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Richard Deacon

Actor

Richard Deacon

Born May 14, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USADied August 8, 198474 films

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).

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The Birds posterFirst watchThe Birds19637.5as Mitch's City NeighborThousands of birds flock into a seaside town and terrorize the residents in a series of deadly attacks.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Invasion of the Body Snatchers poster7.5Invasion of the Body Snatchers1956Them! poster6.8Them!1954Piranha poster6.0Piranha1978Lover Come Back poster7.0Lover Come Back1961Blackboard Jungle poster6.9Blackboard Jungle1955That Darn Cat! poster6.6That Darn Cat!1965Blackbeard's Ghost poster6.7Blackbeard's Ghost1968That Touch of Mink poster6.5That Touch of Mink1962

Filmography

74 films as actor
  1. 1984The Hoboken Chicken EmergencyCity Councilman
  2. 1984Bad MannersTicket Salesman
  3. 1982The Awakening of Cassie
  4. 1981No Man's ValleyPanda (voice)
  5. 1980The Happy Hooker Goes HollywoodJoseph Rottman
  6. 1980Murder Can Hurt You!Mr. Burnice
  7. 1980The Gossip ColumnistDirector
  8. 1978PiranhaEarl Lyon
  9. 1978Getting MarriedWedding Director
  10. 1978Rabbit TestFirst Newscaster
  11. 1975The Man from Clover GroveCharlie Strange
  12. 1969Arsenic and Old LaceMr. Witherspoon
  13. 1968Lady in CementArnie Sherwin
  14. 1968The Narco MenRecords Clerk
  15. 1968The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family BandCharlie Wrenn
  16. 1968Blackbeard's GhostDean Wheaton
  17. 1967The King's PirateSwaine
  18. 1967The Gnome-MobileRalph Yarby
  19. 1967Enter LaughingPike
  20. 1966Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.Survival Manual Narrator
  21. 1966Don't Worry, We'll Think of a TitleMr. Travis / Police Chief
  22. 1965BilliePrincipal Arnold Wilson
  23. 1965That Darn Cat!Drive-in-Manager
  24. 1965John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!Maginot
  25. 1965Dear HeartMr. Cruikshank
  26. 1964The PatsySy Devore
  27. 1963The RaidersCommissioner Mailer
  28. 1963Who's Minding the Store?Tie Salesman
  29. 1963The BirdsMitch's City Neighbor
  30. 1963Critic's ChoiceHarvey Rittenhouse
  31. 1962That Touch of MinkMr. Miller
  32. 1962About TimeThe Butler
  33. 1961Everything's DuckyDr. Deckham
  34. 1961Lover Come BackDr. Melnick
  35. 1961All in a Night's WorkFur Salesman (uncredited)
  36. 1960North to AlaskaAngus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
  37. 1959A Summer PlacePawnbroker (uncredited)
  38. 1959-30-Chapman
  39. 1959The Man Who Understood WomenRossi (uncredited)
  40. 1959It Started with a KissCaptain Porter (uncredited)
  41. 1959The Silent KillMichael Gilmore
  42. 1959The Young PhiladelphiansGeorge Archibald
  43. 1959The Remarkable Mr. PennypackerSheriff
  44. 1958The Last HurrahGraves (uncredited)
  45. 1958A Nice Little Bank That Should Be RobbedMilburn Schroeder
  46. 1958The High Cost of LovingObstetrician (uncredited)
  47. 1957Jack Benny Christmas Shopping ShowShirt Salesman
  48. 1957Kiss Them for MeBill Hotchkiss (uncredited)
  49. 1957Decision at SundownReverend Zaron
  50. 1957My Man GodfreyFarnsworth
  51. 1957The Hired ManHarry Attwood
  52. 1957Designing WomanLarry Musso (uncredited)
  53. 1957The Spirit of St. LouisCharles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
  54. 1957Spring ReunionSidney (uncredited)
  55. 1957Affair in RenoH.L. Denham
  56. 1956The Power and the PrizeHoward Carruthers
  57. 1956The Solid Gold CadillacWilliams (uncredited)
  58. 1956The Proud OnesBarber (uncredited)
  59. 1956The Kettles in the OzarksBig Trout
  60. 1956Hot BloodMr. Swift (uncredited)
  61. 1956Invasion of the Body SnatchersEmergency Room Doctor (uncredited)
  62. 1955Good Morning, Miss DoveMr. Spivvy (uncredited)
  63. 1955My Sister EileenBaker's Receptionist (uncredited)
  64. 1955Lay That Rifle DownGlover Speckleton
  65. 1955This Island EarthPilot (uncredited)
  66. 1955Abbott and Costello Meet the MummySemu
  67. 1955Blackboard JungleMr. Stanley (uncredited)
  68. 1955Prince of PlayersTheatre Manager
  69. 1954Cry VengeanceBartender at The Cameo Room
  70. 1954DésiréeEtienne Clary
  71. 1954Private Hell 36Mr. Mace (uncredited)
  72. 1954Shield for MurderThe Professor
  73. 1954Them!Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
  74. 1953Invaders from MarsMP