Richard Deacon
Known for ActingBorn 1922-05-14 — died 1984-08-08Philadelphia, 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).
Known for
Them!
1954 · as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
The Birds
1963 · as Mitch's City Neighbor
Piranha
1978 · as Earl Lyon
A Summer Place
1959 · as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
North to Alaska
1960 · as Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956 · as Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited)
That Touch of Mink
1962 · as Mr. Miller
Lover Come Back
1961 · as Dr. Melnick
Billie
1965 · as Principal Arnold Wilson
Blackbeard's Ghost
1968 · as Dean Wheaton
This Island Earth
1955 · as Pilot (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
1957 · as Farnsworth
That Darn Cat!
1965 · as Drive-in-Manager
My Sister Eileen
1955 · as Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
1955 · as Semu
Designing Woman
1957 · as Larry Musso (uncredited)
Invaders from Mars
1953 · as MP
Blackboard Jungle
1955 · as Mr. Stanley (uncredited)