Richard Deacon
ActorRichard 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).
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FILMOGRAPHY
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Bad Manners
1984
Ticket Salesman
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
1984
City Councilman
The Awakening of Cassie
1982
No Man's Valley
1981
Panda (voice)
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
1980
Joseph Rottman
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
1980
King of Cey What
Murder Can Hurt You!
1980
Mr. Burnice
The Gossip Columnist
1980
Director
Piranha
1978
Earl Lyon
Getting Married
1978
Wedding Director
Rabbit Test
1978
First Newscaster
The Man from Clover Grove
1975
Charlie Strange
Arsenic and Old Lace
1969
Mr. Witherspoon
Lady in Cement
1968
Arnie Sherwin
Blackbeard's Ghost
1968
Dean Wheaton
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
1968
Charlie Wrenn
The Narco Men
1968
Records Clerk
The Gnome-Mobile
1967
Ralph Yarby
Enter Laughing
1967
Pike
The King's Pirate
1967
Swaine
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
1966
Mr. Travis / Police Chief
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
1966
Survival Manual Narrator
Billie
1965
Principal Arnold Wilson
Dear Heart
1965
Mr. Cruikshank
That Darn Cat!
1965
Drive-in-Manager
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965
Maginot
The Patsy
1964
Sy Devore
The Birds
1963
Mitch's City Neighbor
Critic's Choice
1963
Harvey Rittenhouse
The Raiders
1963
Commissioner Mailer
Who's Minding the Store?
1963
Tie Salesman
That Touch of Mink
1962
Mr. Miller
About Time
1962
The Butler
Everything's Ducky
1961
Dr. Deckham
Lover Come Back
1961
Dr. Melnick
All in a Night's Work
1961
Fur Salesman (uncredited)
North to Alaska
1960
Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Young Philadelphians
1959
George Archibald
It Started with a Kiss
1959
Capt. Porter (uncredited)
The Silent Kill
1959
Michael Gilmore
-30-
1959
Chapman
A Summer Place
1959
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
1959
Sheriff
The Man Who Understood Women
1959
Rossi (uncredited)
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
1958
Milburn Schroeder
The Last Hurrah
1958
Graves (uncredited)
The High Cost of Loving
1958
Obstetrician (uncredited)
Spring Reunion
1957
Sidney (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
1957
Farnsworth
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
1957
Shirt Salesman
The Hired Man
1957
Harry Attwood
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957
Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
Decision at Sundown
1957
Reverend Zaron
Kiss Them for Me
1957
Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited)
Affair in Reno
1957
H.L. Denham
Designing Woman
1957
Larry Musso (uncredited)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956
Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited), Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)
The Solid Gold Cadillac
1956
Williams (uncredited)
The Kettles in the Ozarks
1956
Big Trout
The Proud Ones
1956
Barber (uncredited)
Hot Blood
1956
Mr. Swift (uncredited)
The Power and the Prize
1956
Howard Carruthers
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
1955
Semu
Good Morning, Miss Dove
1955
Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)
This Island Earth
1955
Pilot (uncredited)
Lay That Rifle Down
1955
Glover Speckleton
Blackboard Jungle
1955
Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
Prince of Players
1955
Theatre Manager
My Sister Eileen
1955
Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)
Cry Vengeance
1954
Bartender at The Cameo Room
Désirée
1954
Etienne Clary
Them!
1954
Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
Private Hell 36
1954
Mr. Mace (uncredited)
Shield for Murder
1954
The Professor
Invaders from Mars
1953
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