Richard Deacon

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).

Actor

1953

[ ] Invaders from Mars (MP)

1954

[ ] Cry Vengeance (Bartender at The Cameo Room)
[ ] Désirée (Etienne Clary)
[ ] Them! (Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference)
[ ] Private Hell 36 (Mr. Mace (uncredited))
[ ] Shield for Murder (The Professor)

1955

[ ] Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (Semu)
[ ] Good Morning, Miss Dove (Mr. Spivvy (uncredited))
[ ] This Island Earth (Spacecraft Pilot)
[ ] Lay That Rifle Down (Glover Speckleton)
[ ] Blackboard Jungle (Mr. Stanley (uncredited))
[ ] Prince of Players (Theatre Manager)
[ ] My Sister Eileen (Baker's Receptionist (uncredited))

1956

[ 5/10 ] Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Emergency Room Doctor)
[ ] The Solid Gold Cadillac (Williams (uncredited))
[ ] The Kettles in the Ozarks (Big Trout)
[ ] The Proud Ones (Barber (uncredited))
[ ] Hot Blood (Mr. Swift (uncredited))
[ ] The Power and the Prize (Howard Carruthers)
[ 5/10 ] Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited))

1957

[ ] Spring Reunion (Sidney (uncredited))
[ ] My Man Godfrey (Farnsworth)
[ ] Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show (Shirt Salesman)
[ ] The Hired Man (Harry Attwood)
[ ] The Spirit of St. Louis (Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited))
[ ] Decision at Sundown (Reverend Zaron)
[ ] Kiss Them for Me (Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited))
[ ] Affair in Reno (H.L. Denham)
[ ] Designing Woman (Larry Musso (uncredited))

1958

[ ] A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (Milburn Schroeder)
[ ] The Last Hurrah (Graves (uncredited))
[ ] The High Cost of Loving (Obstetrician (uncredited))

1959

[ ] The Young Philadelphians (George Archibald)
[ ] It Started with a Kiss (Capt. Porter (uncredited))
[ ] The Silent Kill (Michael Gilmore)
[ ] -30- (Chapman)
[ ] A Summer Place (Pawnbroker (uncredited))
[ ] The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (Sheriff)
[ ] The Man Who Understood Women (Rossi (uncredited))

1960

[ ] North to Alaska (Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited))

1961

[ ] Everything's Ducky (Dr. Deckham)
[ ] Lover Come Back (Dr. Melnick)
[ ] All in a Night's Work (Fur Salesman (uncredited))

1962

[ ] That Touch of Mink (Mr. Miller)
[ ] About Time (The Butler)

1963

[ 6/10 ] The Birds (Mitch's City Neighbor)
[ ] Critic's Choice (Harvey Rittenhouse)
[ ] The Raiders (Commissioner Mailer)
[ ] Who's Minding the Store? (Tie Salesman)

1964

[ ] The Patsy (Sy Devore)

1965

[ ] Billie (Principal Arnold Wilson)
[ ] Dear Heart (Mr. Cruikshank)
[ ] That Darn Cat! (Drive-in-Manager)
[ ] John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (Maginot)

1966

[ ] Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title (Mr. Travis / Police Chief)
[ ] Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N. (Survival Manual Narrator)

1967

[ ] The Gnome-Mobile (Ralph Yarby)
[ ] Enter Laughing (Pike)
[ ] The King's Pirate (Swaine)

1968

[ ] Lady in Cement (Arnie Sherwin)
[ ] Blackbeard's Ghost (Dean Wheaton)
[ ] The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (Charlie Wrenn)
[ ] Persecución hasta Valencia (Records Clerk)

1969

[ ] Arsenic and Old Lace (Mr. Witherspoon)

1975

[ ] The Man from Clover Grove (Charlie Strange)

1978

[ ] Piranha (Earl Lyon)
[ ] Getting Married (Wedding Director)
[ ] Rabbit Test (First Newscaster)

1980

[ ] The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (Joseph Rottman)
[ ] Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty (King of Cey What)
[ ] Murder Can Hurt You! (Mr. Burnice)
[ ] The Gossip Columnist (Director)

1981

[ ] No Man's Valley (Panda (voice))

1982

[ ] The Awakening of Cassie (????)

1984

[ ] Bad Manners (Ticket Salesman)
[ ] The Hoboken Chicken Emergency (City Councilman)