Richard Deacon

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

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No Man's Valley

1981 ⭐ 7.0

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The Gossip Columnist

1980 ⭐ 7.3

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Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty

1980 ⭐ 6.7

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Getting Married

1978 ⭐ 6.0

Career timeline

1984

The Hoboken Chicken Emergency

City Councilman · 1984

⭐ 5.7

Bad Manners

Ticket Salesman · 1984

⭐ 5.8

1982

The Awakening of Cassie

1982

1981

No Man's Valley Notable

Panda (voice) · 1981

⭐ 7.0

1980

The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood

Joseph Rottman · 1980

⭐ 3.6

Murder Can Hurt You!

Mr. Burnice · 1980

The Gossip Columnist Notable

Director · 1980

⭐ 7.3

1978

Piranha

Earl Lyon · 1978

⭐ 6.0

Getting Married

Wedding Director · 1978

⭐ 6.0

Rabbit Test

First Newscaster · 1978

⭐ 4.5

1975

The Man from Clover Grove Notable

Charlie Strange · 1975

⭐ 8.0

1969

Arsenic and Old Lace Notable

Mr. Witherspoon · 1969

⭐ 7.0

1968

Lady in Cement

Arnie Sherwin · 1968

⭐ 6.2

The Narco Men

Records Clerk · 1968

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

Charlie Wrenn · 1968

⭐ 6.1

1967

The King's Pirate Notable

Swaine · 1967

⭐ 7.0

The Gnome-Mobile

Ralph Yarby · 1967

⭐ 6.3

Enter Laughing

Pike · 1967

⭐ 4.8

1966

Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.

Survival Manual Narrator · 1966

⭐ 5.8

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

Mr. Travis / Police Chief · 1966

⭐ 5.3

1965

Billie

Principal Arnold Wilson · 1965

⭐ 5.0

That Darn Cat!

Drive-in-Manager · 1965

⭐ 6.6

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

Maginot · 1965

⭐ 3.8

1964

The Patsy

Sy Devore · 1964

⭐ 6.2

1963

The Raiders

Commissioner Mailer · 1963

⭐ 4.8

Who's Minding the Store?

Tie Salesman · 1963

⭐ 6.8

The Birds Notable

Mitch's City Neighbor · 1963

⭐ 7.5

1962

That Touch of Mink

Mr. Miller · 1962

⭐ 6.5

About Time Notable

The Butler · 1962

⭐ 10.0

1961

Everything's Ducky

Dr. Deckham · 1961

⭐ 6.5

Lover Come Back

Dr. Melnick · 1961

⭐ 7.0

All in a Night's Work

Fur Salesman (uncredited) · 1961

⭐ 6.0

1960

North to Alaska

Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncr · 1960

⭐ 6.5

1959

A Summer Place

Pawnbroker (uncredited) · 1959

⭐ 6.6

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Chapman · 1959

⭐ 6.0

The Man Who Understood Women

Rossi (uncredited) · 1959

⭐ 3.9

1958

The Last Hurrah Notable

Graves (uncredited) · 1958

⭐ 7.2

A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed

Milburn Schroeder · 1958

⭐ 4.8

The High Cost of Loving

Obstetrician (uncredited) · 1958

⭐ 6.8

1957

Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show

Shirt Salesman · 1957

Kiss Them for Me

Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited) · 1957

⭐ 5.6

Decision at Sundown

Reverend Zaron · 1957

⭐ 6.3

1956

The Power and the Prize

Howard Carruthers · 1956

⭐ 6.3

The Solid Gold Cadillac

Williams (uncredited) · 1956

⭐ 6.2

The Proud Ones

Barber (uncredited) · 1956

⭐ 6.5

Frequently appears with

Henry Corden

Chief (voice)

Frank Buxton

Elliot (voice)

Art Metrano

Abe (voice)

Hal Smith

George (voice)

Chanin Hale

Nipponia (voice)

Bobby Vinton

Marty Kaplan

Robert Vaughn

Mark Case

Dick Sargent

Alan Keyes

Kim Cattrall

Dina Moran

Conrad Janis

Ivan Bock

Full filmography

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The Hoboken Chicken Emergency

1984 ⭐ 5.7

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Bad Manners

1984 ⭐ 5.8

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The Awakening of Cassie

1982

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No Man's Valley

1981 ⭐ 7.0

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The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood

1980 ⭐ 3.6

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Murder Can Hurt You!

1980

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The Gossip Columnist

1980 ⭐ 7.3

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Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty

1980 ⭐ 6.7

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Piranha

1978 ⭐ 6.0

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Getting Married

1978 ⭐ 6.0

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Rabbit Test

1978 ⭐ 4.5

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The Man from Clover Grove

1975 ⭐ 8.0

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Arsenic and Old Lace

1969 ⭐ 7.0

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Lady in Cement

1968 ⭐ 6.2

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The Narco Men

1968

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The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

1968 ⭐ 6.1

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Blackbeard's Ghost

1968 ⭐ 6.7

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The King's Pirate

1967 ⭐ 7.0

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The Gnome-Mobile

1967 ⭐ 6.3

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Enter Laughing

1967 ⭐ 4.8