6.2Acting
Richard Deacon
- Born
- 1922-05-14
- Died
- 1984-08-08
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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).
Known For
Filmography
142 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Bad Manners
1984 · Movie
Ticket Salesman
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
1984 · Movie
City Councilman
The Unpredictable Pudgy!
1983 · Movie
Himself
The Awakening of Cassie
1982 · Movie
Cast
No Man's Valley
1981 · Movie
Panda (voice)
Murder Can Hurt You!
1980 · Movie
Mr. Burnice
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
1980 · Movie
King of Cey What
The Gossip Columnist
1980 · Movie
Director
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
1980 · Movie
Joseph Rottman
Trapper John, M.D.
1979 · TV Show
Cast
Getting Married
1978 · Movie
Wedding Director
Piranha
1978 · Movie
Earl Lyon
Rabbit Test
1978 · Movie
First Newscaster
CHiPs
1977 · TV Show
Mr. Singleton
The Love Boat
1977 · TV Show
Dr. Yates
Alice
1976 · TV Show
Cast
What's Happening!!
1976 · TV Show
Mr. Bradford
The Lost Saucer
1975 · TV Show
Cast
The Man from Clover Grove
1975 · Movie
Charlie Strange
Honeymoon Suite
1972 · TV Show
Cast
McMillan & Wife
1971 · TV Show
Cast · Luther Dorfman
The Pet Set
1971 · TV Show
Self
Night Gallery
1970 · TV Show
Man with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire")
Arsenic and Old Lace
1969 · Movie
Mr. Witherspoon
Love, American Style
1969 · TV Show
Charlie · Charles Furman · Boyd Daniels
Blackbeard's Ghost
1968 · Movie
Dean Wheaton
Here's Lucy
1968 · TV Show
Harvey Hoople · Loan Officer
Lady in Cement
1968 · Movie
Arnie Sherwin
The Narco Men
1968 · Movie
Records Clerk
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
1968 · Movie
Charlie Wrenn
Enter Laughing
1967 · Movie
Pike
Rango
1967 · TV Show
Cast
The Gnome-Mobile
1967 · Movie
Ralph Yarby
The King's Pirate
1967 · Movie
Swaine
The Mothers-in-Law
1967 · TV Show
Roger Buell
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
1966 · Movie
Mr. Travis / Police Chief
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
1966 · Movie
Survival Manual Narrator
The Carol Channing Show
1966 · TV Show
Leon Thatcher
The Pruitts of Southampton
1966 · TV Show
Baldwin
Billie
1965 · Movie
Principal Arnold Wilson
Dear Heart
1965 · Movie
Mr. Cruikshank
Get Smart
1965 · TV Show
Internship Doctor (uncredited)
Green Acres
1965 · TV Show
Mr. Oglethorpe
I Dream of Jeannie
1965 · TV Show
Harley Z. Poof
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965 · Movie
Maginot
That Darn Cat!
1965 · Movie
Drive-in-Manager
The Addams Family
1964 · TV Show
Mortimer Phelps
The Munsters
1964 · TV Show
Borden T. Pike
The Patsy
1964 · Movie
Sy Devore
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · TV Show
Self
Critic's Choice
1963 · Movie
Harvey Rittenhouse
My Favorite Martian
1963 · TV Show
Mr. Bentley
The Birds
1963 · Movie
Mitch's City Neighbor
The Raiders
1963 · Movie
Commissioner Mailer
Who's Minding the Store?
1963 · Movie
Tie Salesman
About Time
1962 · Movie
The Butler
That Touch of Mink
1962 · Movie
Mr. Miller
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962 · TV Show
Cast · Mr. Brubaker
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · TV Show
Self
87th Precinct
1961 · TV Show
Martin
All in a Night's Work
1961 · Movie
Fur Salesman (uncredited)
Everything's Ducky
1961 · Movie
Dr. Deckham
Lover Come Back
1961 · Movie
Dr. Melnick
Mister Ed
1961 · TV Show
Cast · Tatti (voice) (uncredited) · Dr. Baker
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961 · TV Show
Mel Cooley
Guestward, Ho!
1960 · TV Show
Cast
My Three Sons
1960 · TV Show
Cast
North to Alaska
1960 · Movie
Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Pete and Gladys
1960 · TV Show
Cast
-30-
1959 · Movie
Chapman
A Summer Place
1959 · Movie
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Bonanza
1959 · TV Show
Captain Shark
Bourbon Street Beat
1959 · TV Show
Cast
Hawaiian Eye
1959 · TV Show
Funeral Director
It Started with a Kiss
1959 · Movie
Captain Porter (uncredited)
The Man Who Understood Women
1959 · Movie
Rossi (uncredited)
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959 · TV Show
Cecil Ellingboe
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
1959 · Movie
Sheriff
The Silent Kill
1959 · Movie
Michael Gilmore
The Twilight Zone
1959 · TV Show
Wallace V. Whipple
The Untouchables
1959 · TV Show
Bill Skidmore
The Young Philadelphians
1959 · Movie
George Archibald
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · TV Show
Wallace Friend
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
1958 · Movie
Milburn Schroeder
The Donna Reed Show
1958 · TV Show
Mr. Heflin · Mr. Conroy
The Ed Wynn Show
1958 · TV Show
Conway
The High Cost of Loving
1958 · Movie
Obstetrician (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah
1958 · Movie
Graves (uncredited)
The Rifleman
1958 · TV Show
Cast
Affair in Reno
1957 · Movie
H.L. Denham
Annette
1957 · TV Show
Uncle Archie McCleod
Date with the Angels
1957 · TV Show
Cast
Decision at Sundown
1957 · Movie
Reverend Zaron
Designing Woman
1957 · Movie
Larry Musso (uncredited)
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
1957 · Movie
Shirt Salesman
Kiss Them for Me
1957 · Movie
Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited)
Leave It to Beaver
1957 · TV Show
Fred Rutherford
Maverick
1957 · TV Show
Floyd Gimbel
My Man Godfrey
1957 · Movie
Farnsworth
Perry Mason
1957 · TV Show
Wilmer Beaslee
Spring Reunion
1957 · Movie
Sidney (uncredited)
The Hired Man
1957 · Movie
Harry Attwood
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957 · TV Show
Winslow (uncredited)
The Real McCoys
1957 · TV Show
Cast · Mr. Laidlaw
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957 · Movie
Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
The Thin Man
1957 · TV Show
Cast
Hot Blood
1956 · Movie
Mr. Swift (uncredited)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956 · Movie
Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited) · Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)
The Kettles in the Ozarks
1956 · Movie
Big Trout
The Power and the Prize
1956 · Movie
Howard Carruthers
The Proud Ones
1956 · Movie
Barber (uncredited)
The Solid Gold Cadillac
1956 · Movie
Williams (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
1955 · Movie
Semu
Blackboard Jungle
1955 · Movie
Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
Good Morning, Miss Dove
1955 · Movie
Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
1955 · TV Show
Botkin
Lay That Rifle Down
1955 · Movie
Glover Speckleton
My Sister Eileen
1955 · Movie
Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)
Navy Log
1955 · TV Show
Cast
Prince of Players
1955 · Movie
Theatre Manager
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955 · TV Show
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 · TV Show
Paul Erickson
The Bob Cummings Show
1955 · TV Show
District Attorney
The Great Gildersleeve
1955 · TV Show
Cast
The Millionaire
1955 · TV Show
Jeweler · Foundation Rep. Gibson
This Island Earth
1955 · Movie
Pilot (uncredited)
Cry Vengeance
1954 · Movie
Bartender at The Cameo Room
December Bride
1954 · TV Show
James, Desi Arnaz's Butler · Bud Hodges
Désirée
1954 · Movie
Etienne Clary
Private Hell 36
1954 · Movie
Mr. Mace (uncredited)
Public Defender
1954 · TV Show
Truant Officer
Shield for Murder
1954 · Movie
The Professor
Them!
1954 · Movie
Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
Invaders from Mars
1953 · Movie
MP
The Danny Thomas Show
1953 · TV Show
John Savich
The Life Of Riley
1953 · TV Show
Chauffeur
The Ford Television Theatre
1952 · TV Show
Planter O'Toole
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951 · TV Show
Dr. Thomas Gregory
Lux Video Theatre
1950 · TV Show
Sheldon · Norton
The Bob Hope Show
1950 · TV Show
Self
The Jack Benny Program
1950 · TV Show
Shirt Salesman · Cast
Ford Theatre
1948 · TV Show
Cast