murder Can Hurt You! · Film · Mr. Burnice
- The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood · Film · Joseph Rottman
- The Gossip Columnist · Film · Director
- Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty · Film · King of Cey What
- 1979
- Trapper John, M.D. · Series
- 1978
- Piranha · Film · Earl Lyon
- Getting Married · Film · Wedding Director
- Rabbit Test · Film · First Newscaster
- 1977
- The Love Boat · Series · Dr. Yates
- CHiPs · Series · Mr. Singleton
- 1976
- Alice · Series
- What's Happening!! · Series · Mr. Bradford
- 1975
- The Man from Clover Grove · Film · Charlie Strange
- The Lost Saucer · Series
- 1972
- Honeymoon Suite · Series
- 1971
- McMillan & Wife · Series
- 1970
- Night Gallery · Series · Man with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire")
- 1969
- Arsenic and Old Lace · Film · Mr. Witherspoon
- Love, American Style · Series · Charlie
- 1968
- Lady in Cement · Film · Arnie Sherwin
- The Narco Men · Film · Records Clerk
- The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band · Film · Charlie Wrenn
- Blackbeard's Ghost · Film · Dean Wheaton
- Here's Lucy · Series · Harvey Hoople
- 1967
- The King's Pirate · Film · Swaine
- The Gnome-Mobile · Film · Ralph Yarby
- Enter Laughing · Film · Pike
- The Mothers-in-Law · Series · Roger Buell
- Rango · Series
- 1966
- Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N. · Film · Survival Manual Narrator
- Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title · Film · Mr. Travis · Police Chief
- The Pruitts of Southampton · Series · Baldwin
- The Carol Channing Show · Series · Leon Thatcher
- 1965
- Billie · Film · Principal Arnold Wilson
- That Darn Cat! · Film · Drive-in-Manager
- John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! · Film · Maginot
- Dear Heart · Film · Mr. Cruikshank
- I Dream of Jeannie · Series · Harley Z. Poof
- Get Smart · Series · Internship Doctor
- Green Acres · Series · Mr. Oglethorpe
- 1964
- The Patsy · Film · Sy Devore
- The Munsters · Series · Borden T. Pike
- The Addams Family · Series · Mortimer Phelps
- 1963
- The Raiders · Film · Commissioner Mailer
- Who's Minding the Store? · Film · Tie Salesman
- The Birds · Film · Mitch's City Neighbor
- Critic's Choice · Film · Harvey Rittenhouse
- My Favorite Martian · Series · Mr. Bentley
- 1962
- That Touch of Mink · Film · Mr. Miller
- About Time · Film · The Butler
- The Beverly Hillbillies · Series
- 1961
- Everything's Ducky · Film · Dr. Deckham
- Lover Come Back · Film · Dr. Melnick
- All in a Night's Work · Film · Fur Salesman
- The Dick Van Dyke Show · Series · Mel Cooley
- 87th Precinct · Series · Martin
- Mister Ed · Series
- 1960
- North to Alaska · Film · Angus · Hotel Desk Clerk
- My Three Sons · Series
- Guestward, Ho! · Series
- Pete and Gladys · Series
- 1959
- A Summer Place · Film · Pawnbroker
- -30- · Film · Chapman
- The Man Who Understood Women · Film · Rossi
- It Started with a Kiss · Film · Captain Porter
- The Silent Kill · Film · Michael Gilmore
- The Young Philadelphians · Film · George Archibald
- The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker · Film · Sheriff
- The Untouchables · Series · Bill Skidmore
- Hawaiian Eye · Series · Funeral Director
- Bourbon Street Beat · Series
- The Twilight Zone · Series · Wallace V. Whipple
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis · Series · Cecil Ellingboe
- Bonanza · Series · Captain Shark
- 1958
- The Last Hurrah · Film · Graves
- A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed · Film · Milburn Schroeder
- The High Cost of Loving · Film · Obstetrician
- 77 Sunset Strip · Series · Wallace Friend
- The Rifleman · Series
- The Ed Wynn Show · Series · Conway
- The Donna Reed Show · Series · Mr. Heflin
- 1957
- Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show · Film · Shirt Salesman
- Kiss Them for Me · Film · Bill Hotchkiss
- Decision at Sundown · Film · Reverend Zaron
- My Man Godfrey · Film · Farnsworth
- The Hired Man · Film · Harry Attwood
- Designing Woman · Film · Larry Musso
- The Spirit of St. Louis · Film · Charles Levine · President · Columbia Aircraft Co.
- Spring Reunion · Film · Sidney
- Affair in Reno · Film · H.L. Denham
- The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour · Series · Winslow
- Leave It to Beaver · Series · Fred Rutherford
- The Real McCoys · Series
- Maverick · Series · Floyd Gimbel
- Perry Mason · Series · Wilmer Beaslee
- The Thin Man · Series
- Date with the Angels · Series
- Annette · Series · Uncle Archie McCleod
- 1956
- The Power and the Prize · Film · Howard Carruthers
- The Solid Gold Cadillac · Film · Williams
- The Proud Ones · Film · Barber
- The Kettles in the Ozarks · Film · Big Trout
- Hot Blood · Film · Mr. Swift
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers · Film · Emergency Room Doctor
- 1955
- Good Morning, Miss Dove · Film · Mr. Spivvy
- My Sister Eileen · Film · Baker's Receptionist
- Lay That Rifle Down · Film · Glover Speckleton
- This Island Earth · Film · Pilot
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy · Film · Semu
- Blackboard Jungle · Film · Mr. Stanley
- Prince of Players · Film · Theatre Manager
- The 20th Century Fox Hour · Series · Paul Erickson
- Screen Director's Playhouse · Series · Hotel Clerk
- Navy Log · Series
- The Great Gildersleeve · Series
- Gunsmoke · Series · Botkin
- The Millionaire · Series · Jeweler
- The Bob Cummings Show · Series · District Attorney
- 1954
- Cry Vengeance · Film · Bartender at The Cameo Room
- Désirée · Film · Etienne Clary
- Private Hell 36 · Film · Mr. Mace
- Shield for Murder · Film · The Professor
- Them! · Film · Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
- December Bride · Series · James · Desi Arnaz's Butler
- Public Defender · Series · Truant Officer
- 1953
- Invaders from Mars · Film · MP
- The Danny Thomas Show · Series · John Savich
- The Life Of Riley · Series · Chauffeur
- 1952
- The Ford Television Theatre · Series · Planter O'Toole
- 1951
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars · Series · Dr. Thomas Gregory
- 1950
- The Jack Benny Program · Series · Shirt Salesman
- Lux Video Theatre · Series · Norton
- 1948
- Ford Theatre · Series