About
Richard Deacon
Overview
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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| 1984 | The Hoboken Chicken Emergency | Actor | City Councilman | 58 Average |
| 1984 | Bad Manners | Actor | Ticket Salesman | 58 Average |
| 1982 | The Awakening of Cassie | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1981 | No Man's Valley | Actor | Panda (voice) | 58 Average |
| 1980 | The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood | Actor | Joseph Rottman | 57 Average |
| 1980 | Murder Can Hurt You! | Actor | Mr. Burnice | N/A N/A |
| 1980 | The Gossip Columnist | Actor | Director | 58 Average |
| 1980 | Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty | Actor | King of Cey What | 59 Average |
| 1978 | Piranha | Actor | Earl Lyon | 59 Average |
| 1978 | Getting Married | Actor | Wedding Director | 58 Average |
| 1978 | Rabbit Test | Actor | First Newscaster | 57 Average |
| 1975 | The Man from Clover Grove | Actor | Charlie Strange | N/A N/A |
| 1972 | Honeymoon Suite | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1969 | Arsenic and Old Lace | Actor | Mr. Witherspoon | 59 Average |
| 1968 | Lady in Cement | Actor | Arnie Sherwin | 59 Average |
| 1968 | Persecución hasta Valencia | Actor | Records Clerk | N/A N/A |
| 1968 | The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band | Actor | Charlie Wrenn | 58 Average |
| 1968 | Blackbeard's Ghost | Actor | Dean Wheaton | 60 Fair |
| 1967 | The Mothers-in-Law | Actor | Roger Buell | 69 Fair |
| 1967 | The King's Pirate | Actor | Swaine | 58 Average |
| 1967 | The Gnome-Mobile | Actor | Ralph Yarby | 60 Fair |
| 1967 | Enter Laughing | Actor | Pike | 58 Average |
| 1966 | Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N. | Actor | Survival Manual Narrator | 58 Average |
| 1966 | Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title | Actor | Mr. Travis / Police Chief | 58 Average |
| 1966 | The Carol Channing Show | Actor | Leon Thatcher | N/A N/A |
| 1965 | Billie | Actor | Principal Arnold Wilson | 58 Average |
| 1965 | That Darn Cat! | Actor | Drive-in-Manager | 60 Fair |
| 1965 | John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! | Actor | Maginot | 58 Average |
| 1965 | Dear Heart | Actor | Mr. Cruikshank | 59 Average |
| 1964 | The Patsy | Actor | Sy Devore | 58 Average |
| 1963 | The Raiders | Actor | Commissioner Mailer | 58 Average |
| 1963 | Who's Minding the Store? | Actor | Tie Salesman | 60 Fair |
| 1963 | The Birds | Actor | Mitch's City Neighbor | 73 Good |
| 1963 | Critic's Choice | Actor | Harvey Rittenhouse | 58 Average |
| 1962 | That Touch of Mink | Actor | Mr. Miller | 60 Fair |
| 1962 | About Time | Actor | The Butler | N/A N/A |
| 1961 | Everything's Ducky | Actor | Dr. Deckham | 59 Average |
| 1961 | Lover Come Back | Actor | Dr. Melnick | 61 Fair |
| 1961 | All in a Night's Work | Actor | Fur Salesman (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1960 | North to Alaska | Actor | Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1959 | A Summer Place | Actor | Pawnbroker (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1959 | -30- | Actor | Chapman | 59 Average |
| 1959 | The Man Who Understood Women | Actor | Rossi (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1959 | It Started with a Kiss | Actor | Capt. Porter (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1959 | The Silent Kill | Actor | Michael Gilmore | N/A N/A |
| 1959 | The Young Philadelphians | Actor | George Archibald | 59 Average |
| 1959 | The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker | Actor | Sheriff | 59 Average |
| 1958 | The Last Hurrah | Actor | Graves (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1958 | A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed | Actor | Milburn Schroeder | 58 Average |
| 1958 | The High Cost of Loving | Actor | Obstetrician (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1957 | Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show | Actor | Shirt Salesman | N/A N/A |
| 1957 | Kiss Them for Me | Actor | Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1957 | Decision at Sundown | Actor | Reverend Zaron | 59 Average |
| 1957 | My Man Godfrey | Actor | Farnsworth | 59 Average |
| 1957 | The Hired Man | Actor | Harry Attwood | N/A N/A |
| 1957 | Designing Woman | Actor | Larry Musso (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1957 | Date with the Angels | Actor | 69 Fair |
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| 1957 | The Spirit of St. Louis | Actor | Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1957 | Spring Reunion | Actor | Sidney (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1957 | Affair in Reno | Actor | H.L. Denham | 58 Average |
| 1957 | Annette | Actor | Uncle Archie McCleod | 69 Fair |
| 1956 | The Power and the Prize | Actor | Howard Carruthers | 58 Average |
| 1956 | The Solid Gold Cadillac | Actor | Williams (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1956 | The Proud Ones | Actor | Barber (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1956 | The Kettles in the Ozarks | Actor | Big Trout | 58 Average |
| 1956 | Hot Blood | Actor | Mr. Swift (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1956 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers | Actor | Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited) | 69 Fair |
| 1956 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers | Actor | Emergency Room Doctor | 69 Fair |
| 1955 | Good Morning, Miss Dove | Actor | Mr. Spivvy (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1955 | My Sister Eileen | Actor | Baker's Receptionist (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1955 | Lay That Rifle Down | Actor | Glover Speckleton | 59 Average |
| 1955 | Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy | Actor | Semu | 58 Average |
| 1955 | This Island Earth | Actor | Spacecraft Pilot | 59 Average |
| 1955 | Blackboard Jungle | Actor | Mr. Stanley (uncredited) | 61 Fair |
| 1955 | Prince of Players | Actor | Theatre Manager | 58 Average |
| 1954 | Cry Vengeance | Actor | Bartender at The Cameo Room | 58 Average |
| 1954 | Désirée | Actor | Etienne Clary | 59 Average |
| 1954 | Private Hell 36 | Actor | Mr. Mace (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1954 | Shield for Murder | Actor | The Professor | 59 Average |
| 1954 | Them! | Actor | Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference | 62 Fair |
| 1953 | Invaders from Mars | Actor | MP | 58 Average |