7.5
Movie
Acting
Richard Deacon
- Born
- Died
- (aged 62)
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
- Credits
- 142 titles
Biography
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).
Signature work
Known For
7.5
Movie
8.5
TV
The Twilight Zone
7.8
TV
I Dream of Jeannie
6.0
Movie
Piranha
7.5
TV
Bonanza
6.8
Movie
Them!
7.9
TV
The Munsters
8.0
TV
The Addams Family
5.9
Movie
Invaders from Mars
6.2
TV
The Love Boat
6.6
Movie
That Darn Cat!
6.5
Movie
That Touch of Mink
7.0
Movie
Lover Come Back
6.7
Movie
Blackbeard's Ghost
6.8
TV
CHiPs
7.7
TV
Perry Mason
8.0
TV
The Untouchables
6.9
TV
The Beverly Hillbillies
Acting credits 142
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | The Hoboken Chicken Emergency Film | City Councilman |
| 1984 | Bad Manners Film | Ticket Salesman |
| 1983 | The Unpredictable Pudgy! Film | Himself |
| 1982 | The Awakening of Cassie Film | |
| 1981 | No Man's Valley Film | Panda (voice) |
| 1980 | Murder Can Hurt You! Film | Mr. Burnice |
| 1980 | The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood Film | Joseph Rottman |
| 1980 | The Gossip Columnist Film | Director |
| 1980 | Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty Film | King of Cey What |
| 1979 | Trapper John, M.D. TV | (1 ep) |
| 1978 | Piranha Film | Earl Lyon |
| 1978 | Getting Married Film | Wedding Director |
| 1978 | Rabbit Test Film | First Newscaster |
| 1977 | The Love Boat TV | Dr. Yates (1 ep) |
| 1977 | CHiPs TV | Mr. Singleton (1 ep) |
| 1976 | Alice TV | (1 ep) |
| 1976 | What's Happening!! TV | Mr. Bradford (1 ep) |
| 1975 | The Man from Clover Grove Film | Charlie Strange |
| 1975 | The Lost Saucer TV | (1 ep) |
| 1972 | Honeymoon Suite TV | (1 ep) |
| 1971 | McMillan & Wife TV | Luther Dorfman (1 ep) |
| 1971 | The Pet Set TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1970 | Night Gallery TV | Man with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire") (1 ep) |
| 1969 | Love, American Style TV | Charlie, Charles Furman, Boyd Daniels (1 ep) |
| 1969 | Arsenic and Old Lace Film | Mr. Witherspoon |
| 1968 | Lady in Cement Film | Arnie Sherwin |
| 1968 | Here's Lucy TV | Harvey Hoople, Loan Officer (1 ep) |
| 1968 | The Narco Men Film | Records Clerk |
| 1968 | The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band Film | Charlie Wrenn |
| 1968 | Blackbeard's Ghost Film | Dean Wheaton |
| 1967 | The Mothers-in-Law TV | Roger Buell (26 ep) |
| 1967 | The King's Pirate Film | Swaine |
| 1967 | The Gnome-Mobile Film | Ralph Yarby |
| 1967 | Enter Laughing Film | Pike |
| 1967 | Rango TV | (1 ep) |
| 1966 | The Pruitts of Southampton TV | Baldwin (4 ep) |
| 1966 | Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N. Film | Survival Manual Narrator |
| 1966 | Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title Film | Mr. Travis / Police Chief |
| 1966 | The Carol Channing Show TV | Leon Thatcher (1 ep) |
| 1965 | Billie Film | Principal Arnold Wilson |
| 1965 | That Darn Cat! Film | Drive-in-Manager |
| 1965 | I Dream of Jeannie TV | Harley Z. Poof (1 ep) |
| 1965 | Get Smart TV | Internship Doctor (uncredited) (1 ep) |
| 1965 | Green Acres TV | Mr. Oglethorpe (1 ep) |
| 1965 | John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! Film | Maginot |
| 1965 | Dear Heart Film | Mr. Cruikshank |
| 1964 | The Munsters TV | Borden T. Pike (1 ep) |
| 1964 | The Addams Family TV | Mortimer Phelps (1 ep) |
| 1964 | The Patsy Film | Sy Devore |
| 1963 | The Raiders Film | Commissioner Mailer |
| 1963 | Who's Minding the Store? Film | Tie Salesman |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1963 | My Favorite Martian TV | Mr. Bentley (1 ep) |
| 1963 | The Birds Film | Mitch's City Neighbor |
| 1963 | Critic's Choice Film | Harvey Rittenhouse |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbillies TV | Mr. Brubaker (1 ep) |
| 1962 | That Touch of Mink Film | Mr. Miller |
| 1962 | About Time Film | The Butler |
| 1961 | Everything's Ducky Film | Dr. Deckham |