Richard Deacon

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

152

Gender

Male

Birthday

1922-05-14

Day of death

1984-08-08 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Rifleman

    The Rifleman

  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

  • Get Smart

    Get Smart

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • The Munsters

    The Munsters

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • Alice

    Alice

  • Leave It to Beaver

    Leave It to Beaver

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • The Addams Family

    The Addams Family

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • The Jack Benny Program

    The Jack Benny Program

  • The Jack Benny Program

    The Jack Benny Program

  • I Dream of Jeannie

    I Dream of Jeannie

  • The Dick Van Dyke Show

    The Dick Van Dyke Show

  • The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

  • The Donna Reed Show

    The Donna Reed Show

  • Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

  • Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

  • Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

  • My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

  • Hawaiian Eye

    Hawaiian Eye

  • Green Acres

    Green Acres

  • Trapper John, M.D.

    Trapper John, M.D.

  • The Ford Television Theatre

    The Ford Television Theatre

  • December Bride

    December Bride

  • December Bride

    December Bride

  • The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

    The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

  • McMillan & Wife

    McMillan & Wife

  • McMillan & Wife

    McMillan & Wife

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • Bad Manners

    Bad Manners

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • Getting Married

    Getting Married

  • Spring Reunion

    Spring Reunion

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • Mister Ed

    Mister Ed

  • Mister Ed

    Mister Ed

  • Mister Ed

    Mister Ed

  • The Real McCoys

    The Real McCoys

  • The Real McCoys

    The Real McCoys

  • Billie

    Billie

  • The Thin Man

    The Thin Man

  • Navy Log

    Navy Log

  • That Darn Cat!

    That Darn Cat!

  • CHiPs

    CHiPs

  • Public Defender

    Public Defender

  • Screen Director's Playhouse

    Screen Director's Playhouse

  • The Mothers-in-Law

    The Mothers-in-Law

  • Them!

    Them!

  • My Favorite Martian

    My Favorite Martian

  • That Touch of Mink

    That Touch of Mink

  • Désirée

    Désirée

  • Kiss Them for Me

    Kiss Them for Me

  • 87th Precinct

    87th Precinct

  • Bourbon Street Beat

    Bourbon Street Beat

  • My Sister Eileen

    My Sister Eileen

  • The Pruitts of Southampton

    The Pruitts of Southampton

  • The Life Of Riley

    The Life Of Riley

  • The Birds

    The Birds

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • My Man Godfrey

    My Man Godfrey

  • This Island Earth

    This Island Earth

  • The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

    The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

  • Annette

    Annette

  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers

  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers

  • Hot Blood

    Hot Blood

  • The Gnome-Mobile

    The Gnome-Mobile

  • The Bob Cummings Show

    The Bob Cummings Show

  • The Pet Set

    The Pet Set

  • Pete and Gladys

    Pete and Gladys

  • North to Alaska

    North to Alaska

  • The King's Pirate

    The King's Pirate

  • -30-

    -30-

  • Persecución hasta Valencia

    Persecución hasta Valencia

  • Piranha

    Piranha

  • The Solid Gold Cadillac

    The Solid Gold Cadillac

  • Rango

    Rango

  • Arsenic and Old Lace

    Arsenic and Old Lace

  • A Summer Place

    A Summer Place

  • Ford Theatre

    Ford Theatre

  • Lover Come Back

    Lover Come Back

  • Date with the Angels

    Date with the Angels

  • Cry Vengeance

    Cry Vengeance

  • Guestward, Ho!

    Guestward, Ho!

  • Invaders from Mars

    Invaders from Mars

  • The Young Philadelphians

    The Young Philadelphians

  • The Lost Saucer

    The Lost Saucer

  • Good Morning, Miss Dove

    Good Morning, Miss Dove

  • The Spirit of St. Louis

    The Spirit of St. Louis

  • The Proud Ones

    The Proud Ones

  • Blackboard Jungle

    Blackboard Jungle

  • The Great Gildersleeve

    The Great Gildersleeve

  • Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.

    Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.

  • Prince of Players

    Prince of Players

  • Blackbeard's Ghost

    Blackbeard's Ghost

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

    Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

  • The Ed Wynn Show

    The Ed Wynn Show

  • Shield for Murder

    Shield for Murder

  • Designing Woman

    Designing Woman

  • Decision at Sundown

    Decision at Sundown

  • Rabbit Test

    Rabbit Test

  • Dear Heart

    Dear Heart

  • Who's Minding the Store?

    Who's Minding the Store?

  • The Patsy

    The Patsy

  • The Last Hurrah

    The Last Hurrah

  • Lady in Cement

    Lady in Cement

  • The Hoboken Chicken Emergency

    The Hoboken Chicken Emergency

  • It Started with a Kiss

    It Started with a Kiss

  • Private Hell 36

    Private Hell 36

  • Lay That Rifle Down

    Lay That Rifle Down

  • John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

    John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

  • About Time

    About Time

  • The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

    The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

  • Critic's Choice

    Critic's Choice

  • The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker

    The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker

  • All in a Night's Work

    All in a Night's Work

  • The Carol Channing Show

    The Carol Channing Show

  • Murder Can Hurt You!

    Murder Can Hurt You!

  • The Gossip Columnist

    The Gossip Columnist

  • The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood

    The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood

  • The Silent Kill

    The Silent Kill

  • The Man Who Understood Women

    The Man Who Understood Women

  • Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty

    Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty

  • The Raiders

    The Raiders

  • The High Cost of Loving

    The High Cost of Loving

  • Enter Laughing

    Enter Laughing

  • No Man's Valley

    No Man's Valley

  • A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed

    A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed

  • The Hired Man

    The Hired Man

  • The Awakening of Cassie

    The Awakening of Cassie

  • The Power and the Prize

    The Power and the Prize

  • Everything's Ducky

    Everything's Ducky

  • The Kettles in the Ozarks

    The Kettles in the Ozarks

  • Honeymoon Suite

    Honeymoon Suite

  • Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show

    Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show

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

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

  • Affair in Reno

    Affair in Reno

  • The Man from Clover Grove

    The Man from Clover Grove