Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 14, 1922
Place of Birth:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Richard 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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Bad Manners | Ticket Salesman |
| 1984 | The Hoboken Chicken Emergency | City Councilman |
| 1982 | The Awakening of Cassie | |
| 1981 | No Man's Valley | Panda (voice) |
| 1980 | The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood | Joseph Rottman |
| 1980 | Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty | King of Cey What |
| 1980 | Murder Can Hurt You! | Mr. Burnice |
| 1980 | The Gossip Columnist | Director |
| 1978 | Piranha | Earl Lyon |
| 1978 | Getting Married | Wedding Director |
| 1978 | Rabbit Test | First Newscaster |
| 1975 | The Man from Clover Grove | Charlie Strange |
| 1969 | Arsenic and Old Lace | Mr. Witherspoon |
| 1968 | Lady in Cement | Arnie Sherwin |
| 1968 | Blackbeard's Ghost | Dean Wheaton |
| 1968 | The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band | Charlie Wrenn |
| 1968 | Persecución hasta Valencia | Records Clerk |
| 1967 | The Gnome-Mobile | Ralph Yarby |
| 1967 | Enter Laughing | Pike |
| 1967 | The King's Pirate | Swaine |
| 1966 | Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title | Mr. Travis / Police Chief |
| 1966 | Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N. | Survival Manual Narrator |
| 1965 | Billie | Principal Arnold Wilson |
| 1965 | Dear Heart | Mr. Cruikshank |
| 1965 | That Darn Cat! | Drive-in-Manager |
| 1965 | John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! | Maginot |
| 1964 | The Patsy | Sy Devore |
| 1963 | The Birds | Mitch's City Neighbor |
| 1963 | Critic's Choice | Harvey Rittenhouse |
| 1963 | The Raiders | Commissioner Mailer |
| 1963 | Who's Minding the Store? | Tie Salesman |
| 1962 | That Touch of Mink | Mr. Miller |
| 1962 | About Time | The Butler |
| 1961 | Everything's Ducky | Dr. Deckham |
| 1961 | Lover Come Back | Dr. Melnick |
| 1961 | All in a Night's Work | Fur Salesman (uncredited) |
| 1960 | North to Alaska | Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1959 | The Young Philadelphians | George Archibald |
| 1959 | It Started with a Kiss | Capt. Porter (uncredited) |
| 1959 | The Silent Kill | Michael Gilmore |
| 1959 | -30- | Chapman |
| 1959 | A Summer Place | Pawnbroker (uncredited) |
| 1959 | The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker | Sheriff |
| 1959 | The Man Who Understood Women | Rossi (uncredited) |
| 1958 | A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed | Milburn Schroeder |
| 1958 | The Last Hurrah | Graves (uncredited) |
| 1958 | The High Cost of Loving | Obstetrician (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Spring Reunion | Sidney (uncredited) |
| 1957 | My Man Godfrey | Farnsworth |
| 1957 | Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show | Shirt Salesman |
| 1957 | The Hired Man | Harry Attwood |
| 1957 | The Spirit of St. Louis | Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Decision at Sundown | Reverend Zaron |
| 1957 | Kiss Them for Me | Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Affair in Reno | H.L. Denham |
| 1957 | Designing Woman | Larry Musso (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers | Emergency Room Doctor |
| 1956 | The Solid Gold Cadillac | Williams (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Kettles in the Ozarks | Big Trout |
| 1956 | The Proud Ones | Barber (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Hot Blood | Mr. Swift (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Power and the Prize | Howard Carruthers |
| 1956 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers | Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy | Semu |
| 1955 | Good Morning, Miss Dove | Mr. Spivvy (uncredited) |
| 1955 | This Island Earth | Spacecraft Pilot |
| 1955 | Lay That Rifle Down | Glover Speckleton |
| 1955 | Blackboard Jungle | Mr. Stanley (uncredited) |
| 1955 | Prince of Players | Theatre Manager |
| 1955 | My Sister Eileen | Baker's Receptionist (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Cry Vengeance | Bartender at The Cameo Room |
| 1954 | Désirée | Etienne Clary |
| 1954 | Them! | Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference |
| 1954 | Private Hell 36 | Mr. Mace (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Shield for Murder | The Professor |
| 1953 | Invaders from Mars | MP |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Trapper John, M.D. | |
| 1977 | CHiPs | Mr. Singleton |
| 1977 | The Love Boat | Dr. Yates |
| 1976 | Alice | |
| 1975 | The Lost Saucer | |
| 1972 | Honeymoon Suite | |
| 1971 | McMillan & Wife | |
| 1971 | McMillan & Wife | Luther Dorfman |
| 1971 | The Pet Set | Self |
| 1970 | Night Gallery | Man with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire") |
| 1969 | Love, American Style | Charlie |
| 1969 | Love, American Style | Charles Furman |
| 1969 | Love, American Style | Boyd Daniels |
| 1968 | Here's Lucy | Harvey Hoople |
| 1968 | Here's Lucy | Loan Officer |
| 1967 | Rango | |
| 1967 | The Mothers-in-Law | Roger Buell |
| 1966 | The Carol Channing Show | Leon Thatcher |
| 1966 | The Pruitts of Southampton | Baldwin |
| 1965 | Get Smart | |
| 1965 | I Dream of Jeannie | Harley Z. Poof |
| 1965 | Green Acres | Mr. Oglethorpe |
| 1964 | The Munsters | Borden T. Pike |
| 1964 | The Addams Family | Mortimer Phelps |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Self |
| 1963 | My Favorite Martian | Mr. Bentley |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies | |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies | Mr. Brubaker |
| 1961 | Mister Ed | |
| 1961 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | Mel Cooley |
| 1961 | Mister Ed | Tatti (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1961 | 87th Precinct | Martin |
| 1961 | Mister Ed | Dr. Baker |
| 1960 | My Three Sons | |
| 1960 | Pete and Gladys | |
| 1960 | Guestward, Ho! | |
| 1959 | Bourbon Street Beat | |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zone | Wallace V. Whipple |
| 1959 | The Untouchables | Bill Skidmore |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Captain Shark |
| 1959 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | Cecil Ellingboe |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eye | Funeral Director |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed Show | |
| 1958 | The Rifleman | |
| 1958 | The Ed Wynn Show | Conway |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | Wallace Friend |
| 1957 | Annette | Uncle Archie McCleod |
| 1957 | Perry Mason | Wilmer Beaslee |
| 1957 | Leave It to Beaver | Fred Rutherford |
| 1957 | The Thin Man | |
| 1957 | The Real McCoys | |
| 1957 | Date with the Angels | |
| 1957 | The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour | Winslow (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Maverick | Floyd Gimbel |
| 1957 | The Real McCoys | Mr. Laidlaw |
| 1955 | Gunsmoke | Botkin |
| 1955 | The Millionaire | Jeweler |
| 1955 | Navy Log | |
| 1955 | The Great Gildersleeve | |
| 1955 | The Bob Cummings Show | District Attorney |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Hour | Paul Erickson |
| 1955 | The Millionaire | Foundation Rep. Gibson |
| 1955 | Screen Director's Playhouse | Hotel Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1954 | December Bride | |
| 1954 | Public Defender | Truant Officer |
| 1954 | December Bride | James, Desi Arnaz's Butler |
| 1953 | The Life Of Riley | Chauffeur |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatre | Planter O'Toole |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Dr. Thomas Gregory |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program | Shirt Salesman |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program | |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Sheldon |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatre | Norton |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show | Self |
| 1948 | Ford Theatre |