Richard Deacon
Acting
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).
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited)
Age 33 (now 62)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
as Semu
Age 32 (now 62)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)
Age 33 (now 62)
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
as Joseph Rottman
Age 58 (now 62)
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
as King of Cey What
Age 57 (now 62)
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
as Charlie Wrenn
Age 45 (now 62)
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
as Survival Manual Narrator
Age 44 (now 62)
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
as Mr. Travis / Police Chief
Age 43 (now 62)
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Maginot
Age 42 (now 62)
The Man Who Understood Women
as Rossi (uncredited)
Age 37 (now 62)
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
as Milburn Schroeder
Age 36 (now 62)
The High Cost of Loving
as Obstetrician (uncredited)
Age 36 (now 62)
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
as Shirt Salesman
Age 35 (now 62)
The Spirit of St. Louis
as Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
Age 34 (now 62)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited)
Age 33 (now 62) Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)
Age 33 (now 62)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
as Semu
Age 32 (now 62)
Night Gallery
as Man with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire")
Age 48 (now 62)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Self
Age 41 (now 62)
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as Cecil Ellingboe
Age 37 (now 62)
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
as Winslow (uncredited)
Age 35 (now 62)
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Age 33 (now 62)
The Ford Television Theatre
as Planter O'Toole
Age 30 (now 62)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Dr. Thomas Gregory
Age 29 (now 62)
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Also Known As
Richard Lewis Deacon
IMDB
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