Richard Deacon

Known for

Acting

Born

May 14, 1922

Birthplace

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

August 8, 1984 (aged 62)

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).

Best known work

The Birds

1963

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1956

The Twilight Zone

1959

I Dream of Jeannie

1965

Piranha

1978

Bonanza

1959

Them!

1954

The Munsters

1964

The Addams Family

1964

Get Smart

1965

Filmography

1984
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
as City Councilman
1984
Bad Manners
as Ticket Salesman
1983
The Unpredictable Pudgy!
as Himself
1982
The Awakening of Cassie
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
Trapper John, M.D.TV
1978
Piranha
as Earl Lyon
1978
Getting Married
as Wedding Director
1978
Rabbit Test
as First Newscaster
1977
The Love BoatTV
as Dr. Yates (1 episode)
1977
CHiPsTV
as Mr. Singleton (1 episode)
1976
AliceTV
1976
What's Happening!!TV
as Mr. Bradford (1 episode)
1975
The Man from Clover Grove
as Charlie Strange
1975
The Lost SaucerTV
1972
Honeymoon SuiteTV
1971
McMillan & WifeTV
as Luther Dorfman (1 episode)
1971
The Pet SetTV
as Self (1 episode)
1970
Night GalleryTV
as Man with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire") (1 episode)
1969
Love, American StyleTV
as Charlie (1 episode), as Charles Furman (1 episode), as Boyd Daniels (1 episode)
1969
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Mr. Witherspoon