Richard Deacon
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1922-05-14 – 1984-08-08
Place of birth: 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
The Birds
1963Mitch's City Neighbor
Critic's Choice
1963Harvey Rittenhouse
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited)
The Gnome-Mobile
1967Ralph Yarby
Piranha
1978Earl Lyon
Getting Married
1978Wedding Director
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
1955Semu
Billie
1965Principal Arnold Wilson
Cry Vengeance
1954Bartender at The Cameo Room
Lady in Cement
1968Arnie Sherwin
Enter Laughing
1967Pike
The Young Philadelphians
1959George Archibald
Blackbeard's Ghost
1968Dean Wheaton
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
1966Mr. Travis / Police Chief
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
1980Joseph Rottman
No Man's Valley
1981Panda (voice)
Good Morning, Miss Dove
1955Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)
Dear Heart
1965Mr. Cruikshank
Rabbit Test
1978First Newscaster