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Richard Deacon
Richard Deacon

Richard Deacon

ActingBorn May 14, 1922Died August 8, 1984 (age 62)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).

Filmography

1984Movie
1984
Bad Manners

as Ticket Salesman

Movie
1981
No Man's Valley

as Panda (voice)

Movie
1980Movie
1980
Murder Can Hurt You!

as Mr. Burnice

Movie
1980Movie
1980Movie
1978
Piranha

as Earl Lyon

Movie
1978
Getting Married

as Wedding Director

Movie
1978
Rabbit Test

as First Newscaster

Movie
1977
The Love Boat

as Dr. Yates

TV
1977
CHiPs

as Mr. Singleton

TV
1976TV
1976
What's Happening!!

as Mr. Bradford

TV
1975
The Man from Clover Grove

as Charlie Strange

Movie
1971
McMillan & Wife

as Luther Dorfman

TV
1971TV
1970
Night Gallery

as Man with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire")

TV
1969TV
1969
Love, American Style

as Charles Furman

TV
1969
Love, American Style

as Boyd Daniels

TV
1969
Arsenic and Old Lace

as Mr. Witherspoon

Movie
1968
Lady in Cement

as Arnie Sherwin

Movie
1968
Here's Lucy

as Harvey Hoople

TV
1968
Here's Lucy

as Loan Officer

TV
1968
The Narco Men

as Records Clerk

Movie
1968
Blackbeard's Ghost

as Dean Wheaton

Movie
1967
The Mothers-in-Law

as Roger Buell

TV
1967Movie
1967
The Gnome-Mobile

as Ralph Yarby

Movie
1967Movie
1967TV
1966
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.

as Survival Manual Narrator

Movie
1966
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title

as Mr. Travis / Police Chief

Movie
1966
The Carol Channing Show

as Leon Thatcher

TV
1965
Billie

as Principal Arnold Wilson

Movie
1965
That Darn Cat!

as Drive-in-Manager

Movie
1965
I Dream of Jeannie

as Harley Z. Poof

TV
1965
Get Smart

as Internship Doctor (uncredited)

TV
1965
Green Acres

as Mr. Oglethorpe

TV
1965
Dear Heart

as Mr. Cruikshank

Movie
1964
The Munsters

as Borden T. Pike

TV
1964
The Addams Family

as Mortimer Phelps

TV
1964
The Patsy

as Sy Devore

Movie
1963
The Raiders

as Commissioner Mailer

Movie
1963Movie
1963
My Favorite Martian

as Mr. Bentley

TV
1963
The Birds

as Mitch's City Neighbor

Movie
1963
Critic's Choice

as Harvey Rittenhouse

Movie
1962TV
1962
That Touch of Mink

as Mr. Miller

Movie
1962
About Time

as The Butler

Movie
1961
Everything's Ducky

as Dr. Deckham

Movie
1961
Lover Come Back

as Dr. Melnick

Movie
1961TV
1961
87th Precinct

as Martin

TV
1961
All in a Night's Work

as Fur Salesman (uncredited)

Movie
1961TV
1961
Mister Ed

as Tatti (voice) (uncredited)

TV
1961
Mister Ed

as Dr. Baker

TV
1960
North to Alaska

as Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Movie
1959
A Summer Place

as Pawnbroker (uncredited)

Movie
1959
-30-

as Chapman

Movie
1959
The Untouchables

as Bill Skidmore

TV
1959
Hawaiian Eye

as Funeral Director

TV
1959
The Man Who Understood Women

as Rossi (uncredited)

Movie
1959
The Twilight Zone

as Wallace V. Whipple

TV
1959TV
1959
Bonanza

as Captain Shark

TV
1959
It Started with a Kiss

as Capt. Porter (uncredited)

Movie
1959
The Silent Kill

as Michael Gilmore

Movie
1959
The Young Philadelphians

as George Archibald

Movie
1958
The Last Hurrah

as Graves (uncredited)

Movie
1958Movie
1958
77 Sunset Strip

as Wallace Friend

TV
1958TV
1958
The Donna Reed Show

as Mr. Conroy

TV
1958
The High Cost of Loving

as Obstetrician (uncredited)

Movie
1957Movie
1957
Kiss Them for Me

as Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited)

Movie
1957
Decision at Sundown

as Reverend Zaron

Movie
1957
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

as Winslow (uncredited)

TV
1957
My Man Godfrey

as Farnsworth

Movie
1957
Leave It to Beaver

as Fred Rutherford

TV
1957
The Real McCoys

as Mr. Laidlaw

TV
1957
Maverick

as Floyd Gimbel

TV
1957
Perry Mason

as Wilmer Beaslee

TV
1957
The Hired Man

as Harry Attwood

Movie
1957
Designing Woman

as Larry Musso (uncredited)

Movie
1957
The Spirit of St. Louis

as Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)

Movie
1957
Spring Reunion

as Sidney (uncredited)

Movie
1957
Affair in Reno

as H.L. Denham

Movie
1957
Annette

as Uncle Archie McCleod

TV
1956
The Power and the Prize

as Howard Carruthers

Movie
1956
The Solid Gold Cadillac

as Williams (uncredited)

Movie
1956
The Proud Ones

as Barber (uncredited)

Movie
1956Movie
1956
Hot Blood

as Mr. Swift (uncredited)

Movie
1956
Invasion of the Body Snatchers

as Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited)

Movie
1956
Invasion of the Body Snatchers

as Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)

Movie
1955
Good Morning, Miss Dove

as Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)

Movie
1955TV
1955
Screen Director's Playhouse

as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

TV
1955
My Sister Eileen

as Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)

Movie
1955TV
1955
Gunsmoke

as Botkin

TV
1955
Lay That Rifle Down

as Glover Speckleton

Movie
1955
This Island Earth

as Pilot (uncredited)

Movie
1955
Blackboard Jungle

as Mr. Stanley (uncredited)

Movie
1955
The Millionaire

as Jeweler

TV
1955
The Millionaire

as Foundation Rep. Gibson

TV
1955
Prince of Players

as Theatre Manager

Movie
1955
The Bob Cummings Show

as District Attorney

TV
1954
Cry Vengeance

as Bartender at The Cameo Room

Movie
1954
Désirée

as Etienne Clary

Movie
1954
December Bride

as James, Desi Arnaz's Butler

TV
1954
December Bride

as Bud Hodges

TV
1954
Private Hell 36

as Mr. Mace (uncredited)

Movie
1954
Shield for Murder

as The Professor

Movie
1954
Them!

as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference

Movie
1954
Public Defender

as Truant Officer

TV
1953
The Danny Thomas Show

as John Savich

TV
1953Movie
1953
The Life Of Riley

as Chauffeur

TV
1952
The Ford Television Theatre

as Planter O'Toole

TV
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Dr. Thomas Gregory

TV
1950
The Jack Benny Program

as Shirt Salesman

TV
1950TV
1950TV
1950TV

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayMay 14, 1922
Day of DeathAugust 8, 1984
Place of BirthPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Popularity0.7
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