
Richard Deacon
Acting
Born 1922-05-14 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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

The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
Nov 19, 1984

Bad Manners
Nov 11, 1984

The Awakening of Cassie
Jan 1, 1982

No Man's Valley
Nov 23, 1981

The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
Jun 4, 1980

Murder Can Hurt You!
May 21, 1980

The Gossip Columnist
Mar 21, 1980

Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
Feb 14, 1980

Piranha
Aug 3, 1978

Getting Married
May 17, 1978

Rabbit Test
Apr 9, 1978

The Man from Clover Grove
Dec 12, 1975

Arsenic and Old Lace
Apr 2, 1969

Lady in Cement
Nov 19, 1968

The Narco Men
Aug 1, 1968

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
Apr 19, 1968

Blackbeard's Ghost
Feb 8, 1968

The King's Pirate
Jul 20, 1967

The Gnome-Mobile
Jul 19, 1967

Enter Laughing
Feb 25, 1967

Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
Jul 1, 1966

Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
May 1, 1966

Billie
Dec 13, 1965

That Darn Cat!
Dec 2, 1965

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Mar 24, 1965

Dear Heart
Mar 7, 1965

The Patsy
Jun 24, 1964

The Raiders
Dec 1, 1963

Who's Minding the Store?
Nov 28, 1963

The Birds
Mar 28, 1963