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Richard Deacon

Richard Deacon

Acting May 14, 1922 (62 years old) August 8, 1984 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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).

Movies 77

The Birds 7.5

The Birds

as Mitch's City Neighbor

1963
Invasion of the Body Snatchers 7.5

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

as Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited)

1956
Invasion of the Body Snatchers 7.5

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

as Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)

1956
Them! 6.8

Them!

as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference

1954
Piranha 5.9

Piranha

as Earl Lyon

1978
That Darn Cat! 6.6

That Darn Cat!

as Drive-in-Manager

1965
Blackboard Jungle 6.9

Blackboard Jungle

as Mr. Stanley (uncredited)

1955
Murder Can Hurt You!

Murder Can Hurt You!

as Mr. Burnice

1980
The Spirit of St. Louis 6.7

The Spirit of St. Louis

as Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)

1957
The Gnome-Mobile 6.3

The Gnome-Mobile

as Ralph Yarby

1967
Blackbeard's Ghost 6.7

Blackbeard's Ghost

as Dean Wheaton

1968
This Island Earth 6.0

This Island Earth

as Pilot (uncredited)

1955
That Touch of Mink 6.5

That Touch of Mink

as Mr. Miller

1962
Lover Come Back 7.0

Lover Come Back

as Dr. Melnick

1961
North to Alaska 6.5

North to Alaska

as Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

1960
The Last Hurrah 7.2

The Last Hurrah

as Graves (uncredited)

1958
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy 5.9

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

as Semu

1955
Invaders from Mars 5.9

Invaders from Mars

as MP

1953
A Summer Place 6.6

A Summer Place

as Pawnbroker (uncredited)

1959
The Patsy 6.2

The Patsy

as Sy Devore

1964
Who's Minding the Store? 6.8

Who's Minding the Store?

as Tie Salesman

1963
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! 3.8

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

as Maginot

1965
The Proud Ones 6.5

The Proud Ones

as Barber (uncredited)

1956
Désirée 6.5

Désirée

as Etienne Clary

1954
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N. 5.7

Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.

as Survival Manual Narrator

1966
All in a Night's Work 5.9

All in a Night's Work

as Fur Salesman (uncredited)

1961
Lady in Cement 6.1

Lady in Cement

as Arnie Sherwin

1968
Decision at Sundown 6.4

Decision at Sundown

as Reverend Zaron

1957
The Young Philadelphians 7.4

The Young Philadelphians

as George Archibald

1959
The Solid Gold Cadillac 6.3

The Solid Gold Cadillac

as Williams (uncredited)

1956
Critic's Choice 5.7

Critic's Choice

as Harvey Rittenhouse

1963
The High Cost of Loving 6.6

The High Cost of Loving

as Obstetrician (uncredited)

1958
Billie 5.0

Billie

as Principal Arnold Wilson

1965
Bad Manners 5.9

Bad Manners

as Ticket Salesman

1984
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood 3.5

The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood

as Joseph Rottman

1980
Kiss Them for Me 5.7

Kiss Them for Me

as Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited)

1957
It Started with a Kiss 5.7

It Started with a Kiss

as Captain Porter (uncredited)

1959
The King's Pirate 7.0

The King's Pirate

as Swaine

1967
Good Morning, Miss Dove 7.0

Good Morning, Miss Dove

as Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)

1955
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band 6.1

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

as Charlie Wrenn

1968
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty 7.0

Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty

as King of Cey What

1980
Dear Heart 6.5

Dear Heart

as Mr. Cruikshank

1965
Private Hell 36 6.3

Private Hell 36

as Mr. Mace (uncredited)

1954
My Man Godfrey 6.5

My Man Godfrey

as Farnsworth

1957
Lay That Rifle Down 6.0

Lay That Rifle Down

as Glover Speckleton

1955
The Power and the Prize 6.2

The Power and the Prize

as Howard Carruthers

1956
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker 7.1

The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker

as Sheriff

1959
My Sister Eileen 6.6

My Sister Eileen

as Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)

1955
Arsenic and Old Lace 7.0

Arsenic and Old Lace

as Mr. Witherspoon

1969
Spring Reunion 6.2

Spring Reunion

as Sidney (uncredited)

1957
Shield for Murder 6.7

Shield for Murder

as The Professor (uncredited)

1954
No Man's Valley 7.0

No Man's Valley

as Panda (voice)

1981
Rabbit Test 4.5

Rabbit Test

as First Newscaster

1978
Cry Vengeance 6.1

Cry Vengeance

as Bartender at The Cameo Room

1954
The Raiders 4.8

The Raiders

as Commissioner Mailer

1963
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed 4.8

A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed

as Milburn Schroeder

1958
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency 5.7

The Hoboken Chicken Emergency

as City Councilman

1984
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title 5.3

Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title

as Mr. Travis / Police Chief

1966
Hot Blood 5.7

Hot Blood

as Mr. Swift (uncredited)

1956
Designing Woman 6.7

Designing Woman

as Larry Musso (uncredited)

1957
Prince of Players 5.5

Prince of Players

as Theatre Manager

1955
The Man Who Understood Women 3.9

The Man Who Understood Women

as Rossi (uncredited)

1959
Enter Laughing 4.8

Enter Laughing

as Pike

1967
The Narco Men

The Narco Men

as Records Clerk

1968
Getting Married 6.0

Getting Married

as Wedding Director

1978
The Gossip Columnist 7.3

The Gossip Columnist

as Director

1980
The Kettles in the Ozarks 6.4

The Kettles in the Ozarks

as Big Trout

1956
The Awakening of Cassie

The Awakening of Cassie

1982
The Man from Clover Grove 8.0

The Man from Clover Grove

as Charlie Strange

1975
-30- 6.0

-30-

as Chapman

1959
Everything's Ducky 6.5

Everything's Ducky

as Dr. Deckham

1961
About Time 10.0

About Time

as The Butler

1962
The Hired Man

The Hired Man

as Harry Attwood

1957
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show

Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show

as Shirt Salesman

1957
Affair in Reno 5.0

Affair in Reno

as H.L. Denham

1957
The Unpredictable Pudgy!

The Unpredictable Pudgy!

as Himself

1983
The Silent Kill

The Silent Kill

as Michael Gilmore

1959

TV Shows 79

The Merv Griffin Show 6.8

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

1962
Bonanza 7.5

Bonanza

as Captain Shark

1959
Perry Mason 7.7

Perry Mason

as Wilmer Beaslee

1957
The Love Boat 6.3

The Love Boat

as Dr. Yates

1977
Get Smart 8.0

Get Smart

as Internship Doctor (uncredited)

1965
Love, American Style 6.2

Love, American Style

as Charlie

1969
Love, American Style 6.2

Love, American Style

as Charles Furman

1969
Love, American Style 6.2

Love, American Style

as Boyd Daniels

1969
The Twilight Zone 8.5

The Twilight Zone

as Wallace V. Whipple

1959
My Three Sons 6.6

My Three Sons

1960
The Beverly Hillbillies 6.9

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962
The Beverly Hillbillies 6.9

The Beverly Hillbillies

as Mr. Brubaker

1962
Maverick 7.1

Maverick

as Floyd Gimbel

1957
The Rifleman 7.1

The Rifleman

1958
Leave It to Beaver 7.0

Leave It to Beaver

as Fred Rutherford

1957
Alice 7.0

Alice

1976
I Dream of Jeannie 7.8

I Dream of Jeannie

as Harley Z. Poof

1965
The Donna Reed Show 6.5

The Donna Reed Show

as Mr. Heflin

1958
The Donna Reed Show 6.5

The Donna Reed Show

as Mr. Conroy

1958
The Untouchables 8.1

The Untouchables

as Bill Skidmore

1959
The Dick Van Dyke Show 7.6

The Dick Van Dyke Show

as Mel Cooley

1961
Green Acres 7.2

Green Acres

as Mr. Oglethorpe

1965
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre 5.9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as Self

1963
The Bob Hope Show 7.0

The Bob Hope Show

as Self

1950
Here's Lucy 6.7

Here's Lucy

as Harvey Hoople

1968
Here's Lucy 6.7

Here's Lucy

as Loan Officer

1968
Trapper John, M.D. 6.6

Trapper John, M.D.

1979
The Munsters 7.9

The Munsters

as Borden T. Pike

1964
The Jack Benny Program 7.8

The Jack Benny Program

as Shirt Salesman

1950
The Jack Benny Program 7.8

The Jack Benny Program

1950
The Addams Family 8.0

The Addams Family

as Mortimer Phelps

1964
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis 6.3

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

as Cecil Ellingboe

1959
Hawaiian Eye 5.6

Hawaiian Eye

as Funeral Director

1959
Mister Ed 6.7

Mister Ed

1961
Mister Ed 6.7

Mister Ed

as Tatti (voice) (uncredited)

1961
Mister Ed 6.7

Mister Ed

as Dr. Baker

1961
The Real McCoys 5.9

The Real McCoys

1957
The Real McCoys 5.9

The Real McCoys

as Mr. Laidlaw

1957
Gunsmoke 6.7

Gunsmoke

as Botkin

1955
Night Gallery 7.9

Night Gallery

as Man with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire")

1970
77 Sunset Strip 7.2

77 Sunset Strip

as Wallace Friend

1958
The Danny Thomas Show 6.2

The Danny Thomas Show

as John Savich

1953
My Favorite Martian 6.2

My Favorite Martian

as Mr. Bentley

1963
The Ford Television Theatre 7.8

The Ford Television Theatre

as Planter O'Toole

1952
The Life Of Riley 6.7

The Life Of Riley

as Chauffeur

1953
December Bride 6.2

December Bride

as James, Desi Arnaz's Butler

1954
December Bride 6.2

December Bride

as Bud Hodges

1954
The Millionaire 5.8

The Millionaire

as Jeweler

1955
The Millionaire 5.8

The Millionaire

as Foundation Rep. Gibson

1955
The Bob Cummings Show 6.2

The Bob Cummings Show

as District Attorney

1955
Navy Log 5.2

Navy Log

1955
McMillan & Wife 6.9

McMillan & Wife

1971
McMillan & Wife 6.9

McMillan & Wife

as Luther Dorfman

1971
The 20th Century Fox Hour 6.0

The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Paul Erickson

1955
CHiPs 6.8

CHiPs

as Mr. Singleton

1977
What's Happening!! 7.3

What's Happening!!

as Mr. Bradford

1976
Lux Video Theatre 6.7

Lux Video Theatre

as Sheldon

1950
Lux Video Theatre 6.7

Lux Video Theatre

as Norton

1950
The Thin Man 7.6

The Thin Man

1957
The Mothers-in-Law 6.0

The Mothers-in-Law

as Roger Buell

1967
Public Defender 6.2

Public Defender

as Truant Officer

1954
Pete and Gladys 6.2

Pete and Gladys

1960
Bourbon Street Beat 6.0

Bourbon Street Beat

1959
87th Precinct 7.8

87th Precinct

as Martin

1961
The Pet Set 6.7

The Pet Set

as Self

1971
Date with the Angels 6.2

Date with the Angels

1957
Screen Director's Playhouse 7.0

Screen Director's Playhouse

as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

1955
Ford Theatre 8.0

Ford Theatre

1948
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour 8.6

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

as Winslow (uncredited)

1957
Guestward, Ho! 6.5

Guestward, Ho!

1960
The Pruitts of Southampton 6.5

The Pruitts of Southampton

as Baldwin

1966
Rango

Rango

1967
Annette 6.3

Annette

as Uncle Archie McCleod

1957
The Ed Wynn Show 7.0

The Ed Wynn Show

as Conway

1958
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars 7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Dr. Thomas Gregory

1951
The Great Gildersleeve

The Great Gildersleeve

1955
The Lost Saucer 5.7

The Lost Saucer

1975
The Carol Channing Show 8.0

The Carol Channing Show

as Leon Thatcher

1966
Honeymoon Suite

Honeymoon Suite

1972

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