Richard Deacon
75 movies · 62 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 14, 1922
- Died
- Aug 8, 1984 (age 62)
- Place of birth
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Richard Lewis 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).
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Known for
Richard Deacon: movies and TV shows
Acting (137)
- 1984 The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
as City Councilman
- 1984 Bad Manners
as Ticket Salesman
- 1982
- 1981 No Man's Valley
as Panda (voice)
- 1980 The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
as Joseph Rottman
- 1980 Murder Can Hurt You!
as Mr. Burnice
- 1980 The Gossip Columnist
as Director
- 1980 Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
as King of Cey What
- 1979
- 1978 Piranha
as Earl Lyon
- 1978 Getting Married
as Wedding Director
- 1978 Rabbit Test
as First Newscaster
- 1977
- 1977
- 1976
- 1976
- 1975 The Man from Clover Grove
as Charlie Strange
- 1975
- 1972
- 1971
- 1970
- 1969
- 1969 Arsenic and Old Lace
as Mr. Witherspoon
- 1968 Lady in Cement
as Arnie Sherwin
- 1968
- 1968 The Narco Men
as Records Clerk
- 1968 The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
as Charlie Wrenn
- 1968 Blackbeard's Ghost
as Dean Wheaton
- 1967
- 1967 The King's Pirate
as Swaine
- 1967 The Gnome-Mobile
as Ralph Yarby
- 1967 Enter Laughing
as Pike
- 1967
- 1966
- 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
- 1966
- 1965 Billie
as Principal Arnold Wilson
- 1965 That Darn Cat!
as Drive-in-Manager
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965
- 1965 John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Maginot
- 1965 Dear Heart
as Mr. Cruikshank
- 1964
- 1964
- 1964 The Patsy
as Sy Devore
- 1963 The Raiders
as Commissioner Mailer
- 1963 Who's Minding the Store?
as Tie Salesman
- 1963
- 1963 The Birds
as Mitch's City Neighbor
- 1963 Critic's Choice
as Harvey Rittenhouse
- 1962
- 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
- 1961
- 1961 All in a Night's Work
as Fur Salesman (uncredited)
- 1961
- 1960 North to Alaska
as Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- 1960
- 1960
- 1960
- 1959 A Summer Place
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
- 1959 -30-
as Chapman
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959 The Man Who Understood Women
as Rossi (uncredited)
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959
- 1959 It Started with a Kiss
as Captain Porter (uncredited)
- 1959 The Silent Kill
as Michael Gilmore
- 1959 The Young Philadelphians
as George Archibald
- 1959 The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
as Sheriff
- 1958 The Last Hurrah
as Graves (uncredited)
- 1958 A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
as Milburn Schroeder
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958
- 1958 The High Cost of Loving
as Obstetrician (uncredited)
- 1957 Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
as Shirt Salesman
- 1957 Kiss Them for Me
as Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited)
- 1957 Decision at Sundown
as Reverend Zaron
- 1957
- 1957 My Man Godfrey
as Farnsworth
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957
- 1957 The Hired Man
as Harry Attwood
- 1957 Designing Woman
as Larry Musso (uncredited)
- 1957
- 1957 The Spirit of St. Louis
as Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
- 1957 Spring Reunion
as Sidney (uncredited)
- 1957 Affair in Reno
as H.L. Denham
- 1957
- 1956 The Power and the Prize
as Howard Carruthers
- 1956 The Solid Gold Cadillac
as Williams (uncredited)
- 1956 The Proud Ones
as Barber (uncredited)
- 1956 The Kettles in the Ozarks
as Big Trout
- 1956 Hot Blood
as Mr. Swift (uncredited)
- 1956 Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited) / Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)
- 1955 Good Morning, Miss Dove
as Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955 My Sister Eileen
as Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955 Lay That Rifle Down
as Glover Speckleton
- 1955 This Island Earth
as Pilot (uncredited)
- 1955
- 1955 Blackboard Jungle
as Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
- 1955
- 1955 Prince of Players
as Theatre Manager
- 1955
- 1954 Cry Vengeance
as Bartender at The Cameo Room
- 1954 Désirée
as Etienne Clary
- 1954
- 1954 Private Hell 36
as Mr. Mace (uncredited)
- 1954 Shield for Murder
as The Professor
- 1954 Them!
as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
- 1954
- 1953
- 1953 Invaders from Mars
as MP
- 1953
- 1952
- 1951
- 1950
- 1950
- 1948
Talk shows and appearances (5)
- 1983
- 1971 The Pet Set
1 episode
- 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1 episode
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show
1 episode
- 1950 The Bob Hope Show
1 episode