Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1922-05-14
Day of Death
1984-08-08
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Richard 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).
Filmography (76)
⭐ 5.7
Role:
City Councilman
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
1984
⭐ 5.8
Role:
Ticket Salesman
Bad Manners
1984
⭐ 0
Role:
Unknown
The Awakening of Cassie
1982
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Panda (voice)
No Man's Valley
1981
⭐ 3.6
Role:
Joseph Rottman
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
1980
⭐ 0
Role:
Mr. Burnice
Murder Can Hurt You!
1980
⭐ 7.3
Role:
Director
The Gossip Columnist
1980
⭐ 6.7
Role:
King of Cey What
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
1980
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Earl Lyon
Piranha
1978
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Wedding Director
Getting Married
1978
⭐ 4.5
Role:
First Newscaster
Rabbit Test
1978
⭐ 8.0
Role:
Charlie Strange
The Man from Clover Grove
1975
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Mr. Witherspoon
Arsenic and Old Lace
1969
⭐ 6.2
Role:
Arnie Sherwin
Lady in Cement
1968
⭐ 0
Role:
Records Clerk
