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Actor
Richard Deacon
- Born May 14, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Died August 8, 1984
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
The Birds1963
Invasion of the Body Snatchers1956
The Twilight Zone1959
I Dream of Jeannie1965
Piranha1978
Bonanza1959
Them!1954
The Munsters1964
Filmography
- 1984Bad MannersFilmTicket Salesman
- 1984The Hoboken Chicken EmergencyFilmCity Councilman
- 1983The Unpredictable Pudgy!FilmHimself
- 1982The Awakening of CassieFilm
- 1981No Man's ValleyFilmPanda (voice)
- 1980The Happy Hooker Goes HollywoodFilmJoseph Rottman
- 1980Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not PrettyFilmKing of Cey What
- 1980The Gossip ColumnistFilmDirector
- 1980Murder Can Hurt You!FilmMr. Burnice
- 1979Trapper John, M.D.Series
- 1978PiranhaFilmEarl Lyon
- 1978Rabbit TestFilmFirst Newscaster
- 1978Getting MarriedFilmWedding Director
- 1977The Love BoatSeriesDr. Yates
- 1977CHiPsSeriesMr. Singleton
- 1976AliceSeries
- 1976What's Happening!!SeriesMr. Bradford
- 1975The Lost SaucerSeries
- 1975The Man from Clover GroveFilmCharlie Strange
- 1972Honeymoon SuiteSeries
- 1971McMillan & WifeSeriesLuther Dorfman
- 1971The Pet SetSeriesSelf
- 1970Night GallerySeriesMan with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire")
- 1969Love, American StyleSeriesCharlie, Charles Furman, Boyd Daniels
- 1969Arsenic and Old LaceFilmMr. Witherspoon
- 1968Blackbeard's GhostFilmDean Wheaton
- 1968Lady in CementFilmArnie Sherwin
- 1968Here's LucySeriesHarvey Hoople, Loan Officer
- 1968The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family BandFilmCharlie Wrenn
- 1968The Narco MenFilmRecords Clerk
- 1967The Gnome-MobileFilmRalph Yarby
- 1967Enter LaughingFilmPike
- 1967The King's PirateFilmSwaine
- 1967The Mothers-in-LawSeriesRoger Buell
- 1967RangoSeries
- 1966Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.FilmSurvival Manual Narrator
- 1966The Pruitts of SouthamptonSeriesBaldwin
- 1966Don't Worry, We'll Think of a TitleFilmMr. Travis / Police Chief
- 1966The Carol Channing ShowSeriesLeon Thatcher
- 1965I Dream of JeannieSeriesHarley Z. Poof
- 1965Get SmartSeriesInternship Doctor (uncredited)
- 1965That Darn Cat!FilmDrive-in-Manager
- 1965Green AcresSeriesMr. Oglethorpe
- 1965Dear HeartFilmMr. Cruikshank
- 1965BillieFilmPrincipal Arnold Wilson
- 1965John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!FilmMaginot
- 1964The MunstersSeriesBorden T. Pike
- 1964The Addams FamilySeriesMortimer Phelps
- 1964The PatsyFilmSy Devore
- 1963The BirdsFilmMitch's City Neighbor
- 1963Who's Minding the Store?FilmTie Salesman
- 1963My Favorite MartianSeriesMr. Bentley
- 1963Critic's ChoiceFilmHarvey Rittenhouse
- 1963The RaidersFilmCommissioner Mailer
- 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeriesSelf
- 1962That Touch of MinkFilmMr. Miller
- 1962The Beverly HillbilliesSeriesMr. Brubaker
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSeriesSelf
- 1962About TimeFilmThe Butler
- 1961Lover Come BackFilmDr. Melnick
- 1961The Dick Van Dyke ShowSeriesMel Cooley
- 1961Mister EdSeriesTatti (voice) (uncredited), Dr. Baker
- 1961All in a Night's WorkFilmFur Salesman (uncredited)
- 196187th PrecinctSeriesMartin
- 1961Everything's DuckyFilmDr. Deckham
- 1960North to AlaskaFilmAngus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- 1960My Three SonsSeries
- 1960Pete and GladysSeries
- 1960Guestward, Ho!Series
- 1959The Twilight ZoneSeriesWallace V. Whipple
- 1959BonanzaSeriesCaptain Shark
- 1959The UntouchablesSeriesBill Skidmore
- 1959The Young PhiladelphiansFilmGeorge Archibald
- 1959A Summer PlaceFilmPawnbroker (uncredited)
- 1959It Started with a KissFilmCaptain Porter (uncredited)
- 1959The Many Loves of Dobie GillisSeriesCecil Ellingboe
- 1959-30-FilmChapman
- 1959Hawaiian EyeSeriesFuneral Director
- 1959The Man Who Understood WomenFilmRossi (uncredited)
- 1959The Remarkable Mr. PennypackerFilmSheriff