Richard Deacon
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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).
Known for
Credits
The Birds (1963)
as Mitch's City Neighbor
Them! (1954)
as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
as Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited)
That Touch of Mink (1962)
as Mr. Miller
Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
as Dean Wheaton
Piranha (1978)
as Earl Lyon
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
as Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
as Semu
That Darn Cat! (1965)
as Drive-in-Manager
North to Alaska (1960)
as Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Decision at Sundown (1957)
as Reverend Zaron
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
as Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
All in a Night's Work (1961)
as Fur Salesman (uncredited)
Kiss Them for Me (1957)
as Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited)
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N. (1966)
as Survival Manual Narrator
This Island Earth (1955)
as Pilot (uncredited)
Lady in Cement (1968)
as Arnie Sherwin
The Gnome-Mobile (1967)
as Ralph Yarby
Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955)
as Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)
Who's Minding the Store? (1963)
as Tie Salesman
The Patsy (1964)
as Sy Devore
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)
as Maginot
It Started with a Kiss (1959)
as Captain Porter (uncredited)
Désirée (1954)
as Etienne Clary
My Man Godfrey (1957)
as Farnsworth
Lover Come Back (1961)
as Dr. Melnick
The Proud Ones (1956)
as Barber (uncredited)
Invaders from Mars (1953)
as MP
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968)
as Charlie Wrenn
The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956)
as Williams (uncredited)
The Young Philadelphians (1959)
as George Archibald
My Sister Eileen (1955)
as Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah (1958)
as Graves (uncredited)
Designing Woman (1957)
as Larry Musso (uncredited)
A Summer Place (1959)
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980)
as Joseph Rottman
Spring Reunion (1957)
as Sidney (uncredited)
The King's Pirate (1967)
as Swaine
Murder Can Hurt You! (1980)
as Mr. Burnice
The Raiders (1963)
as Commissioner Mailer
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty (1980)
as King of Cey What
Billie (1965)
as Principal Arnold Wilson
Arsenic and Old Lace (1969)
as Mr. Witherspoon
Hot Blood (1956)
as Mr. Swift (uncredited)
Critic's Choice (1963)
as Harvey Rittenhouse
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1959)
as Sheriff
The High Cost of Loving (1958)
as Obstetrician (uncredited)
Lay That Rifle Down (1955)
as Glover Speckleton
The Hired Man (1957)
as Harry Attwood
Getting Married (1978)
as Wedding Director
The Power and the Prize (1956)
as Howard Carruthers
The Man Who Understood Women (1959)
as Rossi (uncredited)
Bad Manners (1984)
as Ticket Salesman
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency (1984)
as City Councilman
The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956)
as Big Trout
No Man's Valley (1981)
as Panda (voice)
Private Hell 36 (1954)
as Mr. Mace (uncredited)
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title (1966)
as Mr. Travis / Police Chief
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (1958)
as Milburn Schroeder
Dear Heart (1965)
as Mr. Cruikshank
Shield for Murder (1954)
as The Professor
The Gossip Columnist (1980)
as Director
Enter Laughing (1967)
as Pike
Rabbit Test (1978)
as First Newscaster
The Man from Clover Grove (1975)
as Charlie Strange
The Awakening of Cassie (1982)
Actor
-30- (1959)
as Chapman
The Silent Kill (1959)
as Michael Gilmore
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show (1957)
as Shirt Salesman
Cry Vengeance (1954)
as Bartender at The Cameo Room
The Unpredictable Pudgy! (1983)
as Himself
Everything's Ducky (1961)
as Dr. Deckham
About Time (1962)
as The Butler
Prince of Players (1955)
as Theatre Manager
Affair in Reno (1957)
as H.L. Denham
The Narco Men (1968)
as Records Clerk