Richard Deacon

1922-05-14 – 1984-08-08 (age 62) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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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).

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Richard Deacon

Richard Deacon

Known For

Them!

Them!

1954

as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference

The Birds

The Birds

1963

as Mitch's City Neighbor

A Summer Place

A Summer Place

1959

as Pawnbroker (uncredited)

Piranha

Piranha

1978

as Earl Lyon

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1956

as Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1956

as Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)

Spring Reunion

Spring Reunion

1957

as Sidney (uncredited)

The Gnome-Mobile

The Gnome-Mobile

1967

as Ralph Yarby

North to Alaska

North to Alaska

1960

as Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

Désirée

Désirée

1954

as Etienne Clary

That Touch of Mink

That Touch of Mink

1962

as Mr. Miller

Billie

Billie

1965

as Principal Arnold Wilson

Blackboard Jungle

Blackboard Jungle

1955

as Mr. Stanley (uncredited)

My Man Godfrey

My Man Godfrey

1957

as Farnsworth

The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah

1958

as Graves (uncredited)

That Darn Cat!

That Darn Cat!

1965

as Drive-in-Manager

Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.

Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.

1966

as Survival Manual Narrator

Invaders from Mars

Invaders from Mars

1953

as MP

My Sister Eileen

My Sister Eileen

1955

as Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)

It Started with a Kiss

It Started with a Kiss

1959

as Capt. Porter (uncredited)