Cast
Richard Deacon
Acting
Cast
Richard Deacon
Known for
Acting
Born
1922-05-14
From
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
1984-08-08
Also known as Richard Lewis Deacon
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).
The Birds
as Mitch's City Neighbor
Piranha
as Earl Lyon
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)
Them!
as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
A Summer Place
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Blackboard Jungle
as Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
North to Alaska
as Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
That Touch of Mink
as Mr. Miller
Rabbit Test
as First Newscaster
Lady in Cement
as Arnie Sherwin
Blackbeard's Ghost
as Dean Wheaton
My Man Godfrey
as Farnsworth
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Maginot
Lover Come Back
as Dr. Melnick
The Spirit of St. Louis
as Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
That Darn Cat!
as Drive-in-Manager
The Gnome-Mobile
as Ralph Yarby
Billie
as Principal Arnold Wilson
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
as Charlie Wrenn
Hot Blood
as Mr. Swift (uncredited)
Invaders from Mars
as MP
The King's Pirate
as Swaine
Désirée
as Etienne Clary
The Young Philadelphians
as George Archibald
The Patsy
as Sy Devore
All in a Night's Work
as Fur Salesman (uncredited)
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
as Joseph Rottman
Bad Manners
as Ticket Salesman
Kiss Them for Me
as Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited)
Decision at Sundown
as Reverend Zaron
The Solid Gold Cadillac
as Williams (uncredited)
Designing Woman
as Larry Musso (uncredited)
Who's Minding the Store?
as Tie Salesman
Cry Vengeance
as Bartender at The Cameo Room
This Island Earth
as Pilot (uncredited)
Spring Reunion
as Sidney (uncredited)
Prince of Players
as Theatre Manager
The Man Who Understood Women
as Rossi (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
as Semu
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
as Survival Manual Narrator
Shield for Murder
as The Professor
The Last Hurrah
as Graves (uncredited)
Private Hell 36
as Mr. Mace (uncredited)
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
as Milburn Schroeder
Lay That Rifle Down
as Glover Speckleton
Enter Laughing
as Pike
My Sister Eileen
as Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)
The Raiders
as Commissioner Mailer
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
as King of Cey What
The Proud Ones
as Barber (uncredited)
Critic's Choice
as Harvey Rittenhouse
The Power and the Prize
as Howard Carruthers
Good Morning, Miss Dove
as Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)
The Kettles in the Ozarks
as Big Trout
It Started with a Kiss
as Capt. Porter (uncredited)
No Man's Valley
as Panda (voice)
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as Chapman
Murder Can Hurt You!
as Mr. Burnice
The Gossip Columnist
as Director
Dear Heart
as Mr. Cruikshank
The High Cost of Loving
as Obstetrician (uncredited)
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
as Sheriff
Getting Married
as Wedding Director
Everything's Ducky
as Dr. Deckham
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
as City Councilman
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Mr. Witherspoon
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
as Mr. Travis / Police Chief
Affair in Reno
as H.L. Denham
The Man from Clover Grove
as Charlie Strange
The Narco Men
as Records Clerk
The Hired Man
as Harry Attwood
About Time
as The Butler
The Silent Kill
as Michael Gilmore
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
as Shirt Salesman
