Richard Deacon
Age: N/A | From: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Richard Lewis Deacon
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Movie Involvements: 34
TV Involvements: 18
Most Famous Work
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).
Most Famous Work
Bonanza
(1959) Captain Shark
The Twilight Zone
(1959) Wallace V. Whipple
Perry Mason
(1957) Wilmer Beaslee
The Untouchables
(1959) Bill Skidmore
Hawaiian Eye
(1959) Funeral Director
77 Sunset Strip
(1958) Wallace Friend
The Millionaire
(1955) Foundation Rep. Gibson
Gunsmoke
(1955) BotkinActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | City Councilman | |
| Ticket Salesman | ||
| 1982 | N/A | |
| 1981 | Panda (voice) | |
| 1980 | Joseph Rottman | |
| Mr. Burnice | ||
| Director | ||
| King of Cey What | ||
| 1979 | N/A | |
| 1978 | Earl Lyon | |
| Wedding Director | ||
| First Newscaster | ||
| 1977 | Dr. Yates | |
| Mr. Singleton | ||
| 1976 | N/A | |
| 1975 | Charlie Strange | |
| N/A | ||
| 1972 | N/A | |
| 1971 | N/A | |
| Luther Dorfman | ||
| Self | ||
| 1970 | Man with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire") | |
| 1969 | Charlie | |
| Charles Furman | ||
| Boyd Daniels | ||
| Mr. Witherspoon | ||
| 1968 | Arnie Sherwin | |
| Harvey Hoople | ||
| Loan Officer | ||
| Records Clerk | ||
| Charlie Wrenn | ||
| Dean Wheaton | ||
| 1967 | Roger Buell | |
| Swaine | ||
| Ralph Yarby | ||
| Pike | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1966 | Baldwin | |
| Survival Manual Narrator | ||
| Mr. Travis / Police Chief | ||
| Leon Thatcher | ||
| 1965 | Principal Arnold Wilson | |
| Drive-in-Manager | ||
| N/A | ||
| Harley Z. Poof | ||
| N/A | ||
| Maginot | ||
| Mr. Cruikshank | ||
| 1964 | Borden T. Pike | |
| Mortimer Phelps | ||
| Sy Devore | ||
| 1963 | Commissioner Mailer | |
| Tie Salesman | ||
| Self | ||
| Mr. Bentley | ||
| Mitch's City Neighbor | ||
| Harvey Rittenhouse | ||
| 1962 | Self | |
| N/A | ||
| Mr. Brubaker | ||
| Mr. Miller | ||
| The Butler | ||
| 1961 | Dr. Deckham | |
| Dr. Melnick | ||
| Mel Cooley | ||
| Martin | ||
| Fur Salesman (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Tatti (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| 1960 | Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) | |
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| 1959 | Pawnbroker (uncredited) | |
| Chapman | ||
| Bill Skidmore | ||
| Funeral Director | ||
| N/A | ||
| Wallace V. Whipple | ||
| Rossi (uncredited) | ||
| Cecil Ellingboe | ||
| Captain Shark | ||
| Capt. Porter | ||
| Michael Gilmore | ||
| George Archibald | ||
| Sheriff | ||
| 1958 | Graves (uncredited) | |
| Milburn Schroeder | ||
| Wallace Friend | ||
| N/A | ||
| Conway | ||
| N/A | ||
| Obstetrician (uncredited) | ||
| 1957 | Shirt Salesman | |
| Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited) | ||
| Reverend Zaron | ||
| Winslow (uncredited) | ||
| Farnsworth | ||
| Fred Rutherford | ||
| N/A | ||
| Mr. Laidlaw | ||
| Floyd Gimbel | ||
| Wilmer Beaslee | ||
| N/A | ||
| Harry Attwood | ||
| Larry Musso (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited) | ||
| Sidney (uncredited) | ||
| H.L. Denham | ||
| Uncle Archie McCleod | ||
| 1956 | Howard Carruthers | |
| Williams (uncredited) | ||
| Barber (uncredited) | ||
| Big Trout | ||
| Mr. Swift (uncredited) | ||
| Emergency Room Doctor | ||
| Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited) | ||
| 1955 | Mr. Spivvy (uncredited) | |
| Paul Erickson | ||
| Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | ||
| Baker's Receptionist (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Botkin | ||
| Glover Speckleton | ||
| Semu | ||
| Spacecraft Pilot | ||
| Mr. Stanley (uncredited) | ||
| Jeweler | ||
| Foundation Rep. Gibson | ||
| Theatre Manager | ||
| District Attorney | ||
| 1954 | Bartender at The Cameo Room | |
| Etienne Clary | ||
| N/A | ||
| James, Desi Arnaz's Butler | ||
| Mr. Mace (uncredited) | ||
| The Professor | ||
| Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference | ||
| Truant Officer | ||
| 1953 | MP | |
| Chauffeur | ||
| 1952 | Planter O'Toole | |
| 1951 | Dr. Thomas Gregory | |
| 1950 | Shirt Salesman | |
| N/A | ||
| Sheldon | ||
| Norton | ||
| Self | ||
| 1948 | N/A | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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