Richard Deacon
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 14, 1922
- Died
- August 8, 1984
- Birthplace
- 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).
Filmography
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency 1984
as City Councilman
Bad Manners 1984
as Ticket Salesman
The Unpredictable Pudgy! 1983
as Himself
The Awakening of Cassie 1982
Actor
No Man's Valley 1981
as Panda (voice)
Murder Can Hurt You! 1980
as Mr. Burnice
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood 1980
as Joseph Rottman
The Gossip Columnist 1980
as Director
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty 1980
as King of Cey What
Piranha 1978
as Earl Lyon
Getting Married 1978
as Wedding Director
Rabbit Test 1978
as First Newscaster
The Man from Clover Grove 1975
as Charlie Strange
Arsenic and Old Lace 1969
as Mr. Witherspoon
Lady in Cement 1968
as Arnie Sherwin
The Narco Men 1968
as Records Clerk
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band 1968
as Charlie Wrenn
Blackbeard's Ghost 1968
as Dean Wheaton
The King's Pirate 1967
as Swaine
The Gnome-Mobile 1967
as Ralph Yarby
Enter Laughing 1967
as Pike
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N. 1966
as Survival Manual Narrator
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title 1966
as Mr. Travis / Police Chief
Billie 1965
as Principal Arnold Wilson
That Darn Cat! 1965
as Drive-in-Manager
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! 1965
as Maginot
Dear Heart 1965
as Mr. Cruikshank
The Patsy 1964
as Sy Devore
The Raiders 1963
as Commissioner Mailer
Who's Minding the Store? 1963
as Tie Salesman
The Birds 1963
as Mitch's City Neighbor
Critic's Choice 1963
as Harvey Rittenhouse
That Touch of Mink 1962
as Mr. Miller
About Time 1962
as The Butler
Lover Come Back 1961
as Dr. Melnick
Everything's Ducky 1961
as Dr. Deckham
All in a Night's Work 1961
as Fur Salesman (uncredited)
North to Alaska 1960
as Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
A Summer Place 1959
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
-30- 1959
as Chapman
The Man Who Understood Women 1959
as Rossi (uncredited)
It Started with a Kiss 1959
as Captain Porter (uncredited)
The Silent Kill 1959
as Michael Gilmore
The Young Philadelphians 1959
as George Archibald
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker 1959
as Sheriff
The Last Hurrah 1958
as Graves (uncredited)
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed 1958
as Milburn Schroeder
The High Cost of Loving 1958
as Obstetrician (uncredited)
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show 1957
as Shirt Salesman
Kiss Them for Me 1957
as Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited)
Decision at Sundown 1957
as Reverend Zaron
My Man Godfrey 1957
as Farnsworth
The Hired Man 1957
as Harry Attwood
Designing Woman 1957
as Larry Musso (uncredited)
The Spirit of St. Louis 1957
as Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
Spring Reunion 1957
as Sidney (uncredited)
Affair in Reno 1957
as H.L. Denham
The Power and the Prize 1956
as Howard Carruthers
The Solid Gold Cadillac 1956
as Williams (uncredited)
The Proud Ones 1956
as Barber (uncredited)
The Kettles in the Ozarks 1956
as Big Trout
Hot Blood 1956
as Mr. Swift (uncredited)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1956
as Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited), as Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)
Good Morning, Miss Dove 1955
as Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)
My Sister Eileen 1955
as Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)
Lay That Rifle Down 1955
as Glover Speckleton
This Island Earth 1955
as Pilot (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy 1955
as Semu
Blackboard Jungle 1955
as Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
Prince of Players 1955
as Theatre Manager
Cry Vengeance 1954
as Bartender at The Cameo Room
Désirée 1954
as Etienne Clary
Private Hell 36 1954
as Mr. Mace (uncredited)
Shield for Murder 1954
as The Professor (uncredited)
Them! 1954
as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
Invaders from Mars 1953
as MP
Credits from TMDB.