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