1922Born, Philadelphia
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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
The BirdsMitch's City Neighbor
The Twilight ZoneWallace V. Whipple
I Dream of JeannieHarley Z. Poof
PiranhaEarl Lyon
BonanzaCaptain Shark1984The Hoboken Chicken EmergencyCity CouncilmanMovie
1984Bad MannersTicket SalesmanMovie
1982The Awakening of CassieMovie
1981No Man's ValleyPanda (voice)Movie
1980Murder Can Hurt You!Mr. BurniceMovie
1980The Happy Hooker Goes HollywoodJoseph RottmanMovie
1980The Gossip ColumnistDirectorMovie
1980Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not PrettyKing of Cey WhatMovie
1978PiranhaEarl LyonMovie
1978Getting MarriedWedding DirectorMovie
1978Rabbit TestFirst NewscasterMovie
1975The Man from Clover GroveCharlie StrangeMovie
1969Arsenic and Old LaceMr. WitherspoonMovie
1968Lady in CementArnie SherwinMovie
1968The Narco MenRecords ClerkMovie
1968The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family BandCharlie WrennMovie
1968Blackbeard's GhostDean WheatonMovie
1967The King's PirateSwaineMovie
1967The Gnome-MobileRalph YarbyMovie
1967Enter LaughingPikeMovie
1966Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.Survival Manual NarratorMovie
1966Don't Worry, We'll Think of a TitleMr. Travis / Police ChiefMovie
1965BilliePrincipal Arnold WilsonMovie
1965That Darn Cat!Drive-in-ManagerMovie
1965John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!MaginotMovie
1965Dear HeartMr. CruikshankMovie
1964The PatsySy DevoreMovie
1963The RaidersCommissioner MailerMovie
1963Who's Minding the Store?Tie SalesmanMovie
1963The BirdsMitch's City NeighborMovie
1963Critic's ChoiceHarvey RittenhouseMovie
1962That Touch of MinkMr. MillerMovie
1962About TimeThe ButlerMovie
1961Everything's DuckyDr. DeckhamMovie
1961Lover Come BackDr. MelnickMovie
1961All in a Night's WorkFur Salesman (uncredited)Movie
1960North to AlaskaAngus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)Movie
1959A Summer PlacePawnbroker (uncredited)Movie
1959-30-ChapmanMovie
1959The Man Who Understood WomenRossi (uncredited)Movie
1959It Started with a KissCaptain Porter (uncredited)Movie
1959The Silent KillMichael GilmoreMovie
1959The Young PhiladelphiansGeorge ArchibaldMovie
1959The Remarkable Mr. PennypackerSheriffMovie
1958The Last HurrahGraves (uncredited)Movie
1958A Nice Little Bank That Should Be RobbedMilburn SchroederMovie
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