Richard Deacon
Known for: 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).
Filmography
Series
Perry Mason
Wilmer Beaslee
1957
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Series
Bonanza
Captain Shark
1959
Series
The Love Boat
Dr. Yates
1977
Series
Maverick
Floyd Gimbel
1957
Series
Get Smart
Internship Doctor (uncredited)
1965
Series
Love, American Style
Charlie
1969
Series
Love, American Style
Charles Furman
1969
Series
Love, American Style
Boyd Daniels
1969
Series
The Rifleman
1958
Series
My Three Sons
1960
Series
The Twilight Zone
Wallace V. Whipple
1959
Series
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
Series
The Beverly Hillbillies
Mr. Brubaker
1962
Series
I Dream of Jeannie
Harley Z. Poof
1965
Series
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Mel Cooley
1961
Series
Alice
1976
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Self
1963
Series
The Donna Reed Show
Mr. Heflin
1958
Series
The Donna Reed Show
Mr. Conroy
1958
Series
The Untouchables
Bill Skidmore
1959
Series
Leave It to Beaver
Fred Rutherford
1957
Series
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
Series
Green Acres
Mr. Oglethorpe
1965
Series
The Bob Hope Show
Self
1950
Series
Here's Lucy
Harvey Hoople
1968
Series
Here's Lucy
Loan Officer
1968
Series
The Munsters
Borden T. Pike
1964
Series
Night Gallery
Man with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire")
1970
Series
The Addams Family
Mortimer Phelps
1964
Series
Hawaiian Eye
Funeral Director
1959
Series
77 Sunset Strip
Wallace Friend
1958
Series
The Jack Benny Program
Shirt Salesman
1950
Series
The Jack Benny Program
1950
Series
Gunsmoke
Botkin
1955
Series
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Cecil Ellingboe
1959
Series
The Ford Television Theatre
Planter O'Toole
1952
Series
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Paul Erickson
1955
Series
The Real McCoys
1957
Series
The Real McCoys
Mr. Laidlaw
1957
Series
The Millionaire
Jeweler
1955
Series
The Millionaire
Foundation Rep. Gibson
1955
Series
Mister Ed
1961
Series
Mister Ed
Tatti (voice) (uncredited)
1961
Series
Mister Ed
Dr. Baker
1961
Series
December Bride
James, Desi Arnaz's Butler
1954
Series
December Bride
Bud Hodges
1954
Series
My Favorite Martian
Mr. Bentley
1963
Series
Navy Log
1955
Series
The Bob Cummings Show
District Attorney
1955
Series
The Danny Thomas Show
John Savich
1953
Series
The Life Of Riley
Chauffeur
1953
Series
What's Happening!!
Mr. Bradford
1976
Series
CHiPs
Mr. Singleton
1977
Series
Public Defender
Truant Officer
1954
Lux Video Theatre
Norton
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Sheldon
1950
Series
McMillan & Wife
1971
Series
McMillan & Wife
Luther Dorfman
1971
Series
Screen Director's Playhouse
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1955
Series
87th Precinct
Martin
1961
Series
The Thin Man
1957
Series
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
Series
The Mothers-in-Law
Roger Buell
1967
Series
Pete and Gladys
1960
Film
The Birds
Mitch's City Neighbor
1963
Series
Guestward, Ho!
1960
Series
The Pet Set
Self
1971
Series
Date with the Angels
1957
Series
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Winslow (uncredited)
1957
Ford Theatre
1948
Series
Rango
1967
Series
The Pruitts of Southampton
Baldwin
1966
Series
Annette
Uncle Archie McCleod
1957
Film
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited)
1956
Film
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)
1956
Film
Them!
Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
1954
Film
Piranha
Earl Lyon
1978
Film
Blackbeard's Ghost
Dean Wheaton
1968
Film
The Young Philadelphians
George Archibald
1959
Film
The Spirit of St. Louis
Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
1957
Series
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Dr. Thomas Gregory
1951
Film
That Darn Cat!
Drive-in-Manager
1965
Series
The Ed Wynn Show
Conway
1958
Film
That Touch of Mink
Mr. Miller
1962
The Great Gildersleeve
1955
Film
North to Alaska
Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1960
Film
Invaders from Mars
MP
1953
Film
Blackboard Jungle
Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
1955
Film
Decision at Sundown
Reverend Zaron
1957
Film
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
Semu
1955
Film
The Solid Gold Cadillac
Williams (uncredited)
1956
Film
Kiss Them for Me
Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited)
1957
Series
The Lost Saucer
1975
Film
Who's Minding the Store?
Tie Salesman
1963
Film
Lover Come Back
Dr. Melnick
1961
Film
This Island Earth
Pilot (uncredited)
1955
Film
Désirée
Etienne Clary
1954
Film
My Sister Eileen
Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)
1955
The Carol Channing Show
Leon Thatcher
1966
Film
Good Morning, Miss Dove
Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)
1955
Film
A Summer Place
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
1959
Film
The Gnome-Mobile
Ralph Yarby
1967
Film
The Patsy
Sy Devore
1964
Film
Designing Woman
Larry Musso (uncredited)
1957
Film
All in a Night's Work
Fur Salesman (uncredited)
1961
Film
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
Survival Manual Narrator
1966
Film
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Maginot
1965
Film
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
Charlie Wrenn
1968
Film
It Started with a Kiss
Captain Porter (uncredited)
1959
Film
Lady in Cement
Arnie Sherwin
1968
Film
The Last Hurrah
Graves (uncredited)
1958
Film
The Unpredictable Pudgy!
Himself
1983
Film
The Proud Ones
Barber (uncredited)
1956
Film
Spring Reunion
Sidney (uncredited)
1957
Film
Hot Blood
Mr. Swift (uncredited)
1956
Film
My Man Godfrey
Farnsworth
1957
Film
Billie
Principal Arnold Wilson
1965
Film
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
Joseph Rottman
1980
Film
The Raiders
Commissioner Mailer
1963
Film
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
King of Cey What
1980
Film
The King's Pirate
Swaine
1967
Film
Critic's Choice
Harvey Rittenhouse
1963
Film
The Power and the Prize
Howard Carruthers
1956
Film
The Kettles in the Ozarks
Big Trout
1956
Film
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
Milburn Schroeder
1958
Film
Murder Can Hurt You!
Mr. Burnice
1980
Film
Arsenic and Old Lace
Mr. Witherspoon
1969
Film
Getting Married
Wedding Director
1978
Film
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
Mr. Travis / Police Chief
1966
Film
Bad Manners
Ticket Salesman
1984
Film
The Gossip Columnist
Director
1980
Film
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
City Councilman
1984
Film
The High Cost of Loving
Obstetrician (uncredited)
1958
Film
Shield for Murder
The Professor
1954
Film
The Silent Kill
Michael Gilmore
1959
Film
Dear Heart
Mr. Cruikshank
1965
Film
Lay That Rifle Down
Glover Speckleton
1955
Film
Private Hell 36
Mr. Mace (uncredited)
1954
Film
The Man Who Understood Women
Rossi (uncredited)
1959
Film
Cry Vengeance
Bartender at The Cameo Room
1954
Film
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
Sheriff
1959
Film
Rabbit Test
First Newscaster
1978
Film
The Awakening of Cassie
1982
Film
The Hired Man
Harry Attwood
1957
Film
Enter Laughing
Pike
1967
Honeymoon Suite
1972
Film
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
Shirt Salesman
1957
Film
About Time
The Butler
1962
Film
No Man's Valley
Panda (voice)
1981
Film
Everything's Ducky
Dr. Deckham
1961
Film
-30-
Chapman
1959
Film
Prince of Players
Theatre Manager
1955
Film
The Man from Clover Grove
Charlie Strange
1975
Film
Affair in Reno
H.L. Denham
1957
Film
The Narco Men
Records Clerk
1968