Richard Deacon
May 14, 1922 - Aug 08, 1984 (62 years old) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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
Bonanza
Captain Shark
The Jack Benny Program
Shirt Salesman
I Dream of Jeannie
Harley Z. Poof
The Twilight Zone
Wallace V. Whipple
Hawaiian Eye
Funeral Director
Maverick
Floyd Gimbel
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Mel Cooley
The Addams Family
Mortimer Phelps
Credits
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City Councilman★ 5 -
Bad Manners 1984Ticket Salesman★ 5.7 -
★ NR -
No Man's Valley 1981Panda (voice)★ 6 -
Joseph Rottman★ 3.5 -
Murder Can Hurt You! 1980Mr. Burnice★ NR -
The Gossip Columnist 1980Director★ 7.5 -
King of Cey What★ 6.5 -
Trapper John, M.D. 1979★ 6.5 -
Piranha 1978Earl Lyon★ 6 -
Getting Married 1978Wedding Director★ 4 -
Rabbit Test 1978First Newscaster★ 4.2 -
The Love Boat 1977Dr. Yates★ 6.3 -
CHiPs 1977Mr. Singleton★ 6.8 -
Alice 1976★ 7 -
Charlie Strange★ NR -
The Lost Saucer 1975★ 5 -
Honeymoon Suite 1972★ NR -
McMillan & Wife 1971★ 6.9 -
Night Gallery 1970Man with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire")★ 7.8 -
Love, American Style 1969Charlie★ 6.1 -
Arsenic and Old Lace 1969Mr. Witherspoon★ 7 -
Lady in Cement 1968Arnie Sherwin★ 6.3 -
Here's Lucy 1968Harvey Hoople★ 6.7 -
Records Clerk★ NR -
Charlie Wrenn★ 6 -
Blackbeard's Ghost 1968Dean Wheaton★ 6.7 -
The Mothers-in-Law 1967Roger Buell★ 5.8 -
The King's Pirate 1967Swaine★ 5.8 -
The Gnome-Mobile 1967Ralph Yarby★ 6.2 -
Enter Laughing 1967Pike★ 4 -
Rango 1967★ NR -
Baldwin★ 5.3 -
Survival Manual Narrator★ 5.6 -
Mr. Travis / Police Chief★ 3.5 -
Leon Thatcher★ NR
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Billie 1965Principal Arnold Wilson★ 5 -
That Darn Cat! 1965Drive-in-Manager★ 6.6 -
Get Smart 1965★ 7.9 -
I Dream of Jeannie 1965Harley Z. Poof★ 7.8 -
Green Acres 1965★ 7.3 -
Maginot★ 3.4 -
Dear Heart 1965Mr. Cruikshank★ 6.6 -
The Munsters 1964Borden T. Pike★ 7.9 -
The Addams Family 1964Mortimer Phelps★ 8 -
The Patsy 1964Sy Devore★ 6.2 -
The Raiders 1963Commissioner Mailer★ 4.5 -
Tie Salesman★ 6.9 -
My Favorite Martian 1963Mr. Bentley★ 6 -
The Birds 1963Mitch's City Neighbor★ 7.5 -
Critic's Choice 1963Harvey Rittenhouse★ 5.5 -
★ 6.9 -
That Touch of Mink 1962Mr. Miller★ 6.4 -
About Time 1962The Butler★ NR -
Everything's Ducky 1961Dr. Deckham★ 5.3 -
Lover Come Back 1961Dr. Melnick★ 7 -
Mel Cooley★ 7.5 -
87th Precinct 1961Martin★ 7.5 -
Fur Salesman (uncredited)★ 5.9 -
Mister Ed 1961★ 6.8 -
North to Alaska 1960Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)★ 6.5 -
My Three Sons 1960★ 6.4 -
Guestward, Ho! 1960★ 4 -
Pete and Gladys 1960★ 6.5 -
A Summer Place 1959Pawnbroker (uncredited)★ 6.5 -
-30- 1959Chapman★ 5.7 -
The Untouchables 1959Bill Skidmore★ 7.8 -
Hawaiian Eye 1959Funeral Director★ 5.2 -
Bourbon Street Beat 1959★ 5 -
Rossi (uncredited)★ 3.3 -
The Twilight Zone 1959Wallace V. Whipple★ 8.5 -
Cecil Ellingboe★ 5.8 -
Bonanza 1959Captain Shark★ 7.5 -
Capt. Porter★ 5.3 -
The Silent Kill 1959Michael Gilmore★ NR -
George Archibald★ 7.5 -
Sheriff★ 6 -
The Last Hurrah 1958Graves (uncredited)★ 7.1 -
Milburn Schroeder★ 3.3 -
77 Sunset Strip 1958Wallace Friend★ 6.7 -
The Rifleman 1958★ 7.1 -
The Ed Wynn Show 1958Conway★ NR -
The Donna Reed Show 1958★ 6.2 -
Obstetrician (uncredited)★ 5.7 -
Shirt Salesman★ NR -
Kiss Them for Me 1957Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited)★ 5.5 -
Decision at Sundown 1957Reverend Zaron★ 6.4 -
Winslow (uncredited)★ 8.6 -
My Man Godfrey 1957Farnsworth★ 6.3 -
Leave It to Beaver 1957Fred Rutherford★ 6.9 -
The Real McCoys 1957★ 5.6 -
Maverick 1957Floyd Gimbel★ 6.8 -
Perry Mason 1957Wilmer Beaslee★ 7.7 -
The Thin Man 1957★ 7.6 -
The Hired Man 1957Harry Attwood★ NR -
Designing Woman 1957Larry Musso (uncredited)★ 6.6 -
Date with the Angels 1957★ 6 -
Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)★ 6.7 -
Spring Reunion 1957Sidney (uncredited)★ 5.8 -
Affair in Reno 1957H.L. Denham★ 4.6 -
Annette 1957Uncle Archie McCleod★ 6 -
Howard Carruthers★ 5.5 -
Williams (uncredited)★ 6.3 -
The Proud Ones 1956Barber (uncredited)★ 6.4 -
Big Trout★ 6.4 -
Hot Blood 1956Mr. Swift (uncredited)★ 5.3 -
Emergency Room Doctor★ 7.5 -
Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)★ 6.8 -
Paul Erickson★ 5.4 -
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)★ 6.5 -
My Sister Eileen 1955Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)★ 6.5 -
Navy Log 1955★ 4.5
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★ NR
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Gunsmoke 1955Botkin★ 6.6 -
Lay That Rifle Down 1955Glover Speckleton★ 5.5 -
Semu★ 6 -
This Island Earth 1955Spacecraft Pilot★ 6 -
Blackboard Jungle 1955Mr. Stanley (uncredited)★ 6.9 -
The Millionaire 1955Jeweler★ 5 -
Prince of Players 1955Theatre Manager★ 4.7 -
District Attorney★ 6.1 -
Cry Vengeance 1954Bartender at The Cameo Room★ 5.9 -
Désirée 1954Etienne Clary★ 6.4 -
December Bride 1954★ 5.5 -
Private Hell 36 1954Mr. Mace (uncredited)★ 6.2 -
Shield for Murder 1954The Professor★ 6.6 -
Them! 1954Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference★ 6.8 -
Public Defender 1954Truant Officer★ 6 -
Invaders from Mars 1953MP★ 5.9 -
The Life Of Riley 1953Chauffeur★ 6 -
Planter O'Toole★ 7.3 -
Dr. Thomas Gregory★ 7.3 -
Shirt Salesman★ 7.8 -
Lux Video Theatre 1950Norton★ 6.3
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Ford Theatre 1948★ NR