Richard Deacon
Richard Lewis Deacon
About the person
Career:
Acting
Date of birth:1922-05-14
Place of birth:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender:Male
Popularity:1
Date of death1984-08-08
62Biography
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).
Filmography
Rating by year
- The Hoboken Chicken EmergencyCity Councilman1984-11-195.73
- Bad MannersTicket Salesman1984-11-115.816
- The Awakening of Cassie1982-01-010.00
- No Man's ValleyPanda (voice)1981-11-237.03
- The Happy Hooker Goes HollywoodJoseph Rottman1980-06-043.625
- Murder Can Hurt You!Mr. Burnice1980-05-210.00
- The Gossip ColumnistDirector1980-03-217.33
- Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not PrettyKing of Cey What1980-02-147.04
- Trapper John, M.D.1979-09-236.622
- PiranhaEarl Lyon1978-08-036.0748
- Getting MarriedWedding Director1978-05-176.03
- Rabbit TestFirst Newscaster1978-04-094.521
- The Love BoatDr. Yates1977-09-246.3191
- CHiPsMr. Singleton1977-09-156.9144
- Alice1976-08-317.159
- What's Happening!!Mr. Bradford1976-08-057.430
- The Man from Clover GroveCharlie Strange1975-12-128.01
- McMillan & Wife1971-09-297.026
- McMillan & WifeLuther Dorfman1971-09-297.026
- Night GalleryMan with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire")1970-12-167.8108
- Love, American StyleCharlie1969-09-296.221
- Love, American StyleCharles Furman1969-09-296.221
- Love, American StyleBoyd Daniels1969-09-296.221
- Arsenic and Old LaceMr. Witherspoon1969-04-027.04
- Lady in CementArnie Sherwin1968-11-196.262
- Here's LucyHarvey Hoople1968-09-236.731
- Here's LucyLoan Officer1968-09-236.731
- The Narco MenRecords Clerk1968-08-010.00
- The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family BandCharlie Wrenn1968-04-196.125
- Blackbeard's GhostDean Wheaton1968-02-086.7155
- The Mothers-in-LawRoger Buell1967-09-106.05
- The King's PirateSwaine1967-07-207.07
- The Gnome-MobileRalph Yarby1967-07-196.369
- Enter LaughingPike1967-02-254.810
- Rango1967-01-130.00
- The Pruitts of SouthamptonBaldwin1966-09-066.54
- Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.Survival Manual Narrator1966-07-015.830
- Don't Worry, We'll Think of a TitleMr. Travis / Police Chief1966-05-015.33
- BilliePrincipal Arnold Wilson1965-12-135.012
- That Darn Cat!Drive-in-Manager1965-12-026.6192
- I Dream of JeannieHarley Z. Poof1965-09-187.8827
- Get SmartInternship Doctor (uncredited)1965-09-187.9434
- Green AcresMr. Oglethorpe1965-09-157.274
- John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!Maginot1965-03-243.810
- Dear HeartMr. Cruikshank1965-03-076.517
- The MunstersBorden T. Pike1964-09-247.9473
- The Addams FamilyMortimer Phelps1964-09-188.0441
- The PatsySy Devore1964-06-246.260
- The RaidersCommissioner Mailer1963-12-014.810
- Who's Minding the Store?Tie Salesman1963-11-286.891
- My Favorite MartianMr. Bentley1963-09-296.135
- The BirdsMitch's City Neighbor1963-03-287.54,486
- Critic's ChoiceHarvey Rittenhouse1963-02-245.616
- The Beverly Hillbillies1962-09-266.9130
- The Beverly HillbilliesMr. Brubaker1962-09-266.9130
- That Touch of MinkMr. Miller1962-06-146.5186
- About TimeThe Butler1962-02-0510.01
- Everything's DuckyDr. Deckham1961-12-206.54
- Lover Come BackDr. Melnick1961-12-207.0169
- The Dick Van Dyke ShowMel Cooley1961-10-037.6105
- 87th PrecinctMartin1961-09-257.85
- All in a Night's WorkFur Salesman (uncredited)1961-03-156.022
- Mister Ed1961-01-056.754
- Mister EdTatti (voice) (uncredited)1961-01-056.754
- Mister EdDr. Baker1961-01-056.754
- North to AlaskaAngus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)1960-11-076.5134
- My Three Sons1960-09-296.640
- Guestward, Ho!1960-09-296.52
- Pete and Gladys1960-09-196.34
- A Summer PlacePawnbroker (uncredited)1959-11-186.654
- -30-Chapman1959-11-116.013
- The UntouchablesBill Skidmore1959-10-158.0135
- Hawaiian EyeFuneral Director1959-10-075.610
- Bourbon Street Beat1959-10-056.02
- The Man Who Understood WomenRossi (uncredited)1959-10-023.98
- The Twilight ZoneWallace V. Whipple1959-10-028.51,038
- The Many Loves of Dobie GillisCecil Ellingboe1959-09-296.318
- BonanzaCaptain Shark1959-09-127.5480
- It Started with a KissCapt. Porter (uncredited)1959-08-195.517
- The Silent KillMichael Gilmore1959-08-110.00
- The Young PhiladelphiansGeorge Archibald1959-05-217.456
- The Remarkable Mr. PennypackerSheriff1959-02-207.17
- The Last HurrahGraves (uncredited)1958-12-317.262
- A Nice Little Bank That Should Be RobbedMilburn Schroeder1958-12-014.84
- 77 Sunset StripWallace Friend1958-10-107.226
- The Rifleman1958-09-307.151
- The Donna Reed Show1958-09-246.519
- The Donna Reed ShowMr. Conroy1958-09-246.519
- The High Cost of LovingObstetrician (uncredited)1958-05-166.84
- Jack Benny Christmas Shopping ShowShirt Salesman1957-12-150.00
- Kiss Them for MeBill Hotchkiss (uncredited)1957-12-105.632
- Decision at SundownReverend Zaron1957-11-106.387
- The Lucy–Desi Comedy HourWinslow (uncredited)1957-11-068.715
- My Man GodfreyFarnsworth1957-10-116.526
- Leave It to BeaverFred Rutherford1957-10-046.988
- The Real McCoys1957-10-035.913
- The Real McCoysMr. Laidlaw1957-10-035.913
- MaverickFloyd Gimbel1957-09-226.942
- Perry MasonWilmer Beaslee1957-09-217.7136
- The Thin Man1957-09-207.69
- The Hired ManHarry Attwood1957-09-100.00
- Designing WomanLarry Musso (uncredited)1957-05-166.782
- Date with the Angels1957-05-106.34
- The Spirit of St. LouisCharles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)1957-04-016.7146
- Spring ReunionSidney (uncredited)1957-03-016.25
- Affair in RenoH.L. Denham1957-02-155.07
- AnnetteUncle Archie McCleod1957-02-086.33
- The Power and the PrizeHoward Carruthers1956-09-266.36
- The Solid Gold CadillacWilliams (uncredited)1956-08-226.237
- The Proud OnesBarber (uncredited)1956-05-156.538
- The Kettles in the OzarksBig Trout1956-04-017.16
- Hot BloodMr. Swift (uncredited)1956-03-075.77
- Invasion of the Body SnatchersEmergency Room Doctor (uncredited)1956-02-057.51,203
- Invasion of the Body SnatchersDr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)1956-02-057.51,203
- Good Morning, Miss DoveMr. Spivvy (uncredited)1955-11-237.017
- The 20th Century Fox HourPaul Erickson1955-10-056.08
- Screen Director's PlayhouseHotel Clerk (uncredited)1955-10-057.05
- My Sister EileenBaker's Receptionist (uncredited)1955-09-226.628
- Navy Log1955-09-205.25
- The Great Gildersleeve1955-09-200.00
- GunsmokeBotkin1955-09-106.7112
- Lay That Rifle DownGlover Speckleton1955-07-076.03
- This Island EarthPilot (uncredited)1955-06-106.0238
- Abbott and Costello Meet the MummySemu1955-04-166.0122
- Blackboard JungleMr. Stanley (uncredited)1955-03-256.9161
- The MillionaireJeweler1955-01-195.84
- The MillionaireFoundation Rep. Gibson1955-01-195.84
- Prince of PlayersTheatre Manager1955-01-115.54
- The Bob Cummings ShowDistrict Attorney1955-01-026.38
- Cry VengeanceBartender at The Cameo Room1954-11-246.017
- DésiréeEtienne Clary1954-11-166.651
- December BrideJames, Desi Arnaz's Butler1954-10-046.34
- December BrideBud Hodges1954-10-046.34
- Private Hell 36Mr. Mace (uncredited)1954-09-036.342
- Shield for MurderThe Professor1954-08-276.735
- Them!Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference1954-06-166.8464
- Public DefenderTruant Officer1954-03-116.34
- The Danny Thomas ShowJohn Savich1953-09-296.220
- Invaders from MarsMP1953-04-095.9209
- The Life Of RileyChauffeur1953-01-026.73
- The Ford Television TheatrePlanter O'Toole1952-10-027.84
- Schlitz Playhouse of StarsDr. Thomas Gregory1951-10-057.25
- The Jack Benny ProgramShirt Salesman1950-10-287.817
- The Jack Benny Program1950-10-287.817
- Lux Video TheatreNorton1950-10-026.77
- Lux Video TheatreSheldon1950-10-026.77
- Ford Theatre1948-10-178.01