Known For
Acting
Known Credits
155
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 14, 1922 (104 years old)
Place of Birth
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).
| 1984 | The Hoboken Chicken Emergencyas City Councilman | |
| 1984 | Bad Mannersas Ticket Salesman | |
| 1982 | The Awakening of Cassieas | |
| 1981 | No Man's Valleyas Panda (voice) | |
| 1980 | The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywoodas Joseph Rottman | |
| 1980 | Murder Can Hurt You!as Mr. Burnice | |
| 1980 | The Gossip Columnistas Director | |
| 1980 | Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Prettyas King of Cey What | |
| 1979 | Trapper John, M.D.as | |
| 1978 | Piranhaas Earl Lyon | |
| 1978 | Getting Marriedas Wedding Director | |
| 1978 | Rabbit Testas First Newscaster | |
| 1977 | The Love Boatas Dr. Yates | |
| 1977 | CHiPsas Mr. Singleton | |
| 1976 | Aliceas | |
| 1976 | What's Happening!!as Mr. Bradford | |
| 1975 | The Man from Clover Groveas Charlie Strange | |
| 1975 | The Lost Sauceras | |
| 1972 | Honeymoon Suiteas | |
| 1971 | McMillan & Wifeas | |
| 1971 | McMillan & Wifeas Luther Dorfman | |
| 1971 | The Pet Setas Self | |
| 1970 | Night Galleryas Man with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire") | |
| 1969 | Love, American Styleas Boyd Daniels | |
| 1969 | Love, American Styleas Charles Furman | |
| 1969 | Love, American Styleas Charlie | |
| 1969 | Arsenic and Old Laceas Mr. Witherspoon | |
| 1968 | Lady in Cementas Arnie Sherwin | |
| 1968 | Here's Lucyas Harvey Hoople | |
| 1968 | Here's Lucyas Loan Officer | |
| 1968 | The Narco Menas Records Clerk | |
| 1968 | The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Bandas Charlie Wrenn | |
| 1968 | Blackbeard's Ghostas Dean Wheaton | |
| 1967 | The Mothers-in-Lawas Roger Buell | |
| 1967 | The King's Pirateas Swaine | |
| 1967 | The Gnome-Mobileas Ralph Yarby | |
| 1967 | Enter Laughingas Pike | |
| 1967 | Rangoas | |
| 1966 | The Pruitts of Southamptonas Baldwin | |
| 1966 | Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.as Survival Manual Narrator | |
| 1966 | Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Titleas Mr. Travis / Police Chief | |
| 1966 | The Carol Channing Showas Leon Thatcher | |
| 1965 | Billieas Principal Arnold Wilson | |
| 1965 | That Darn Cat!as Drive-in-Manager | |
| 1965 | Get Smartas Internship Doctor (uncredited) | |
| 1965 | I Dream of Jeannieas Harley Z. Poof | |
| 1965 | Green Acresas Mr. Oglethorpe | |
| 1965 | John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!as Maginot | |
| 1965 | Dear Heartas Mr. Cruikshank | |
| 1964 | The Munstersas Borden T. Pike | |
| 1964 | The Addams Familyas Mortimer Phelps | |
| 1964 | The Patsyas Sy Devore | |
| 1963 | The Raidersas Commissioner Mailer | |
| 1963 | Who's Minding the Store?as Tie Salesman | |
| 1963 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatreas Self | |
| 1963 | My Favorite Martianas Mr. Bentley | |
| 1963 | The Birdsas Mitch's City Neighbor | |
| 1963 | Critic's Choiceas Harvey Rittenhouse | |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Showas Self | |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbilliesas | |
| 1962 | The Beverly Hillbilliesas Mr. Brubaker | |
| 1962 | That Touch of Minkas Mr. Miller | |
| 1962 | About Timeas The Butler | |
| 1961 | Lover Come Backas Dr. Melnick | |
| 1961 | Everything's Duckyas Dr. Deckham | |
| 1961 | The Dick Van Dyke Showas Mel Cooley | |
| 1961 | 87th Precinctas Martin | |
| 1961 | All in a Night's Workas Fur Salesman (uncredited) | |
| 1961 | Mister Edas | |
| 1961 | Mister Edas Dr. Baker | |
| 1961 | Mister Edas Tatti (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 1960 | North to Alaskaas Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) | |
| 1960 | Guestward, Ho!as | |
| 1960 | My Three Sonsas | |
| 1960 | Pete and Gladysas | |
| 1959 | A Summer Placeas Pawnbroker (uncredited) | |
| 1959 | -30-as Chapman | |
| 1959 | The Untouchablesas Bill Skidmore | |
| 1959 | Hawaiian Eyeas Funeral Director | |
| 1959 | Bourbon Street Beatas | |
| 1959 | The Man Who Understood Womenas Rossi (uncredited) | |
| 1959 | The Twilight Zoneas Wallace V. Whipple | |
| 1959 | The Many Loves of Dobie Gillisas Cecil Ellingboe | |
| 1959 | Bonanzaas Captain Shark | |
| 1959 | It Started with a Kissas Capt. Porter (uncredited) | |
| 1959 | The Silent Killas Michael Gilmore | |
| 1959 | The Young Philadelphiansas George Archibald | |
| 1959 | The Remarkable Mr. Pennypackeras Sheriff | |
| 1958 | The Last Hurrahas Graves (uncredited) | |
| 1958 | A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbedas Milburn Schroeder | |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Stripas Wallace Friend | |
| 1958 | The Riflemanas | |
| 1958 | The Ed Wynn Showas Conway | |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed Showas | |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed Showas Mr. Conroy | |
| 1958 | The High Cost of Lovingas Obstetrician (uncredited) | |
| 1957 | Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Showas Shirt Salesman | |
| 1957 | Kiss Them for Meas Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited) | |
| 1957 | Decision at Sundownas Reverend Zaron | |
| 1957 | The Lucy–Desi Comedy Houras Winslow (uncredited) | |
| 1957 | My Man Godfreyas Farnsworth | |
| 1957 | Leave It to Beaveras Fred Rutherford | |
| 1957 | The Real McCoysas | |
| 1957 | The Real McCoysas Mr. Laidlaw | |
| 1957 | Maverickas Floyd Gimbel | |
| 1957 | Perry Masonas Wilmer Beaslee | |
| 1957 | The Thin Manas | |
| 1957 | The Hired Manas Harry Attwood | |
| 1957 | Designing Womanas Larry Musso (uncredited) | |
| 1957 | Date with the Angelsas | |
| 1957 | The Spirit of St. Louisas Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited) | |
| 1957 | Spring Reunionas Sidney (uncredited) | |
| 1957 | Affair in Renoas H.L. Denham | |
| 1957 | Annetteas Uncle Archie McCleod | |
| 1956 | The Power and the Prizeas Howard Carruthers | |
| 1956 | The Solid Gold Cadillacas Williams (uncredited) | |
| 1956 | The Proud Onesas Barber (uncredited) | |
| 1956 | The Kettles in the Ozarksas Big Trout | |
| 1956 | Hot Bloodas Mr. Swift (uncredited) | |
| 1956 | Invasion of the Body Snatchersas Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited) | |
| 1956 | Invasion of the Body Snatchersas Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited) | |
| 1955 | Good Morning, Miss Doveas Mr. Spivvy (uncredited) | |
| 1955 | Screen Director's Playhouseas Hotel Clerk (uncredited) | |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Houras Paul Erickson | |
| 1955 | My Sister Eileenas Baker's Receptionist (uncredited) | |
| 1955 | The Great Gildersleeveas | |
| 1955 | Navy Logas | |
| 1955 | Gunsmokeas Botkin | |
| 1955 | Lay That Rifle Downas Glover Speckleton | |
| 1955 | This Island Earthas Pilot (uncredited) | |
| 1955 | Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummyas Semu | |
| 1955 | Blackboard Jungleas Mr. Stanley (uncredited) | |
| 1955 | The Millionaireas Foundation Rep. Gibson | |
| 1955 | The Millionaireas Jeweler | |
| 1955 | Prince of Playersas Theatre Manager | |
| 1955 | The Bob Cummings Showas District Attorney | |
| 1954 | Cry Vengeanceas Bartender at The Cameo Room | |
| 1954 | Désiréeas Etienne Clary | |
| 1954 | December Brideas Bud Hodges | |
| 1954 | December Brideas James, Desi Arnaz's Butler | |
| 1954 | Private Hell 36as Mr. Mace (uncredited) | |
| 1954 | Shield for Murderas The Professor | |
| 1954 | Them!as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference | |
| 1954 | Public Defenderas Truant Officer | |
| 1953 | The Danny Thomas Showas John Savich | |
| 1953 | Invaders from Marsas MP | |
| 1953 | The Life Of Rileyas Chauffeur | |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatreas Planter O'Toole | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas Dr. Thomas Gregory | |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Programas | |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Programas Shirt Salesman | |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatreas Norton | |
| 1950 | Lux Video Theatreas Sheldon | |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Showas Self | |
| 1948 | Ford Theatreas |
