Richard Deacon
Photoplayd Industry Rating
Not enough rated films yet to compute a weighted score.
Roles are weighted by involvement: director 1.0, screenwriter 0.7, lead 0.8, supporting 0.4, crew 0.1.
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
Credits
The Birds (1963)
as Mitch's City Neighbor
Them! (1954)
as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
A Summer Place (1959)
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Piranha (1978)
as Earl Lyon
Spring Reunion (1957)
as Sidney (uncredited)
Désirée (1954)
as Etienne Clary
The Gnome-Mobile (1967)
as Ralph Yarby
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
as Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited)
That Touch of Mink (1962)
as Mr. Miller
That Darn Cat! (1965)
as Drive-in-Manager
Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
as Dean Wheaton
My Man Godfrey (1957)
as Farnsworth
My Sister Eileen (1955)
as Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N. (1966)
as Survival Manual Narrator
Billie (1965)
as Principal Arnold Wilson
Who's Minding the Store? (1963)
as Tie Salesman
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
as Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
North to Alaska (1960)
as Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Young Philadelphians (1959)
as George Archibald
The Proud Ones (1956)
as Barber (uncredited)
Lover Come Back (1961)
as Dr. Melnick
This Island Earth (1955)
as Pilot (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah (1958)
as Graves (uncredited)
All in a Night's Work (1961)
as Fur Salesman (uncredited)
It Started with a Kiss (1959)
as Capt. Porter (uncredited)
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)
as Maginot
The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956)
as Williams (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
as Semu
Designing Woman (1957)
as Larry Musso (uncredited)
Decision at Sundown (1957)
as Reverend Zaron
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
as Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980)
as Joseph Rottman
Arsenic and Old Lace (1969)
as Mr. Witherspoon
Kiss Them for Me (1957)
as Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited)
The Patsy (1964)
as Sy Devore
Invaders from Mars (1953)
as MP
Lady in Cement (1968)
as Arnie Sherwin
Rabbit Test (1978)
as First Newscaster
Dear Heart (1965)
as Mr. Cruikshank
Hot Blood (1956)
as Mr. Swift (uncredited)
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1959)
as Sheriff
Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955)
as Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)
Critic's Choice (1963)
as Harvey Rittenhouse
The King's Pirate (1967)
as Swaine
Murder Can Hurt You! (1980)
as Mr. Burnice
Bad Manners (1984)
as Ticket Salesman
-30- (1959)
as Chapman
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968)
as Charlie Wrenn
Everything's Ducky (1961)
as Dr. Deckham
The Gossip Columnist (1980)
as Director
Shield for Murder (1954)
as The Professor
Cry Vengeance (1954)
as Bartender at The Cameo Room
The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956)
as Big Trout
The High Cost of Loving (1958)
as Obstetrician (uncredited)
Prince of Players (1955)
as Theatre Manager
Getting Married (1978)
as Wedding Director
Lay That Rifle Down (1955)
as Glover Speckleton
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (1958)
as Milburn Schroeder
The Silent Kill (1959)
as Michael Gilmore
The Power and the Prize (1956)
as Howard Carruthers
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title (1966)
as Mr. Travis / Police Chief
Private Hell 36 (1954)
as Mr. Mace (uncredited)
The Man Who Understood Women (1959)
as Rossi (uncredited)
Enter Laughing (1967)
as Pike
The Raiders (1963)
as Commissioner Mailer
The Hired Man (1957)
as Harry Attwood
Affair in Reno (1957)
as H.L. Denham
No Man's Valley (1981)
as Panda (voice)
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show (1957)
as Shirt Salesman
The Awakening of Cassie (1982)
Actor
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty (1980)
as King of Cey What
About Time (1962)
as The Butler
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency (1984)
as City Councilman
The Man from Clover Grove (1975)
as Charlie Strange
The Narco Men (1968)
as Records Clerk