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 Shark1977CHiPsMr. Singleton · 1 episodeShow
1976Alice1 episodeShow
1976What's Happening!!Mr. Bradford · 1 episodeShow
1975The Lost Saucer1 episodeShow
1972Honeymoon Suite1 episodeShow
1971McMillan & WifeLuther Dorfman · 1 episodeShow
1970Night GalleryMan with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire") · 1 episodeShow
1969Love, American StyleCharlie, Charles Furman, Boyd Daniels · 1 episodeShow
1968Here's LucyHarvey Hoople, Loan Officer · 1 episodeShow
1967The Mothers-in-LawRoger Buell · 26 episodesShow
1967Rango1 episodeShow
1966The Pruitts of SouthamptonBaldwin · 4 episodesShow
1966The Carol Channing ShowLeon Thatcher · 1 episodeShow
1965I Dream of JeannieHarley Z. Poof · 1 episodeShow
1965Get SmartInternship Doctor (uncredited) · 1 episodeShow
1965Green AcresMr. Oglethorpe · 1 episodeShow
1964The MunstersBorden T. Pike · 1 episodeShow
1964The Addams FamilyMortimer Phelps · 1 episodeShow
1963My Favorite MartianMr. Bentley · 1 episodeShow
1962The Beverly HillbilliesMr. Brubaker · 1 episodeShow
1961The Dick Van Dyke ShowMel Cooley · 52 episodesShow
196187th PrecinctMartin · 1 episodeShow
1961Mister EdTatti (voice) (uncredited), Dr. Baker · 4 episodesShow
1960My Three Sons1 episodeShow
1960Guestward, Ho!1 episodeShow
1960Pete and Gladys2 episodesShow
1959The UntouchablesBill Skidmore · 1 episodeShow
1959Hawaiian EyeFuneral Director · 1 episodeShow
1959Bourbon Street Beat1 episodeShow
1959The Many Loves of Dobie GillisCecil Ellingboe · 1 episodeShow
1959BonanzaCaptain Shark · 1 episodeShow
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