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).
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).
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Filmography (Movies)
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
Character:City Councilman
Release Date:19/11/1984
Bad Manners
Character:Ticket Salesman
Release Date:11/11/1984
The Awakening of Cassie
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1982
No Man's Valley
Character:Panda (voice)
Release Date:23/11/1981
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
Character:Joseph Rottman
Release Date:04/06/1980
Murder Can Hurt You!
Character:Mr. Burnice
Release Date:21/05/1980
The Gossip Columnist
Character:Director
Release Date:21/03/1980
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
Character:King of Cey What
Release Date:14/02/1980
Piranha
Character:Earl Lyon
Release Date:03/08/1978
Getting Married
Character:Wedding Director
Release Date:17/05/1978
Rabbit Test
Character:First Newscaster
Release Date:09/04/1978
The Man from Clover Grove
Character:Charlie Strange
Release Date:12/12/1975
Arsenic and Old Lace
Character:Mr. Witherspoon
Release Date:02/04/1969
Lady in Cement
Character:Arnie Sherwin
Release Date:19/11/1968
Persecución hasta Valencia
Character:Records Clerk
Release Date:01/08/1968
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
Character:Charlie Wrenn
Release Date:19/04/1968
Blackbeard's Ghost
Character:Dean Wheaton
Release Date:08/02/1968
The King's Pirate
Character:Swaine
Release Date:20/07/1967
The Gnome-Mobile
Character:Ralph Yarby
Release Date:19/07/1967
Enter Laughing
Character:Pike
Release Date:25/02/1967
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
Character:Survival Manual Narrator
Release Date:01/07/1966
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
Character:Mr. Travis / Police Chief
Release Date:01/05/1966
Billie
Character:Principal Arnold Wilson
Release Date:13/12/1965
That Darn Cat!
Character:Drive-in-Manager
Release Date:02/12/1965
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Character:Maginot
Release Date:24/03/1965
Dear Heart
Character:Mr. Cruikshank
Release Date:07/03/1965
The Patsy
Character:Sy Devore
Release Date:24/06/1964
The Raiders
Character:Commissioner Mailer
Release Date:01/12/1963
Who's Minding the Store?
Character:Tie Salesman
Release Date:28/11/1963
The Birds
Character:Mitch's City Neighbor
Release Date:28/03/1963
Critic's Choice
Character:Harvey Rittenhouse
Release Date:24/02/1963
That Touch of Mink
Character:Mr. Miller
Release Date:14/06/1962
About Time
Character:The Butler
Release Date:05/02/1962
Everything's Ducky
Character:Dr. Deckham
Release Date:20/12/1961
Lover Come Back
Character:Dr. Melnick
Release Date:20/12/1961
All in a Night's Work
Character:Fur Salesman (uncredited)
Release Date:15/03/1961
North to Alaska
Character:Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Release Date:07/11/1960
A Summer Place
Character:Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Release Date:18/11/1959
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Character:Chapman
Release Date:11/11/1959
The Man Who Understood Women
Character:Rossi (uncredited)
Release Date:02/10/1959
It Started with a Kiss
Character:Capt. Porter (uncredited)
Release Date:19/08/1959
The Silent Kill
Character:Michael Gilmore
Release Date:11/08/1959
The Young Philadelphians
Character:George Archibald
Release Date:21/05/1959
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:20/02/1959
The Last Hurrah
Character:Graves (uncredited)
Release Date:31/12/1958
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
Character:Milburn Schroeder
Release Date:01/12/1958
The High Cost of Loving
Character:Obstetrician (uncredited)
Release Date:16/05/1958
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
Character:Shirt Salesman
Release Date:15/12/1957
Kiss Them for Me
Character:Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited)
Release Date:10/12/1957
Decision at Sundown
Character:Reverend Zaron
Release Date:10/11/1957
My Man Godfrey
Character:Farnsworth
Release Date:11/10/1957
The Hired Man
Character:Harry Attwood
Release Date:10/09/1957
Designing Woman
Character:Larry Musso (uncredited)
Release Date:16/05/1957
The Spirit of St. Louis
Character:Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
Release Date:01/04/1957
Spring Reunion
Character:Sidney (uncredited)
Release Date:01/03/1957
Affair in Reno
Character:H.L. Denham
Release Date:15/02/1957
The Power and the Prize
Character:Howard Carruthers
Release Date:26/09/1956
The Solid Gold Cadillac
Character:Williams (uncredited)
Release Date:22/08/1956
The Proud Ones
Character:Barber (uncredited)
Release Date:15/05/1956
The Kettles in the Ozarks
Character:Big Trout
Release Date:01/04/1956
Hot Blood
Character:Mr. Swift (uncredited)
Release Date:07/03/1956
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Character:Emergency Room Doctor
Release Date:05/02/1956
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Character:Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)
Release Date:05/02/1956
Good Morning, Miss Dove
Character:Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)
Release Date:23/11/1955
My Sister Eileen
Character:Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)
Release Date:22/09/1955
Lay That Rifle Down
Character:Glover Speckleton
Release Date:07/07/1955
This Island Earth
Character:Spacecraft Pilot
Release Date:10/06/1955
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
Character:Semu
Release Date:16/04/1955
Blackboard Jungle
Character:Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
Release Date:25/03/1955
Prince of Players
Character:Theatre Manager
Release Date:11/01/1955
Cry Vengeance
Character:Bartender at The Cameo Room
Release Date:24/11/1954
Désirée
Character:Etienne Clary
Release Date:16/11/1954
Private Hell 36
Character:Mr. Mace (uncredited)
Release Date:03/09/1954
Shield for Murder
Character:The Professor
Release Date:27/08/1954
Them!
Character:Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
Release Date:16/06/1954
Invaders from Mars
Character:MP
Release Date:09/04/1953
Television Appearances
Trapper John, M.D.
Character:
The Love Boat
Character:Dr. Yates
CHiPs
Character:Mr. Singleton
Alice
Character:
The Lost Saucer
Character:
Honeymoon Suite
Character:
McMillan & Wife
Character:
McMillan & Wife
Character:Luther Dorfman
The Pet Set
Character:Self
Night Gallery
Character:Man with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire")
Love, American Style
Character:Charlie
Love, American Style
Character:Charles Furman
Love, American Style
Character:Boyd Daniels
Here's Lucy
Character:Harvey Hoople
Here's Lucy
Character:Loan Officer
The Mothers-in-Law
Character:Roger Buell
Rango
Character:
The Pruitts of Southampton
Character:Baldwin
The Carol Channing Show
Character:Leon Thatcher
Get Smart
Character:
I Dream of Jeannie
Character:Harley Z. Poof
Green Acres
Character:Mr. Oglethorpe
The Munsters
Character:Borden T. Pike
The Addams Family
Character:Mortimer Phelps
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Character:Self
My Favorite Martian
Character:Mr. Bentley
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Beverly Hillbillies
Character:
The Beverly Hillbillies
Character:Mr. Brubaker
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Character:Mel Cooley
87th Precinct
Character:Martin
Mister Ed
Character:
Mister Ed
Character:Tatti (voice) (uncredited)
Mister Ed
Character:Dr. Baker
My Three Sons
Character:
Guestward, Ho!
Character:
Pete and Gladys
Character:
The Untouchables
Character:Bill Skidmore
Hawaiian Eye
Character:Funeral Director
Bourbon Street Beat
Character:
The Twilight Zone
Character:Wallace V. Whipple
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Character:Cecil Ellingboe
Bonanza
Character:Captain Shark
77 Sunset Strip
Character:Wallace Friend
The Rifleman
Character:
The Ed Wynn Show
Character:Conway
The Donna Reed Show
Character:
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Character:Winslow (uncredited)
Leave It to Beaver
Character:Fred Rutherford
The Real McCoys
Character:
The Real McCoys
Character:Mr. Laidlaw
Maverick
Character:Floyd Gimbel
Perry Mason
Character:Wilmer Beaslee
The Thin Man
Character:
Date with the Angels
Character:
Annette
Character:Uncle Archie McCleod
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Character:Paul Erickson
Screen Director's Playhouse
Character:Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Navy Log
Character:
The Great Gildersleeve
Character:
Gunsmoke
Character:Botkin
The Millionaire
Character:Jeweler
The Millionaire
Character:Foundation Rep. Gibson
The Bob Cummings Show
Character:District Attorney
December Bride
Character:
December Bride
Character:James, Desi Arnaz's Butler
Public Defender
Character:Truant Officer
The Life Of Riley
Character:Chauffeur
The Ford Television Theatre
Character:Planter O'Toole
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Dr. Thomas Gregory
The Jack Benny Program
Character:Shirt Salesman
The Jack Benny Program
Character:
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Norton
Lux Video Theatre
Character:Sheldon
The Bob Hope Show
Character:Self
Ford Theatre
Character:
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