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)
Murder Can Hurt You!
as Mr. Burnice
(1980)
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
as King of Cey What
(1980)
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
as Joseph Rottman
(1980)
The Gossip Columnist
as Director
(1978)
Rabbit Test
as First Newscaster
(1978)
Piranha
as Earl Lyon
(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)
Persecución hasta Valencia
as Records Clerk
(1968)
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
as Charlie Wrenn
(1968)
Lady in Cement
as Arnie Sherwin
(1967)
The Gnome-Mobile
as Ralph Yarby
(1967)
Enter Laughing
as Pike
(1967)
The King's Pirate
as Swaine
(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)
Dear Heart
as Mr. Cruikshank
(1965)
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Maginot
(1965)
Billie
as Principal Arnold Wilson
(1965)
That Darn Cat!
as Drive-in-Manager
(1964)
The Patsy
as Sy Devore
(1963)
The Birds
as Mitch's City Neighbor
(1963)
Who's Minding the Store?
as Tie Salesman
(1963)
Critic's Choice
as Harvey Rittenhouse
(1963)
The Raiders
as Commissioner Mailer
(1962)
That Touch of Mink
as Mr. Miller
(1962)
About Time
as The Butler
(1961)
Everything's Ducky
as Dr. Deckham
(1961)
Lover Come Back
as Dr. Melnick
(1961)
All in a Night's Work
as Fur Salesman (uncredited)
(1960)
North to Alaska
as Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
(1959)
It Started with a Kiss
as Capt. Porter (uncredited)
(1959)
The Young Philadelphians
as George Archibald
(1959)
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
as Sheriff
(1959)
A Summer Place
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
(1959)
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as Chapman
(1959)
The Man Who Understood Women
as Rossi (uncredited)
(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)
The Spirit of St. Louis
as Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
(1957)
Designing Woman
as Larry Musso (uncredited)
(1957)
My Man Godfrey
as Farnsworth
(1957)
Kiss Them for Me
as Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited)
(1957)
Affair in Reno
as H.L. Denham
(1957)
Spring Reunion
as Sidney (uncredited)
(1957)
The Hired Man
as Harry Attwood
(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)
The Power and the Prize
as Howard Carruthers
(1956)
Hot Blood
as Mr. Swift (uncredited)
(1956)
The Kettles in the Ozarks
as Big Trout
(1955)
(1955)
Good Morning, Miss Dove
as Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)
(1955)
Blackboard Jungle
as Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
(1955)
My Sister Eileen
as Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)
(1955)
Prince of Players
as Theatre Manager
(1955)
This Island Earth
as Spacecraft Pilot
(1955)
Lay That Rifle Down
as Glover Speckleton
(1954)
Shield for Murder
as The Professor
(1954)
Cry Vengeance
as Bartender at The Cameo Room
(1954)
Them!
as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
(1954)
Private Hell 36
as Mr. Mace (uncredited)
(1954)
Désirée
as Etienne Clary
(1953)
Invaders from Mars
as MP