Richard Deacon

1922-05-14 – 1984-08-08 (age 62) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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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).

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Richard Deacon

Richard Deacon

Known For

The Birds

The Birds

1963

as Mitch's City Neighbor

Them!

Them!

1954

as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1956

as Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1956

as Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)

Piranha

Piranha

1978

as Earl Lyon

North to Alaska

North to Alaska

1960

as Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Désirée

Désirée

1954

as Etienne Clary

A Summer Place

A Summer Place

1959

as Pawnbroker (uncredited)

Blackbeard's Ghost

Blackbeard's Ghost

1968

as Dean Wheaton

This Island Earth

This Island Earth

1955

as Pilot (uncredited)

That Darn Cat!

That Darn Cat!

1965

as Drive-in-Manager

Blackboard Jungle

Blackboard Jungle

1955

as Mr. Stanley (uncredited)

That Touch of Mink

That Touch of Mink

1962

as Mr. Miller

The Spirit of St. Louis

The Spirit of St. Louis

1957

as Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)

Lover Come Back

Lover Come Back

1961

as Dr. Melnick

Who's Minding the Store?

Who's Minding the Store?

1963

as Tie Salesman

Invaders from Mars

Invaders from Mars

1953

as MP

The Young Philadelphians

The Young Philadelphians

1959

as George Archibald

The Patsy

The Patsy

1964

as Sy Devore

The Gnome-Mobile

The Gnome-Mobile

1967

as Ralph Yarby