Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1922-05-14
- Day of Death1984-08-08 (62 years)
- Place of BirthPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also Known AsRichard Lewis Deacon
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).
Acting Career
- 1984
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
As: City Councilman
- 1984
Bad Manners
As: Ticket Salesman
- 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
- 1978
Piranha
As: Earl Lyon
1978Getting Married
As: Wedding Director
1978Rabbit Test
As: First Newscaster
1977The Love Boat
As: Dr. Yates
1977CHiPs
As: Mr. Singleton
1975The Man from Clover Grove
As: Charlie Strange
1971McMillan & Wife
As: Luther Dorfman
1970Night Gallery
As: Man with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire")
1969Love, American Style
As: Charlie
- 1969
Love, American Style
As: Charles Furman
- 1969
Love, American Style
As: Boyd Daniels
1969Arsenic and Old Lace
As: Mr. Witherspoon
1968Lady in Cement
As: Arnie Sherwin
1968Here's Lucy
As: Harvey Hoople
- 1968
Here's Lucy
As: Loan Officer
1968Persecución hasta Valencia
As: Records Clerk
1968The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
As: Charlie Wrenn
1968Blackbeard's Ghost
As: Dean Wheaton
1967The Mothers-in-Law
As: Roger Buell
1967The King's Pirate
As: Swaine
1967The Gnome-Mobile
As: Ralph Yarby
1967Enter Laughing
As: Pike
1966The Pruitts of Southampton
As: Baldwin
1966Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
As: Survival Manual Narrator
1966Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
As: Mr. Travis / Police Chief
1965Billie
As: Principal Arnold Wilson
1965That Darn Cat!
As: Drive-in-Manager
1965I Dream of Jeannie
As: Harley Z. Poof
1965John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
As: Maginot
1965Dear Heart
As: Mr. Cruikshank
1964The Munsters
As: Borden T. Pike
1964The Addams Family
As: Mortimer Phelps
1964The Patsy
As: Sy Devore
1963The Raiders
As: Commissioner Mailer
1963Who's Minding the Store?
As: Tie Salesman
1963My Favorite Martian
As: Mr. Bentley
- 1963
The Birds
As: Mitch's City Neighbor
1963Critic's Choice
As: Harvey Rittenhouse
1962The Beverly Hillbillies
As: Mr. Brubaker
1962That Touch of Mink
As: Mr. Miller
1962About Time
As: The Butler
1961Everything's Ducky
As: Dr. Deckham
1961Lover Come Back
As: Dr. Melnick
1961The Dick Van Dyke Show
As: Mel Cooley
196187th Precinct
As: Martin
1961All in a Night's Work
As: Fur Salesman (uncredited)
1961Mister Ed
As: Tatti (voice) (uncredited)
1960North to Alaska
As: Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1959A Summer Place
As: Pawnbroker (uncredited)
1959-30-
As: Chapman
1959The Untouchables
As: Bill Skidmore
1959Hawaiian Eye
As: Funeral Director
1959The Man Who Understood Women
As: Rossi (uncredited)
1959The Twilight Zone
As: Wallace V. Whipple
1959The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
As: Cecil Ellingboe
1959Bonanza
As: Captain Shark
1959It Started with a Kiss
As: Capt. Porter (uncredited)
1959The Silent Kill
As: Michael Gilmore
1959The Young Philadelphians
As: George Archibald
1959The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
As: Sheriff
1958The Last Hurrah
As: Graves (uncredited)
1958A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
As: Milburn Schroeder
195877 Sunset Strip
As: Wallace Friend
1958The Ed Wynn Show
As: Conway
1958The High Cost of Loving
As: Obstetrician (uncredited)
1957Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
As: Shirt Salesman
1957Kiss Them for Me
As: Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited)
1957Decision at Sundown
As: Reverend Zaron
1957The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
As: Winslow (uncredited)
1957My Man Godfrey
As: Farnsworth
1957Leave It to Beaver
As: Fred Rutherford
1957The Real McCoys
As: Mr. Laidlaw
1957Maverick
As: Floyd Gimbel
1957Perry Mason
As: Wilmer Beaslee
1957The Hired Man
As: Harry Attwood
1957Designing Woman
As: Larry Musso (uncredited)
1957The Spirit of St. Louis
As: Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
1957Spring Reunion
As: Sidney (uncredited)
1957Affair in Reno
As: H.L. Denham
1957Annette
As: Uncle Archie McCleod
1956The Power and the Prize
As: Howard Carruthers
1956The Solid Gold Cadillac
As: Williams (uncredited)
1956The Proud Ones
As: Barber (uncredited)
1956The Kettles in the Ozarks
As: Big Trout
1956Hot Blood
As: Mr. Swift (uncredited)
- 1956
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
As: Emergency Room Doctor
- 1956
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
As: Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)
1955Good Morning, Miss Dove
As: Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)
1955The 20th Century Fox Hour
As: Paul Erickson
1955Screen Director's Playhouse
As: Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1955My Sister Eileen
As: Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)
1955Gunsmoke
As: Botkin
1955Lay That Rifle Down
As: Glover Speckleton
1955Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
As: Semu
1955This Island Earth
As: Spacecraft Pilot
1955Blackboard Jungle
As: Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
1955The Millionaire
As: Jeweler
- 1955
The Millionaire
As: Foundation Rep. Gibson
1955Prince of Players
As: Theatre Manager
1955The Bob Cummings Show
As: District Attorney
1954Cry Vengeance
As: Bartender at The Cameo Room
1954Désirée
As: Etienne Clary
1954December Bride
As: James, Desi Arnaz's Butler
1954Private Hell 36
As: Mr. Mace (uncredited)
1954Shield for Murder
As: The Professor
- 1954
Them!
As: Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
1954Public Defender
As: Truant Officer
1953Invaders from Mars
As: MP
1953The Life Of Riley
As: Chauffeur
1952The Ford Television Theatre
As: Planter O'Toole
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
As: Dr. Thomas Gregory
1950The Jack Benny Program
As: Shirt Salesman