Richard Deacon
Acting
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).
Born: May 14, 1922
Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
Filmography
as City Councilman
as Ticket Salesman
as Panda (voice)
as Joseph Rottman
as Mr. Burnice
as Director
as King of Cey What
as Earl Lyon
as Wedding Director
as First Newscaster
as Dr. Yates
as Mr. Singleton
as Charlie Strange
as Luther Dorfman
as Self
as Man with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire")
as Charlie
as Charles Furman
as Boyd Daniels
as Mr. Witherspoon
as Arnie Sherwin
as Harvey Hoople
as Loan Officer
as Records Clerk
as Charlie Wrenn
as Dean Wheaton
as Roger Buell
as Swaine
as Ralph Yarby
as Pike
as Baldwin
as Survival Manual Narrator
as Mr. Travis / Police Chief
as Principal Arnold Wilson
as Drive-in-Manager
as Harley Z. Poof
as Mr. Oglethorpe
as Maginot
as Mr. Cruikshank
as Borden T. Pike
as Mortimer Phelps
as Sy Devore
as Commissioner Mailer
as Tie Salesman
as Mr. Bentley
as Mitch's City Neighbor
as Harvey Rittenhouse
as Self
as Mr. Brubaker
as Mr. Miller
as The Butler
as Dr. Melnick
as Dr. Deckham
as Mel Cooley
as Martin
as Fur Salesman (uncredited)
as Tatti (voice) (uncredited)
as Dr. Baker
as Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
as Chapman
as Bill Skidmore
as Funeral Director
as Wallace V. Whipple
as Rossi (uncredited)
as Cecil Ellingboe
as Captain Shark
as Capt. Porter (uncredited)
as Michael Gilmore
as George Archibald
as Sheriff
as Graves (uncredited)
as Milburn Schroeder
as Wallace Friend
as Conway
as Obstetrician (uncredited)
as Shirt Salesman
as Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited)
as Reverend Zaron
as Winslow (uncredited)
as Farnsworth
as Fred Rutherford
as Mr. Laidlaw
as Floyd Gimbel
as Wilmer Beaslee
as Harry Attwood
as Larry Musso (uncredited)
as Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
as Sidney (uncredited)
as H.L. Denham
as Uncle Archie McCleod
as Howard Carruthers
as Williams (uncredited)
as Barber (uncredited)
as Big Trout
as Mr. Swift (uncredited)
as Emergency Room Doctor
as Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)
as Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
as Paul Erickson
as Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)
as Botkin
as Glover Speckleton
as Spacecraft Pilot
as Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
as Jeweler
as Foundation Rep. Gibson
as Theatre Manager
as District Attorney
as Bartender at The Cameo Room
as Etienne Clary
as James, Desi Arnaz's Butler
as Mr. Mace (uncredited)
as The Professor
as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
as Truant Officer
as MP
as Chauffeur
as Planter O'Toole
as Dr. Thomas Gregory
as Shirt Salesman
as Self