Richard Deacon
Acting1922Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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).
Known For
Acting History
1984
Bad Manners
as Ticket Salesman
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
as City Councilman
1983
1982
The Love Boat
TVas Dr. Yates• 1 eps
1981
No Man's Valley
as Panda (voice)
1980
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
as Joseph Rottman
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
as King of Cey What
Murder Can Hurt You!
as Mr. Burnice
The Gossip Columnist
as Director
1978
1977
CHiPs
TVas Mr. Singleton• 1 eps
1975
1973
Night Gallery
TVas Man with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire")• 1 eps
1972
Here's Lucy
TVas Loan Officer• 1 eps
1971
Green Acres
TVas Mr. Oglethorpe• 1 eps
The Pet Set
TVas Self
1969
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Mr. Witherspoon
The Bob Hope Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
Love, American Style
TVas Boyd Daniels• 1 eps
1968
Blackbeard's Ghost
as Dean Wheaton
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
as Charlie Wrenn
Lady in Cement
as Arnie Sherwin
The Narco Men
as Records Clerk
1967
Enter Laughing
as Pike
The Gnome-Mobile
as Ralph Yarby
The King's Pirate
as Swaine
The Beverly Hillbillies
TVas Mr. Brubaker• 1 eps
The Mothers-in-Law
TVas Roger Buell
I Dream of Jeannie
TVas Harley Z. Poof• 1 eps
1966
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
as Survival Manual Narrator
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
as Mr. Travis / Police Chief
The Pruitts of Southampton
TVas Baldwin
The Carol Channing Show
TVas Leon Thatcher
1965
That Darn Cat!
as Drive-in-Manager
Billie
as Principal Arnold Wilson
Dear Heart
as Mr. Cruikshank
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Maginot
The Addams Family
TVas Mortimer Phelps• 1 eps
1964
The Patsy
as Sy Devore
The Munsters
TVas Borden T. Pike• 1 eps
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TVas Self• 1 eps
The Twilight Zone
TVas Wallace V. Whipple• 1 eps
My Favorite Martian
TVas Mr. Bentley• 1 eps
1963
Critic's Choice
as Harvey Rittenhouse
The Birds
as Mitch's City Neighbor
Who's Minding the Store?
as Tie Salesman
The Raiders
as Commissioner Mailer
1962
That Touch of Mink
as Mr. Miller
About Time
as The Butler
87th Precinct
TVas Martin• 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
TVas Self
Mister Ed
TVas Dr. Baker / Tatti (voice) (uncredited)• 1 eps
1961
Lover Come Back
as Dr. Melnick
All in a Night's Work
as Fur Salesman (uncredited)
Everything's Ducky
as Dr. Deckham
The Dick Van Dyke Show
TVas Mel Cooley• 42 eps
Hawaiian Eye
TVas Funeral Director• 1 eps
The Real McCoys
TVas Mr. Laidlaw• 1 eps
1960
North to Alaska
as Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Bonanza
TVas Captain Shark• 1 eps
77 Sunset Strip
TVas Wallace Friend• 1 eps
The Untouchables
TVas Bill Skidmore• 1 eps
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
TVas Cecil Ellingboe• 1 eps
Perry Mason
TVas Wilmer Beaslee• 1 eps
1959
A Summer Place
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
The Young Philadelphians
as George Archibald
It Started with a Kiss
as Capt. Porter (uncredited)
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
as Sheriff
The Man Who Understood Women
as Rossi (uncredited)
The Silent Kill
as Michael Gilmore
-30-
as Chapman
Maverick
TVas Floyd Gimbel• 1 eps
1958
The Last Hurrah
as Graves (uncredited)
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
as Milburn Schroeder
The High Cost of Loving
as Obstetrician (uncredited)
The Ed Wynn Show
TVas Conway
1957
The Spirit of St. Louis
as Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
Decision at Sundown
as Reverend Zaron
Affair in Reno
as H.L. Denham
Kiss Them for Me
as Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
as Farnsworth
Spring Reunion
as Sidney (uncredited)
Designing Woman
as Larry Musso (uncredited)
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
as Shirt Salesman
The Hired Man
as Harry Attwood
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TVas Paul Erickson• 1 eps
Annette
TVas Uncle Archie McCleod
Gunsmoke
TVas Botkin• 1 eps
Leave It to Beaver
TVas Fred Rutherford• 5 eps
The Millionaire
TVas Foundation Rep. Gibson• 1 eps
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
TVas Winslow (uncredited)
1956
The Kettles in the Ozarks
as Big Trout
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)
The Proud Ones
as Barber (uncredited)
The Power and the Prize
as Howard Carruthers
The Solid Gold Cadillac
as Williams (uncredited)
Hot Blood
as Mr. Swift (uncredited)
December Bride
TVas James, Desi Arnaz's Butler• 1 eps
The Life Of Riley
TVas Chauffeur• 1 eps
1955
This Island Earth
as Spacecraft Pilot
Good Morning, Miss Dove
as Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)
Blackboard Jungle
as Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
My Sister Eileen
as Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)
Prince of Players
as Theatre Manager
Lay That Rifle Down
as Glover Speckleton
The Ford Television Theatre
TVas Planter O'Toole• 1 eps
Screen Director's Playhouse
TVas Hotel Clerk (uncredited)• 1 eps
The Bob Cummings Show
TVas District Attorney
1954
Baby Face Killer
as Mr. Mace (uncredited)
Them!
as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
Cry Vengeance
as Bartender at The Cameo Room
Shield for Murder
as The Professor
Désirée
as Etienne Clary
Public Defender
TVas Truant Officer• 1 eps
1953
Invaders from Mars
as MP
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TVas Dr. Thomas Gregory
1950
Lux Video Theatre
TVas Sheldon / Norton
1948