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).
Born: May 14, 1922 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Filmography (102)
Bad Manners
1984
Actor: Ticket Salesman
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
1980
Actor: Joseph Rottman
TV
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Actor
Piranha
1978
Actor: Earl Lyon
Rabbit Test
1978
Actor: First Newscaster
TV
The Love Boat
1977
Actor: Dr. Yates
TV
CHiPs
1977
Actor: Mr. Singleton
TV
Alice
1976
Actor
TV
McMillan & Wife
1971
ActorActor: Luther Dorfman
TV
The Pet Set
1971
Actor
TV
Night Gallery
1970
Actor: Man with Mallet (s…
TV
Love, American Style
1969
Actor: CharlieActor: Charles Furman+1
Lady in Cement
1968
Actor: Arnie Sherwin
TV
Here's Lucy
1968
Actor: Harvey HoopleActor: Loan Officer
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
1968
Actor: Charlie Wrenn
Blackbeard's Ghost
1968
Actor: Dean Wheaton
TV
The Mothers-in-Law
1967
Actor: Roger Buell
The King's Pirate
1967
Actor: Swaine
The Gnome-Mobile
1967
Actor: Ralph Yarby
Enter Laughing
1967
Actor: Pike
TV
Rango
1967
Actor
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
1966
Actor: Survival Manual Na…
Billie
1965
Actor: Principal Arnold W…
That Darn Cat!
1965
Actor: Drive-in-Manager
TV
Get Smart
1965
Actor
TV
I Dream of Jeannie
1965
Actor: Harley Z. Poof
TV
Green Acres
1965
Actor: Mr. Oglethorpe
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965
Actor: Maginot
Dear Heart
1965
Actor: Mr. Cruikshank
TV
The Munsters
1964
Actor: Borden T. Pike
TV
The Addams Family
1964
Actor: Mortimer Phelps
The Patsy
1964
Actor: Sy Devore
The Raiders
1963
Actor: Commissioner Maile…
Who's Minding the Store?
1963
Actor: Tie Salesman
TV
My Favorite Martian
1963
Actor: Mr. Bentley
The Birds
1963
Actor: Mitch's City Neigh…
Critic's Choice
1963
Actor: Harvey Rittenhouse
TV
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Actor
TV
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
ActorActor: Mr. Brubaker
That Touch of Mink
1962
Actor: Mr. Miller
Lover Come Back
1961
Actor: Dr. Melnick
TV
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
Actor: Mel Cooley
TV
87th Precinct
1961
Actor: Martin
All in a Night's Work
1961
Actor: Fur Salesman (uncr…
TV
Mister Ed
1961
ActorActor: Tatti (voice) (unc…+1
North to Alaska
1960
Actor: Angus - Hotel Desk…
TV
My Three Sons
1960
Actor
TV
Guestward, Ho!
1960
Actor
TV
Pete and Gladys
1960
Actor
A Summer Place
1959
Actor: Pawnbroker (uncred…
-30-
1959
Actor: Chapman
TV
The Untouchables
1959
Actor: Bill Skidmore
TV
Hawaiian Eye
1959
Actor: Funeral Director
TV
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
Actor
The Man Who Understood Women
1959
Actor: Rossi (uncredited)
TV
The Twilight Zone
1959
Actor: Wallace V. Whipple
TV
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959
Actor: Cecil Ellingboe
TV
Bonanza
1959
Actor: Captain Shark
It Started with a Kiss
1959
Actor: Capt. Porter (uncr…
The Young Philadelphians
1959
Actor: George Archibald
The Last Hurrah
1958
Actor: Graves (uncredited…
TV
77 Sunset Strip
1958
Actor: Wallace Friend
TV
The Rifleman
1958
Actor
TV
The Donna Reed Show
1958
Actor
Kiss Them for Me
1957
Actor: Bill Hotchkiss (un…
Decision at Sundown
1957
Actor: Reverend Zaron
TV
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
1957
Actor: Winslow (uncredite…
My Man Godfrey
1957
Actor: Farnsworth
TV
Leave It to Beaver
1957
Actor: Fred Rutherford
TV
The Real McCoys
1957
ActorActor: Mr. Laidlaw
TV
Maverick
1957
Actor: Floyd Gimbel
TV
Perry Mason
1957
Actor: Wilmer Beaslee
TV
The Thin Man
1957
Actor
Designing Woman
1957
Actor: Larry Musso (uncre…
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957
Actor: Charles Levine - P…
Affair in Reno
1957
Actor: H.L. Denham
The Solid Gold Cadillac
1956
Actor: Williams (uncredit…
The Proud Ones
1956
Actor: Barber (uncredited…
Hot Blood
1956
Actor: Mr. Swift (uncredi…
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956
Actor: Emergency Room Doc…Actor: Dr. Harvey Bassett…
Good Morning, Miss Dove
1955
Actor: Mr. Spivvy (uncred…
TV
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Actor: Paul Erickson
TV
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
Actor: Hotel Clerk (uncre…
My Sister Eileen
1955
Actor: Baker's Receptioni…
TV
Gunsmoke
1955
Actor: Botkin
This Island Earth
1955
Actor: Spacecraft Pilot
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
1955
Actor: Semu
Blackboard Jungle
1955
Actor: Mr. Stanley (uncre…
TV
The Millionaire
1955
Actor: JewelerActor: Foundation Rep. Gi…
TV
The Bob Cummings Show
1955
Actor: District Attorney
Cry Vengeance
1954
Actor: Bartender at The C…
Désirée
1954
Actor: Etienne Clary
TV
December Bride
1954
ActorActor: James, Desi Arnaz'…
Private Hell 36
1954
Actor: Mr. Mace (uncredit…
Shield for Murder
1954
Actor: The Professor
Them!
1954
Actor: Bald Reporter at L…
TV
Public Defender
1954
Actor: Truant Officer
Invaders from Mars
1953
Actor: MP
TV
The Life Of Riley
1953
Actor: Chauffeur
TV
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Actor: Planter O'Toole
TV
The Jack Benny Program
1950
Actor: Shirt SalesmanActor
TV
The Bob Hope Show
1950
Actor