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
A Summer Place
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)
Piranha
Earl Lyon
Them!
Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
That Darn Cat!
Drive-in-Manager
This Island Earth
Pilot (uncredited)
Lover Come Back
Dr. Melnick
Blackbeard's Ghost
Dean Wheaton
Désirée
Etienne Clary
North to Alaska
Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The King's Pirate
Swaine
The Gnome-Mobile
Ralph Yarby
Invaders from Mars
MP
The Spirit of St. Louis
Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
Farnsworth
Critic's Choice
Harvey Rittenhouse
That Touch of Mink
Mr. Miller
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
Semu
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
Survival Manual Narrator
The Young Philadelphians
George Archibald
The Patsy
Sy Devore
Blackboard Jungle
Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah
Graves (uncredited)
Designing Woman
Larry Musso (uncredited)
Decision at Sundown
Reverend Zaron
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
Charlie Wrenn
Hot Blood
Mr. Swift (uncredited)
Who's Minding the Store?
Tie Salesman
All in a Night's Work
Fur Salesman (uncredited)
Kiss Them for Me
Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited)
Spring Reunion
Sidney (uncredited)
The Proud Ones
Barber (uncredited)
Lady in Cement
Arnie Sherwin
My Sister Eileen
Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)
Billie
Principal Arnold Wilson
It Started with a Kiss
Captain Porter (uncredited)
The Solid Gold Cadillac
Williams (uncredited)
Enter Laughing
Pike
Dear Heart
Mr. Cruikshank
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Maginot
Good Morning, Miss Dove
Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)
Private Hell 36
Mr. Mace (uncredited)
Rabbit Test
First Newscaster
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
Joseph Rottman
The Raiders
Commissioner Mailer
Getting Married
Wedding Director
Shield for Murder
The Professor
The Power and the Prize
Howard Carruthers
Affair in Reno
H.L. Denham
Cry Vengeance
Bartender at The Cameo Room
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
Sheriff
The Kettles in the Ozarks
Big Trout
The High Cost of Loving
Obstetrician (uncredited)
Bad Manners
Ticket Salesman
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
Milburn Schroeder
The Gossip Columnist
Director
Arsenic and Old Lace
Mr. Witherspoon
The Hired Man
Harry Attwood
Everything's Ducky
Dr. Deckham
No Man's Valley
Panda (voice)
The Man Who Understood Women
Rossi (uncredited)
The Silent Kill
Michael Gilmore
-30-
Chapman
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
King of Cey What
Lay That Rifle Down
Glover Speckleton
Murder Can Hurt You!
Mr. Burnice
Prince of Players
Theatre Manager
About Time
The Butler
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
City Councilman
The Narco Men
Records Clerk
The Man from Clover Grove
Charlie Strange
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
Mr. Travis / Police Chief
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
Shirt Salesman
The Awakening of Cassie
1982
TV Shows (69)
Perry Mason
Wilmer Beaslee · 1 eps
The Love Boat
Dr. Yates · 1 eps
The Donna Reed Show
3 eps
The Donna Reed Show
Mr. Conroy · 1 eps
Bonanza
Captain Shark · 1 eps
Alice
1 eps
The Rifleman
1 eps
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Mel Cooley · 52 eps
The Twilight Zone
Wallace V. Whipple · 1 eps
Love, American Style
Charlie · 1 eps
Love, American Style
Charles Furman · 1 eps
Love, American Style
Boyd Daniels · 1 eps
Get Smart
Internship Doctor (uncredited) · 1 eps
Maverick
Floyd Gimbel · 1 eps
Green Acres
Mr. Oglethorpe · 1 eps
The Beverly Hillbillies
1 eps
The Beverly Hillbillies
Mr. Brubaker · 1 eps
My Three Sons
1 eps
I Dream of Jeannie
Harley Z. Poof · 1 eps
The Untouchables
Bill Skidmore · 1 eps
Leave It to Beaver
Fred Rutherford · 5 eps
The Munsters
Borden T. Pike · 1 eps
Night Gallery
Man with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire") · 1 eps
Gunsmoke
Botkin · 1 eps
The Addams Family
Mortimer Phelps · 1 eps
Trapper John, M.D.
1 eps
Here's Lucy
Harvey Hoople · 1 eps
Here's Lucy
Loan Officer · 1 eps
Hawaiian Eye
Funeral Director · 1 eps
The Millionaire
Jeweler · 1 eps
The Millionaire
Foundation Rep. Gibson · 1 eps
My Favorite Martian
Mr. Bentley · 1 eps
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Cecil Ellingboe · 1 eps
The Jack Benny Program
Shirt Salesman · 2 eps
The Jack Benny Program
1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
Wallace Friend · 1 eps
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Paul Erickson · 1 eps
The Real McCoys
1 eps
The Real McCoys
Mr. Laidlaw · 1 eps
McMillan & Wife
1 eps
McMillan & Wife
Luther Dorfman · 1 eps
Mister Ed
4 eps
Mister Ed
Tatti (voice) (uncredited) · 1 eps
Mister Ed
Dr. Baker · 1 eps
The Ford Television Theatre
Planter O'Toole · 1 eps
The Danny Thomas Show
John Savich · 1 eps
The Life Of Riley
Chauffeur · 1 eps
December Bride
James, Desi Arnaz's Butler · 1 eps
December Bride
Bud Hodges · 1 eps
The Bob Cummings Show
District Attorney · 1 eps
CHiPs
Mr. Singleton · 1 eps
Navy Log
2 eps
87th Precinct
Martin · 1 eps
Bourbon Street Beat
1 eps
The Thin Man
1 eps
The Mothers-in-Law
Roger Buell · 26 eps
What's Happening!!
Mr. Bradford · 1 eps
Pete and Gladys
2 eps
Screen Director's Playhouse
Hotel Clerk (uncredited) · 1 eps
Public Defender
Truant Officer · 1 eps
Guestward, Ho!
1 eps
The Pruitts of Southampton
Baldwin · 4 eps
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Winslow (uncredited) · 1 eps
Date with the Angels
60 eps
Annette
Uncle Archie McCleod · 20 eps
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Dr. Thomas Gregory · 1 eps
Rango
1 eps
The Ed Wynn Show
Conway · 1 eps
The Lost Saucer
1 eps
