Richard Deacon
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1922-05-14
Day of Death
1984-08-08 (62 years old)
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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
Acting
(1984)
Bad Manners
as Ticket Salesman
(1984)
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
as City Councilman
(1982)
(1981)
No Man's Valley
as Panda (voice)
(1980)
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
as Joseph Rottman
(1980)
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
as King of Cey What
(1980)
Murder Can Hurt You!
as Mr. Burnice
(1980)
The Gossip Columnist
as Director
(1978)
Piranha
as Earl Lyon
(1978)
Rabbit Test
as First Newscaster
(1978)
Getting Married
as Wedding Director
(1975)
The Man from Clover Grove
as Charlie Strange
(1969)
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Mr. Witherspoon
(1968)
Blackbeard's Ghost
as Dean Wheaton
(1968)
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
as Charlie Wrenn
(1968)
Lady in Cement
as Arnie Sherwin
(1968)
Persecución hasta Valencia
as Records Clerk
(1967)
The Gnome-Mobile
as Ralph Yarby
(1967)
The King's Pirate
as Swaine
(1967)
Enter Laughing
as Pike
(1966)
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
as Survival Manual Narrator
(1966)
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
as Mr. Travis / Police Chief
(1965)
That Darn Cat!
as Drive-in-Manager
(1965)
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Maginot
(1965)
Dear Heart
as Mr. Cruikshank
(1965)
Billie
as Principal Arnold Wilson
(1964)
The Patsy
as Sy Devore
(1963)
The Birds
as Mitch's City Neighbor
(1963)
Who's Minding the Store?
as Tie Salesman
(1963)
The Raiders
as Commissioner Mailer
(1963)
Critic's Choice
as Harvey Rittenhouse
(1962)
That Touch of Mink
as Mr. Miller
(1962)
About Time
as The Butler
(1961)
Lover Come Back
as Dr. Melnick
(1961)
All in a Night's Work
as Fur Salesman (uncredited)
(1961)
Everything's Ducky
as Dr. Deckham
(1960)
North to Alaska
as Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
(1959)
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
as Sheriff
(1959)
The Young Philadelphians
as George Archibald
(1959)
A Summer Place
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
(1959)
It Started with a Kiss
as Capt. Porter (uncredited)
(1959)
The Man Who Understood Women
as Rossi (uncredited)
(1959)
-30-
as Chapman
(1959)
The Silent Kill
as Michael Gilmore
(1958)
The Last Hurrah
as Graves (uncredited)
(1958)
The High Cost of Loving
as Obstetrician (uncredited)
(1958)
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
as Milburn Schroeder
(1957)
Decision at Sundown
as Reverend Zaron
(1957)
Kiss Them for Me
as Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited)
(1957)
Designing Woman
as Larry Musso (uncredited)
(1957)
My Man Godfrey
as Farnsworth
(1957)
The Spirit of St. Louis
as Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
(1957)
Affair in Reno
as H.L. Denham
(1957)
The Hired Man
as Harry Attwood
(1957)
Spring Reunion
as Sidney (uncredited)
(1957)
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
as Shirt Salesman
(1956)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Emergency Room Doctor
(1956)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)
(1956)
The Solid Gold Cadillac
as Williams (uncredited)
(1956)
The Proud Ones
as Barber (uncredited)
(1956)
Hot Blood
as Mr. Swift (uncredited)
(1956)
The Power and the Prize
as Howard Carruthers
(1956)
The Kettles in the Ozarks
as Big Trout
(1955)
This Island Earth
as Spacecraft Pilot
(1955)
Blackboard Jungle
as Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
(1955)
My Sister Eileen
as Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)
(1955)
Good Morning, Miss Dove
as Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)
(1955)
(1955)
Prince of Players
as Theatre Manager
(1955)
Lay That Rifle Down
as Glover Speckleton
(1954)
Them!
as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
(1954)
Désirée
as Etienne Clary
(1954)
Private Hell 36
as Mr. Mace (uncredited)
(1954)
Shield for Murder
as The Professor
(1954)
Cry Vengeance
as Bartender at The Cameo Room
(1953)
Invaders from Mars
as MP