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