Acting
Richard Deacon
EN, ES cinema · 76 credits
Born
14 May 1922
Died
8 August 1984 (aged 62)
Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known as Richard Lewis Deacon
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
Bad Manners
as Ticket Salesman
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
as City Councilman
No Man's Valley
as Panda (voice)
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
as Joseph Rottman
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
as King of Cey What
Murder Can Hurt You!
as Mr. Burnice
The Gossip Columnist
as Director
Piranha
as Earl Lyon
Getting Married
as Wedding Director
Rabbit Test
as First Newscaster
The Man from Clover Grove
as Charlie Strange
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Mr. Witherspoon
Lady in Cement
as Arnie Sherwin
Blackbeard's Ghost
as Dean Wheaton
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
as Charlie Wrenn
The Narco Men
as Records Clerk
The Gnome-Mobile
as Ralph Yarby
Enter Laughing
as Pike
The King's Pirate
as Swaine
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
as Mr. Travis / Police Chief
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
as Survival Manual Narrator
Billie
as Principal Arnold Wilson
Dear Heart
as Mr. Cruikshank
That Darn Cat!
as Drive-in-Manager
The Patsy
as Sy Devore
The Birds
as Mitch's City Neighbor
Critic's Choice
as Harvey Rittenhouse
The Raiders
as Commissioner Mailer
Who's Minding the Store?
as Tie Salesman
That Touch of Mink
as Mr. Miller
About Time
as The Butler
Everything's Ducky
as Dr. Deckham
Lover Come Back
as Dr. Melnick
All in a Night's Work
as Fur Salesman (uncredited)
North to Alaska
as Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Young Philadelphians
as George Archibald
It Started with a Kiss
as Captain Porter (uncredited)
The Silent Kill
as Michael Gilmore
-30-
as Chapman
A Summer Place
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
The Man Who Understood Women
as Rossi (uncredited)
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
as Milburn Schroeder
The Last Hurrah
as Graves (uncredited)
The High Cost of Loving
as Obstetrician (uncredited)
Spring Reunion
as Sidney (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
as Farnsworth
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
as Shirt Salesman
The Hired Man
as Harry Attwood
The Spirit of St. Louis
as Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
Decision at Sundown
as Reverend Zaron
Kiss Them for Me
as Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited)
Affair in Reno
as H.L. Denham
Designing Woman
as Larry Musso (uncredited)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited), as Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)
The Solid Gold Cadillac
as Williams (uncredited)
The Kettles in the Ozarks
as Big Trout
The Proud Ones
as Barber (uncredited)
Hot Blood
as Mr. Swift (uncredited)
The Power and the Prize
as Howard Carruthers
Good Morning, Miss Dove
as Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)
This Island Earth
as Pilot (uncredited)
Lay That Rifle Down
as Glover Speckleton
Blackboard Jungle
as Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
Prince of Players
as Theatre Manager
My Sister Eileen
as Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)
Cry Vengeance
as Bartender at The Cameo Room
Désirée
as Etienne Clary
Them!
as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
Private Hell 36
as Mr. Mace (uncredited)
Shield for Murder
as The Professor (uncredited)
