Richard Deacon

Richard Deacon

Acting
Born 1922-05-14 - Died 1984-08-08Philadelphia, 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).

Movies (76)

The Birds
7.5

The Birds

1963Movie7.5
Piranha
6.0

Piranha

1978Movie6.0
A Summer Place
6.6

A Summer Place

1959Movie6.6
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
7.5

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1956Movie7.5
Them!
6.8

Them!

1954Movie6.8
That Darn Cat!
6.6

That Darn Cat!

1965Movie6.6
Lover Come Back
7.0

Lover Come Back

1961Movie7.0
This Island Earth
6.0

This Island Earth

1955Movie6.0
Blackboard Jungle
6.9

Blackboard Jungle

1955Movie6.9
Lay That Rifle Down
6.0

Lay That Rifle Down

1955Movie6.0
The Gnome-Mobile
6.3

The Gnome-Mobile

1967Movie6.3
Blackbeard's Ghost
6.7

Blackbeard's Ghost

1968Movie6.7
The Solid Gold Cadillac
6.2

The Solid Gold Cadillac

1956Movie6.2
Spring Reunion
6.2

Spring Reunion

1957Movie6.2
Dear Heart
6.5

Dear Heart

1965Movie6.5
Bad Manners
5.9

Bad Manners

1984Movie5.9
Désirée
6.6

Désirée

1954Movie6.6
It Started with a Kiss
5.5

It Started with a Kiss

1959Movie5.5
North to Alaska
6.5

North to Alaska

1960Movie6.5
Critic's Choice
5.6

Critic's Choice

1963Movie5.6
The Spirit of St. Louis
6.7

The Spirit of St. Louis

1957Movie6.7
Designing Woman
6.7

Designing Woman

1957Movie6.7
Good Morning, Miss Dove
7.0

Good Morning, Miss Dove

1955Movie7.0
The Young Philadelphians
7.4

The Young Philadelphians

1959Movie7.4
Hot Blood
5.7

Hot Blood

1956Movie5.7
Invaders from Mars
5.9

Invaders from Mars

1953Movie5.9
Billie
5.0

Billie

1965Movie5.0
That Touch of Mink
6.5

That Touch of Mink

1962Movie6.5
The Patsy
6.2

The Patsy

1964Movie6.2
My Sister Eileen
6.6

My Sister Eileen

1955Movie6.6
The Last Hurrah
7.2

The Last Hurrah

1958Movie7.2
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
6.0

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

1955Movie6.0
Decision at Sundown
6.3

Decision at Sundown

1957Movie6.3
The King's Pirate
7.0

The King's Pirate

1967Movie7.0
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
6.1

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

1968Movie6.1
The Proud Ones
6.5

The Proud Ones

1956Movie6.5
Kiss Them for Me
5.7

Kiss Them for Me

1957Movie5.7
My Man Godfrey
6.5

My Man Godfrey

1957Movie6.5
Lady in Cement
6.2

Lady in Cement

1968Movie6.2
Who's Minding the Store?
6.9

Who's Minding the Store?

1963Movie6.9
All in a Night's Work
6.0

All in a Night's Work

1961Movie6.0
Rabbit Test
4.5

Rabbit Test

1978Movie4.5
The Raiders
4.8

The Raiders

1963Movie4.8
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
3.8

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

1965Movie3.8
Enter Laughing
4.8

Enter Laughing

1967Movie4.8
Private Hell 36
6.3

Private Hell 36

1954Movie6.3
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
4.8

A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed

1958Movie4.8
Getting Married
6.0

Getting Married

1978Movie6.0
-30-
6.0

-30-

1959Movie6.0
Arsenic and Old Lace
7.0

Arsenic and Old Lace

1969Movie7.0
The High Cost of Loving
6.6

The High Cost of Loving

1958Movie6.6
Cry Vengeance
6.1

Cry Vengeance

1954Movie6.1
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
5.7

Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.

1966Movie5.7
Shield for Murder
6.7

Shield for Murder

1954Movie6.7
The Hired Man

The Hired Man

1957Movie
Murder Can Hurt You!

Murder Can Hurt You!

1980Movie
The Silent Kill

The Silent Kill

1959Movie
The Kettles in the Ozarks
6.4

The Kettles in the Ozarks

1956Movie6.4
The Power and the Prize
6.3

The Power and the Prize

1956Movie6.3
The Gossip Columnist
7.3

The Gossip Columnist

1980Movie7.3
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
3.5

The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood

1980Movie3.5
Prince of Players
5.5

Prince of Players

1955Movie5.5
About Time
10.0

About Time

1962Movie10.0
No Man's Valley
7.0

No Man's Valley

1981Movie7.0
The Man Who Understood Women
3.9

The Man Who Understood Women

1959Movie3.9
The Unpredictable Pudgy!

The Unpredictable Pudgy!

1983Movie
Affair in Reno
5.0

Affair in Reno

1957Movie5.0
Everything's Ducky
6.5

Everything's Ducky

1961Movie6.5
The Narco Men

The Narco Men

1968Movie
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
7.1

The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker

1959Movie7.1
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
7.0

Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty

1980Movie7.0
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
5.7

The Hoboken Chicken Emergency

1984Movie5.7
The Awakening of Cassie

The Awakening of Cassie

1982Movie
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
5.3

Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title

1966Movie5.3
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show

Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show

1957Movie
The Man from Clover Grove
8.0

The Man from Clover Grove

1975Movie8.0

TV Shows (66)

Perry Mason
7.7

Perry Mason

1957Series7.7
The Donna Reed Show
6.5

The Donna Reed Show

1958Series6.5
Alice
7.0

Alice

1976Series7.0
The Love Boat
6.3

The Love Boat

1977Series6.3
Bonanza
7.5

Bonanza

1959Series7.5
The Dick Van Dyke Show
7.6

The Dick Van Dyke Show

1961Series7.6
The Rifleman
7.1

The Rifleman

1958Series7.1
Love, American Style
6.2

Love, American Style

1969Series6.2
Get Smart
8.0

Get Smart

1965Series8.0
The Merv Griffin Show
6.8

The Merv Griffin Show

1962Series6.8
The Beverly Hillbillies
6.9

The Beverly Hillbillies

1962Series6.9
The Twilight Zone
8.5

The Twilight Zone

1959Series8.5
Maverick
7.0

Maverick

1957Series7.0
The Untouchables
8.0

The Untouchables

1959Series8.0
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
5.9

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963Series5.9
Green Acres
7.2

Green Acres

1965Series7.2
Night Gallery
7.8

Night Gallery

1970Series7.8
Leave It to Beaver
6.9

Leave It to Beaver

1957Series6.9
The Addams Family
8.0

The Addams Family

1964Series8.0
I Dream of Jeannie
7.8

I Dream of Jeannie

1965Series7.8
Gunsmoke
6.7

Gunsmoke

1955Series6.7
My Three Sons
6.6

My Three Sons

1960Series6.6
The Munsters
7.9

The Munsters

1964Series7.9
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
6.3

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

1959Series6.3
The Millionaire
5.8

The Millionaire

1955Series5.8
The Danny Thomas Show
6.2

The Danny Thomas Show

1953Series6.2
Mister Ed
6.8

Mister Ed

1961Series6.8
Here's Lucy
6.7

Here's Lucy

1968Series6.7
77 Sunset Strip
7.2

77 Sunset Strip

1958Series7.2
My Favorite Martian
6.2

My Favorite Martian

1963Series6.2
Trapper John, M.D.
6.6

Trapper John, M.D.

1979Series6.6
Hawaiian Eye
5.6

Hawaiian Eye

1959Series5.6
The Bob Hope Show
7.0

The Bob Hope Show

1950Series7.0
The Ford Television Theatre
7.8

The Ford Television Theatre

1952Series7.8
The Real McCoys
5.9

The Real McCoys

1957Series5.9
The Jack Benny Program
7.8

The Jack Benny Program

1950Series7.8
December Bride
6.3

December Bride

1954Series6.3
The 20th Century Fox Hour
6.0

The 20th Century Fox Hour

1955Series6.0
The Life Of Riley
6.7

The Life Of Riley

1953Series6.7
McMillan & Wife
7.1

McMillan & Wife

1971Series7.1
The Bob Cummings Show
6.3

The Bob Cummings Show

1955Series6.3
Bourbon Street Beat
6.0

Bourbon Street Beat

1959Series6.0
Navy Log
5.2

Navy Log

1955Series5.2
Public Defender
6.3

Public Defender

1954Series6.3
The Thin Man
7.6

The Thin Man

1957Series7.6
CHiPs
6.8

CHiPs

1977Series6.8
87th Precinct
7.8

87th Precinct

1961Series7.8
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
8.7

The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

1957Series8.7
What's Happening!!
7.4

What's Happening!!

1976Series7.4
Lux Video Theatre
6.7

Lux Video Theatre

1950Series6.7
Screen Director's Playhouse
7.0

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955Series7.0
Pete and Gladys
6.3

Pete and Gladys

1960Series6.3
The Mothers-in-Law
6.0

The Mothers-in-Law

1967Series6.0
Ford Theatre
8.0

Ford Theatre

1948Series8.0
Guestward, Ho!
6.5

Guestward, Ho!

1960Series6.5
Date with the Angels
6.3

Date with the Angels

1957Series6.3
The Pet Set
6.7

The Pet Set

1971Series6.7
Annette
6.3

Annette

1957Series6.3
The Pruitts of Southampton
6.5

The Pruitts of Southampton

1966Series6.5
The Ed Wynn Show
7.0

The Ed Wynn Show

1958Series7.0
The Great Gildersleeve

The Great Gildersleeve

1955Series
Rango

Rango

1967Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951Series7.2
The Lost Saucer
6.0

The Lost Saucer

1975Series6.0
Honeymoon Suite

Honeymoon Suite

1972Series
The Carol Channing Show
8.0

The Carol Channing Show

1966Series8.0