Richard Deacon
Acting
Born May 14, 1922 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died August 8, 1984
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
Bad Manners
1984 · Ticket Salesman
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
1980 · Joseph Rottman
Piranha
1978 · Earl Lyon
Rabbit Test
1978 · First Newscaster
Lady in Cement
1968 · Arnie Sherwin
Blackbeard's Ghost
1968 · Dean Wheaton
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
1968 · Charlie Wrenn
The Gnome-Mobile
1967 · Ralph Yarby
Enter Laughing
1967 · Pike
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
1966 · Survival Manual Narrator
Billie
1965 · Principal Arnold Wilson
Dear Heart
1965 · Mr. Cruikshank
That Darn Cat!
1965 · Drive-in-Manager
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965 · Maginot
The Patsy
1964 · Sy Devore
The Birds
1963 · Mitch's City Neighbor
Critic's Choice
1963 · Harvey Rittenhouse
The Raiders
1963 · Commissioner Mailer
Who's Minding the Store?
1963 · Tie Salesman
That Touch of Mink
1962 · Mr. Miller
Lover Come Back
1961 · Dr. Melnick
All in a Night's Work
1961 · Fur Salesman (uncredited)
North to Alaska
1960 · Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Young Philadelphians
1959 · George Archibald
It Started with a Kiss
1959 · Capt. Porter (uncredited)
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1959 · Chapman
A Summer Place
1959 · Pawnbroker (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah
1958 · Graves (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
1957 · Farnsworth
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957 · Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
Decision at Sundown
1957 · Reverend Zaron
Kiss Them for Me
1957 · Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited)
Designing Woman
1957 · Larry Musso (uncredited)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956 · Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited)
The Solid Gold Cadillac
1956 · Williams (uncredited)
The Proud Ones
1956 · Barber (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
1955 · Semu
Good Morning, Miss Dove
1955 · Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)
This Island Earth
1955 · Pilot (uncredited)
Blackboard Jungle
1955 · Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
My Sister Eileen
1955 · Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)
Cry Vengeance
1954 · Bartender at The Cameo Room
Désirée
1954 · Etienne Clary
Them!
1954 · Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
Private Hell 36
1954 · Mr. Mace (uncredited)
Shield for Murder
1954 · The Professor
Invaders from Mars
1953 · MP