Richard Deacon
Acting
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
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movieThe Hoboken Chicken Emergency
1984
City Councilman
movieBad Manners
1984
Ticket Salesman
movieNo Man's Valley
1981
Panda (voice)
movieThe Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
1980
Joseph Rottman
movieMurder Can Hurt You!
1980
Mr. Burnice
movieThe Gossip Columnist
1980
Director
movieSteve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
1980
King of Cey What
moviePiranha
1978
Earl Lyon
movieGetting Married
1978
Wedding Director
movieRabbit Test
1978
First Newscaster
tvThe Love Boat
1977
Dr. Yates
tvCHiPs
1977
Mr. Singleton
tvWhat's Happening!!
1976
Mr. Bradford
movieThe Man from Clover Grove
1975
Charlie Strange
tvMcMillan & Wife
1971
Luther Dorfman
tvNight Gallery
1970
Man with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire")
tvLove, American Style
1969
Charlie / Charles Furman / Boyd Daniels
movieArsenic and Old Lace
1969
Mr. Witherspoon
movieLady in Cement
1968
Arnie Sherwin
tvHere's Lucy
1968
Harvey Hoople / Loan Officer
movieThe Narco Men
1968
Records Clerk
movieBlackbeard's Ghost
1968
Dean Wheaton
tvThe Mothers-in-Law
1967
Roger Buell
movieThe Gnome-Mobile
1967
Ralph Yarby
movieLt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
1966
Survival Manual Narrator
movieDon't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
1966
Mr. Travis / Police Chief
The Carol Channing Show
1966
Leon Thatcher
movieBillie
1965
Principal Arnold Wilson
movieThat Darn Cat!
1965
Drive-in-Manager
tvI Dream of Jeannie
1965
Harley Z. Poof
tvGet Smart
1965
Internship Doctor (uncredited)
tvGreen Acres
1965
Mr. Oglethorpe
movieDear Heart
1965
Mr. Cruikshank
tvThe Munsters
1964
Borden T. Pike
tvThe Addams Family
1964
Mortimer Phelps
movieThe Patsy
1964
Sy Devore
movieThe Raiders
1963
Commissioner Mailer
movieWho's Minding the Store?
1963
Tie Salesman
tvMy Favorite Martian
1963
Mr. Bentley
movieThe Birds
1963
Mitch's City Neighbor
movieCritic's Choice
1963
Harvey Rittenhouse
tvThe Beverly Hillbillies
1962
Mr. Brubaker
movieThat Touch of Mink
1962
Mr. Miller
movieAbout Time
1962
The Butler
movieEverything's Ducky
1961
Dr. Deckham
movieLover Come Back
1961
Dr. Melnick
tvThe Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
Mel Cooley
tv87th Precinct
1961
Martin
movieAll in a Night's Work
1961
Fur Salesman (uncredited)
tvMister Ed
1961
Tatti (voice) (uncredited) / Dr. Baker
movieNorth to Alaska
1960
Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
movieA Summer Place
1959
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
movie-30-
1959
Chapman
tvThe Untouchables
1959
Bill Skidmore
tvHawaiian Eye
1959
Funeral Director
movieThe Man Who Understood Women
1959
Rossi (uncredited)
tvThe Twilight Zone
1959
Wallace V. Whipple
tvThe Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
Cecil Ellingboe
tvBonanza
1959
Captain Shark
movieIt Started with a Kiss
1959
Capt. Porter (uncredited)
movieThe Silent Kill
1959
Michael Gilmore
movieThe Young Philadelphians
1959
George Archibald
movieThe Last Hurrah
1958
Graves (uncredited)
movieA Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
1958
Milburn Schroeder
tv77 Sunset Strip
1958
Wallace Friend
tvThe Ed Wynn Show
1958
Conway
tvThe Donna Reed Show
1958
Mr. Conroy
movieThe High Cost of Loving
1958
Obstetrician (uncredited)
movieJack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
1957
Shirt Salesman
movieKiss Them for Me
1957
Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited)
movieDecision at Sundown
1957
Reverend Zaron
tvThe Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
Winslow (uncredited)
movieMy Man Godfrey
1957
Farnsworth
tvLeave It to Beaver
1957
Fred Rutherford
tvThe Real McCoys
1957
Mr. Laidlaw
tvMaverick
1957
Floyd Gimbel
tvPerry Mason
1957
Wilmer Beaslee
movieThe Hired Man
1957
Harry Attwood
movieDesigning Woman
1957
Larry Musso (uncredited)
movieThe Spirit of St. Louis
1957
Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
movieSpring Reunion
1957
Sidney (uncredited)
movieAffair in Reno
1957
H.L. Denham
tvAnnette
1957
Uncle Archie McCleod
movieThe Power and the Prize
1956
Howard Carruthers
movieThe Solid Gold Cadillac
1956
Williams (uncredited)
movieThe Proud Ones
1956
Barber (uncredited)
movieThe Kettles in the Ozarks
1956
Big Trout
movieHot Blood
1956
Mr. Swift (uncredited)
movieInvasion of the Body Snatchers
1956
Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited) / Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)
movieGood Morning, Miss Dove
1955
Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)
tvThe 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Paul Erickson
tvScreen Director's Playhouse
1955
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
movieMy Sister Eileen
1955
Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)
tvGunsmoke
1955
Botkin
movieLay That Rifle Down
1955
Glover Speckleton
movieThis Island Earth
1955
Pilot (uncredited)
movieBlackboard Jungle
1955
Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
tvThe Millionaire
1955
Jeweler / Foundation Rep. Gibson
moviePrince of Players
1955
Theatre Manager
tvThe Bob Cummings Show
1955
District Attorney
movieCry Vengeance
1954
Bartender at The Cameo Room
movieDésirée
1954
Etienne Clary
tvDecember Bride
1954
James, Desi Arnaz's Butler / Bud Hodges
moviePrivate Hell 36
1954
Mr. Mace (uncredited)
movieShield for Murder
1954
The Professor
movieThem!
1954
Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
tvPublic Defender
1954
Truant Officer
tvThe Danny Thomas Show
1953
John Savich
tvThe Life Of Riley
1953
Chauffeur
tvThe Ford Television Theatre
1952
Planter O'Toole
tvSchlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Dr. Thomas Gregory
tvThe Jack Benny Program
1950
Shirt Salesman
Lux Video Theatre
1950
Sheldon / Norton
