Person
Richard Deacon
Actor· Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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 roles that explain the career.
The Birds
Mitch's City Neighbor · 1963
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited) · 1956
Piranha
Earl Lyon · 1978
Them!
Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference · 1954
This Island Earth
Pilot (uncredited) · 1955
Invaders from Mars
MP · 1953
That Darn Cat!
Drive-in-Manager · 1965
That Touch of Mink
Mr. Miller · 1962
Filmography
62 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Bad Manners | Ticket Salesman | Film |
| 1984 | The Hoboken Chicken Emergency | City Councilman | Film |
| 1980 | The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood | Joseph Rottman | Film |
| 1978 | Piranha | Earl Lyon | Film |
| 1975 | The Man from Clover Grove | Charlie Strange | Film |
| 1968 | The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band | Charlie Wrenn | Film |
| 1968 | Blackbeard's Ghost | Dean Wheaton | Film |
| 1968 | Lady in Cement | Arnie Sherwin | Film |
| 1967 | The Gnome-Mobile | Ralph Yarby | Film |
| 1967 | The Mothers-in-Law | Roger Buell | TV |
| 1967 | Enter Laughing | Pike | Film |
| 1966 | Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N. | Survival Manual Narrator | Film |
| 1966 | Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title | Mr. Travis / Police Chief | Film |
| 1965 | That Darn Cat! | Drive-in-Manager | Film |
| 1965 | Billie | Principal Arnold Wilson | Film |
| 1965 | John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! | Maginot | Film |
| 1965 | Dear Heart | Mr. Cruikshank | Film |
| 1964 | The Patsy | Sy Devore | Film |
| 1963 | The Birds | Mitch's City Neighbor | Film |
| 1963 | Critic's Choice | Harvey Rittenhouse | Film |
| 1963 | Who's Minding the Store? | Tie Salesman | Film |
| 1963 | The Raiders | Commissioner Mailer | Film |
| 1962 | That Touch of Mink | Mr. Miller | Film |
| 1961 | Everything's Ducky | Dr. Deckham | Film |
| 1961 | All in a Night's Work | Fur Salesman (uncredited) | Film |
| 1961 | Lover Come Back | Dr. Melnick | Film |
| 1960 | North to Alaska | Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) | Film |
| 1959 | The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker | Sheriff | Film |
| 1959 | The Young Philadelphians | George Archibald | Film |
| 1959 | -30- | Chapman | Film |
| 1959 | The Silent Kill | Michael Gilmore | Film |
| 1959 | A Summer Place | Pawnbroker (uncredited) | Film |
| 1959 | It Started with a Kiss | Capt. Porter (uncredited) | Film |
| 1958 | A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed | Milburn Schroeder | Film |
| 1958 | The High Cost of Loving | Obstetrician (uncredited) | Film |
| 1957 | My Man Godfrey | Farnsworth | Film |
| 1957 | Annette | Uncle Archie McCleod | TV |
| 1957 | Affair in Reno | H.L. Denham | Film |
| 1957 | The Spirit of St. Louis | Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited) | Film |
| 1957 | Kiss Them for Me | Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited) | Film |
| 1957 | Designing Woman | Larry Musso (uncredited) | Film |
| 1957 | Spring Reunion | Sidney (uncredited) | Film |
| 1957 | Decision at Sundown | Reverend Zaron | Film |
| 1956 | The Solid Gold Cadillac | Williams (uncredited) | Film |
| 1956 | The Kettles in the Ozarks | Big Trout | Film |
| 1956 | Invasion of the Body Snatchers | Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited) | Film |
| 1956 | Hot Blood | Mr. Swift (uncredited) | Film |
| 1956 | The Proud Ones | Barber (uncredited) | Film |
| 1956 | The Power and the Prize | Howard Carruthers | Film |
| 1955 | Good Morning, Miss Dove | Mr. Spivvy (uncredited) | Film |
| 1955 | Prince of Players | Theatre Manager | Film |
| 1955 | Blackboard Jungle | Mr. Stanley (uncredited) | Film |
| 1955 | Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy | Semu | Film |
| 1955 | This Island Earth | Pilot (uncredited) | Film |
| 1955 | My Sister Eileen | Baker's Receptionist (uncredited) | Film |
| 1955 | Lay That Rifle Down | Glover Speckleton | Film |
| 1954 | Shield for Murder | The Professor | Film |
| 1954 | Désirée | Etienne Clary | Film |
| 1954 | Cry Vengeance | Bartender at The Cameo Room | Film |
| 1954 | Private Hell 36 | Mr. Mace (uncredited) | Film |
| 1954 | Them! | Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference | Film |
| 1953 | Invaders from Mars | MP | Film |
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