Richard Deacon
Acting
Born: May 14, 1922 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: August 8, 1984 (aged 62)
Highest Rated
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
1963
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956
The Twilight Zone
1959
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
Piranha
1978
Bonanza
1959
The Munsters
1964
Them!
1954
The Addams Family
1964
Get Smart
1965
This Island Earth
1955
Invaders from Mars
1953
Photos (2)
Movies (76)
The Birds
Mitch's City Neighbor
Blackbeard's Ghost
Dean Wheaton
That Darn Cat!
Drive-in-Manager
The Spirit of St. Louis
Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
That Touch of Mink
Mr. Miller
Invaders from Mars
MP
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)
Blackboard Jungle
Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
Piranha
Earl Lyon
The Solid Gold Cadillac
Williams (uncredited)
Them!
Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
North to Alaska
Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
Farnsworth
Désirée
Etienne Clary
All in a Night's Work
Fur Salesman (uncredited)
Decision at Sundown
Reverend Zaron
My Sister Eileen
Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)
Who's Minding the Store?
Tie Salesman
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
Semu
Lady in Cement
Arnie Sherwin
The Patsy
Sy Devore
A Summer Place
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
The Gnome-Mobile
Ralph Yarby
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
Survival Manual Narrator
Designing Woman
Larry Musso (uncredited)
The Young Philadelphians
George Archibald
Lover Come Back
Dr. Melnick
Bad Manners
Ticket Salesman
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
Charlie Wrenn
This Island Earth
Pilot (uncredited)
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Maginot
The Raiders
Commissioner Mailer
Private Hell 36
Mr. Mace (uncredited)
The Proud Ones
Barber (uncredited)
Hot Blood
Mr. Swift (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah
Graves (uncredited)
Kiss Them for Me
Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited)
The King's Pirate
Swaine
Billie
Principal Arnold Wilson
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
Joseph Rottman
Good Morning, Miss Dove
Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)
Murder Can Hurt You!
Mr. Burnice
It Started with a Kiss
Captain Porter (uncredited)
Lay That Rifle Down
Glover Speckleton
-30-
Chapman
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
Milburn Schroeder
Critic's Choice
Harvey Rittenhouse
The Man from Clover Grove
Charlie Strange
Rabbit Test
First Newscaster
Dear Heart
Mr. Cruikshank
The High Cost of Loving
Obstetrician (uncredited)
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
Mr. Travis / Police Chief
Spring Reunion
Sidney (uncredited)
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
King of Cey What
The Power and the Prize
Howard Carruthers
Enter Laughing
Pike
The Gossip Columnist
Director
The Man Who Understood Women
Rossi (uncredited)
The Kettles in the Ozarks
Big Trout
Cry Vengeance
Bartender at The Cameo Room
Shield for Murder
The Professor
Arsenic and Old Lace
Mr. Witherspoon
The Hired Man
Harry Attwood
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
City Councilman
About Time
The Butler
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
Sheriff
Prince of Players
Theatre Manager
Getting Married
Wedding Director
The Silent Kill
Michael Gilmore
Everything's Ducky
Dr. Deckham
No Man's Valley
Panda (voice)
The Narco Men
Records Clerk
Affair in Reno
H.L. Denham
The Awakening of Cassie
1982
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
Shirt Salesman
TV Shows (71)
The Love Boat
Dr. Yates · 1 eps
Perry Mason
Wilmer Beaslee · 1 eps
Bonanza
Captain Shark · 1 eps
Get Smart
Internship Doctor (uncredited) · 1 eps
Love, American Style
Charlie · 1 eps
Love, American Style
Charles Furman · 1 eps
Love, American Style
Boyd Daniels · 1 eps
Maverick
Floyd Gimbel · 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
Wallace V. Whipple · 1 eps
The Beverly Hillbillies
1 eps
The Beverly Hillbillies
Mr. Brubaker · 1 eps
The Rifleman
1 eps
Leave It to Beaver
Fred Rutherford · 5 eps
My Three Sons
1 eps
Green Acres
Mr. Oglethorpe · 1 eps
The Donna Reed Show
Mr. Heflin · 3 eps
The Donna Reed Show
Mr. Conroy · 1 eps
I Dream of Jeannie
Harley Z. Poof · 1 eps
Alice
1 eps
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Mel Cooley · 52 eps
The Untouchables
Bill Skidmore · 1 eps
The Munsters
Borden T. Pike · 1 eps
Night Gallery
Man with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire") · 1 eps
Trapper John, M.D.
1 eps
The Addams Family
Mortimer Phelps · 1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
Wallace Friend · 1 eps
Mister Ed
4 eps
Mister Ed
Tatti (voice) (uncredited) · 1 eps
Mister Ed
Dr. Baker · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Botkin · 1 eps
Hawaiian Eye
Funeral Director · 1 eps
Here's Lucy
Harvey Hoople · 1 eps
Here's Lucy
Loan Officer · 1 eps
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Cecil Ellingboe · 1 eps
My Favorite Martian
Mr. Bentley · 1 eps
The Jack Benny Program
Shirt Salesman · 2 eps
The Jack Benny Program
1 eps
The Ford Television Theatre
Planter O'Toole · 1 eps
The Real McCoys
1 eps
The Real McCoys
Mr. Laidlaw · 1 eps
December Bride
James, Desi Arnaz's Butler · 1 eps
December Bride
Bud Hodges · 1 eps
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Paul Erickson · 1 eps
The Danny Thomas Show
John Savich · 1 eps
McMillan & Wife
1 eps
McMillan & Wife
Luther Dorfman · 1 eps
The Millionaire
Jeweler · 1 eps
The Millionaire
Foundation Rep. Gibson · 1 eps
The Life Of Riley
Chauffeur · 1 eps
Navy Log
2 eps
CHiPs
Mr. Singleton · 1 eps
The Bob Cummings Show
District Attorney · 1 eps
The Thin Man
1 eps
Public Defender
Truant Officer · 1 eps
87th Precinct
Martin · 1 eps
Lux Video Theatre
Norton · 1 eps
Lux Video Theatre
Sheldon · 1 eps
Pete and Gladys
2 eps
Screen Director's Playhouse
Hotel Clerk (uncredited) · 1 eps
What's Happening!!
Mr. Bradford · 1 eps
The Mothers-in-Law
Roger Buell · 26 eps
Bourbon Street Beat
1 eps
Guestward, Ho!
1 eps
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Winslow (uncredited) · 1 eps
Date with the Angels
60 eps
Rango
1 eps
The Pruitts of Southampton
Baldwin · 4 eps
Annette
Uncle Archie McCleod · 20 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Dr. Thomas Gregory · 1 eps
The Ed Wynn Show
Conway · 1 eps
The Lost Saucer
1 eps
