Richard Deacon

Acting·May 14, 1922·Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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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).

Film	Credit
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency1984 · City Councilman	City Councilman
Bad Manners1984 · Ticket Salesman	Ticket Salesman
The Awakening of Cassie1982 · Actor	Actor
No Man's Valley1981 · Panda (voice)	Panda (voice)
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood1980 · Joseph Rottman	Joseph Rottman
Murder Can Hurt You!1980 · Mr. Burnice	Mr. Burnice
The Gossip Columnist1980 · Director	Director
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty1980 · King of Cey What	King of Cey What
Piranha1978 · Earl Lyon	Earl Lyon
Getting Married1978 · Wedding Director	Wedding Director
Rabbit Test1978 · First Newscaster	First Newscaster
The Man from Clover Grove1975 · Charlie Strange	Charlie Strange
Arsenic and Old Lace1969 · Mr. Witherspoon	Mr. Witherspoon
Lady in Cement1968 · Arnie Sherwin	Arnie Sherwin
The Narco Men1968 · Records Clerk	Records Clerk
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band1968 · Charlie Wrenn	Charlie Wrenn
Blackbeard's Ghost1968 · Dean Wheaton	Dean Wheaton
The King's Pirate1967 · Swaine	Swaine
The Gnome-Mobile1967 · Ralph Yarby	Ralph Yarby
Enter Laughing1967 · Pike	Pike
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.1966 · Survival Manual Narrator	Survival Manual Narrator
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title1966 · Mr. Travis / Police Chief	Mr. Travis / Police Chief
Billie1965 · Principal Arnold Wilson	Principal Arnold Wilson
That Darn Cat!1965 · Drive-in-Manager	Drive-in-Manager
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!1965 · Maginot	Maginot
Dear Heart1965 · Mr. Cruikshank	Mr. Cruikshank
The Patsy1964 · Sy Devore	Sy Devore
The Raiders1963 · Commissioner Mailer	Commissioner Mailer
Who's Minding the Store?1963 · Tie Salesman	Tie Salesman
The Birds1963 · Mitch's City Neighbor	Mitch's City Neighbor
Critic's Choice1963 · Harvey Rittenhouse	Harvey Rittenhouse
That Touch of Mink1962 · Mr. Miller	Mr. Miller
About Time1962 · The Butler	The Butler
Everything's Ducky1961 · Dr. Deckham	Dr. Deckham
Lover Come Back1961 · Dr. Melnick	Dr. Melnick
All in a Night's Work1961 · Fur Salesman (uncredited)	Fur Salesman (uncredited)
North to Alaska1960 · Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)	Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
A Summer Place1959 · Pawnbroker (uncredited)	Pawnbroker (uncredited)
-30-1959 · Chapman	Chapman
The Man Who Understood Women1959 · Rossi (uncredited)	Rossi (uncredited)
It Started with a Kiss1959 · Captain Porter (uncredited)	Captain Porter (uncredited)
The Silent Kill1959 · Michael Gilmore	Michael Gilmore
The Young Philadelphians1959 · George Archibald	George Archibald
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker1959 · Sheriff	Sheriff
The Last Hurrah1958 · Graves (uncredited)	Graves (uncredited)
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed1958 · Milburn Schroeder	Milburn Schroeder
The High Cost of Loving1958 · Obstetrician (uncredited)	Obstetrician (uncredited)
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show1957 · Shirt Salesman	Shirt Salesman