Richard Deacon
Known for Acting · 140 credits
- Born
- 1922-05-14
- Died
- 1984-08-08
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Richard Lewis 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
TV Shows (65)
Perry Mason
1957
as Wilmer Beaslee
Bonanza
1959
as Captain Shark
The Love Boat
1977
as Dr. Yates
Love, American Style
1969
as Charlie / Charles Furman / Boyd Daniels
Maverick
1957
as Floyd Gimbel
Get Smart
1965
as Internship Doctor (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Wallace V. Whipple
The Rifleman
1958
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Mr. Brubaker
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
The Untouchables
1959
as Bill Skidmore
Leave It to Beaver
1957
as Fred Rutherford
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963
as Self
My Three Sons
1960
Green Acres
1965
as Mr. Oglethorpe
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
as Harley Z. Poof
Alice
1976
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
as Mel Cooley
Night Gallery
1970
as Man with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire")
Gunsmoke
1955
as Botkin
Here's Lucy
1968
as Harvey Hoople / Loan Officer
Hawaiian Eye
1959
as Funeral Director
The Munsters
1964
as Borden T. Pike
77 Sunset Strip
1958
as Wallace Friend
The Real McCoys
1957
as Mr. Laidlaw
The Addams Family
1964
as Mortimer Phelps
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
as Planter O'Toole
Mister Ed
1961
as Tatti (voice) (uncredited) / Dr. Baker
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
My Favorite Martian
1963
as Mr. Bentley
The Millionaire
1955
as Jeweler / Foundation Rep. Gibson
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
as Cecil Ellingboe
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Shirt Salesman
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
CHiPs
1977
as Mr. Singleton
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Paul Erickson
Navy Log
1955
McMillan & Wife
1971
as Luther Dorfman
Lux Video Theatre
1950
as Norton / Sheldon
Public Defender
1954
as Truant Officer
December Bride
1954
as James, Desi Arnaz's Butler / Bud Hodges
The Life Of Riley
1953
as Chauffeur
87th Precinct
1961
as Martin
The Bob Cummings Show
1955
as District Attorney
What's Happening!!
1976
as Mr. Bradford
Pete and Gladys
1960
The Thin Man
1957
The Mothers-in-Law
1967
as Roger Buell
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
Ford Theatre
1948
The Pet Set
1971
as Self
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
as Winslow (uncredited)
The Pruitts of Southampton
1966
as Baldwin
Guestward, Ho!
1960
Rango
1967
Date with the Angels
1957
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Dr. Thomas Gregory
Annette
1957
as Uncle Archie McCleod
Movies (75)
The Birds
1963
as Mitch's City Neighbor
Piranha
1978
as Earl Lyon
A Summer Place
1959
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Them!
1954
as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956
as Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited) / Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)
North to Alaska
1960
as Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Gnome-Mobile
1967
as Ralph Yarby
Blackboard Jungle
1955
as Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
That Touch of Mink
1962
as Mr. Miller
My Man Godfrey
1957
as Farnsworth
Blackbeard's Ghost
1968
as Dean Wheaton
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957
as Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
Rabbit Test
1978
as First Newscaster
Lover Come Back
1961
as Dr. Melnick
Billie
1965
as Principal Arnold Wilson
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
1968
as Charlie Wrenn
That Darn Cat!
1965
as Drive-in-Manager
The King's Pirate
1967
as Swaine
Désirée
1954
as Etienne Clary
Invaders from Mars
1953
as MP
Spring Reunion
1957
as Sidney (uncredited)
The Young Philadelphians
1959
as George Archibald
Hot Blood
1956
as Mr. Swift (uncredited)
Designing Woman
1957
as Larry Musso (uncredited)
All in a Night's Work
1961
as Fur Salesman (uncredited)
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
1980
as Joseph Rottman
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
1955
as Semu
The Patsy
1964
as Sy Devore
Lady in Cement
1968
as Arnie Sherwin
Bad Manners
1984
as Ticket Salesman
Kiss Them for Me
1957
as Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited)
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965
as Maginot
Decision at Sundown
1957
as Reverend Zaron
This Island Earth
1955
as Pilot (uncredited)
-30-
1959
as Chapman
Who's Minding the Store?
1963
as Tie Salesman
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
1966
as Survival Manual Narrator
The Last Hurrah
1958
as Graves (uncredited)
My Sister Eileen
1955
as Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)
The Solid Gold Cadillac
1956
as Williams (uncredited)
Critic's Choice
1963
as Harvey Rittenhouse
Good Morning, Miss Dove
1955
as Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)
The Man Who Understood Women
1959
as Rossi (uncredited)
Private Hell 36
1954
as Mr. Mace (uncredited)
Shield for Murder
1954
as The Professor
Enter Laughing
1967
as Pike
The Proud Ones
1956
as Barber (uncredited)
Dear Heart
1965
as Mr. Cruikshank
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
1958
as Milburn Schroeder
Cry Vengeance
1954
as Bartender at The Cameo Room
The High Cost of Loving
1958
as Obstetrician (uncredited)
Lay That Rifle Down
1955
as Glover Speckleton
Prince of Players
1955
as Theatre Manager
It Started with a Kiss
1959
as Capt. Porter (uncredited)
No Man's Valley
1981
as Panda (voice)
Murder Can Hurt You!
1980
as Mr. Burnice
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
1959
as Sheriff
The Gossip Columnist
1980
as Director
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
1980
as King of Cey What
The Raiders
1963
as Commissioner Mailer
The Power and the Prize
1956
as Howard Carruthers
The Kettles in the Ozarks
1956
as Big Trout
Getting Married
1978
as Wedding Director
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
1984
as City Councilman
The Narco Men
1968
as Records Clerk
Arsenic and Old Lace
1969
as Mr. Witherspoon
About Time
1962
as The Butler
Everything's Ducky
1961
as Dr. Deckham
The Hired Man
1957
as Harry Attwood
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
1966
as Mr. Travis / Police Chief
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
1957
as Shirt Salesman
The Man from Clover Grove
1975
as Charlie Strange
Affair in Reno
1957
as H.L. Denham
The Silent Kill
1959
as Michael Gilmore
The Awakening of Cassie
1982
About Richard Deacon
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). With 140 credits spanning from 1948 to 1984, Richard Deacon has appeared in 75 films and 65 TV shows.
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Most Popular Richard Deacon Movies
- The Birds (1963) — as Mitch's City Neighbor
- Piranha (1978) — as Earl Lyon
- A Summer Place (1959) — as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
- Them! (1954) — as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) — as Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited) / Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)
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