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

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Get Smart

    Get Smart

  • The Rifleman

    The Rifleman

  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

  • I Dream of Jeannie

    I Dream of Jeannie

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • Leave It to Beaver

    Leave It to Beaver

  • Green Acres

    Green Acres

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

  • Alice

    Alice

  • The Dick Van Dyke Show

    The Dick Van Dyke Show

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • The Addams Family

    The Addams Family

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • The Munsters

    The Munsters

  • Hawaiian Eye

    Hawaiian Eye

  • The Donna Reed Show

    The Donna Reed Show

  • Mister Ed

    Mister Ed

  • Mister Ed

    Mister Ed

  • Mister Ed

    Mister Ed

  • The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

  • Trapper John, M.D.

    Trapper John, M.D.

  • Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

    The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • The Jack Benny Program

    The Jack Benny Program

  • The Jack Benny Program

    The Jack Benny Program

  • The Real McCoys

    The Real McCoys

  • The Real McCoys

    The Real McCoys

  • McMillan & Wife

    McMillan & Wife

  • McMillan & Wife

    McMillan & Wife

  • Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

  • Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

  • My Favorite Martian

    My Favorite Martian

  • CHiPs

    CHiPs

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • Navy Log

    Navy Log

  • The Ford Television Theatre

    The Ford Television Theatre

  • The Life Of Riley

    The Life Of Riley

  • December Bride

    December Bride

  • December Bride

    December Bride

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Them!

    Them!

  • The Birds

    The Birds

  • The Thin Man

    The Thin Man

  • Public Defender

    Public Defender

  • Screen Director's Playhouse

    Screen Director's Playhouse

  • Bourbon Street Beat

    Bourbon Street Beat

  • A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed

    A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed

  • Designing Woman

    Designing Woman

  • Ford Theatre

    Ford Theatre

  • 87th Precinct

    87th Precinct

  • Rabbit Test

    Rabbit Test

  • The Mothers-in-Law

    The Mothers-in-Law

  • Pete and Gladys

    Pete and Gladys

  • Dear Heart

    Dear Heart

  • Billie

    Billie

  • North to Alaska

    North to Alaska

  • About Time

    About Time

  • Bad Manners

    Bad Manners

  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers

  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers

  • The Bob Cummings Show

    The Bob Cummings Show

  • Enter Laughing

    Enter Laughing

  • The Raiders

    The Raiders

  • Cry Vengeance

    Cry Vengeance

  • The Patsy

    The Patsy

  • The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

    The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

  • The Pet Set

    The Pet Set

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

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

  • Spring Reunion

    Spring Reunion

  • The Man from Clover Grove

    The Man from Clover Grove

  • That Darn Cat!

    That Darn Cat!

  • Blackbeard's Ghost

    Blackbeard's Ghost

  • Getting Married

    Getting Married

  • Piranha

    Piranha

  • Shield for Murder

    Shield for Murder

  • Rango

    Rango

  • Who's Minding the Store?

    Who's Minding the Store?

  • Date with the Angels

    Date with the Angels

  • John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

    John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

  • Guestward, Ho!

    Guestward, Ho!

  • A Summer Place

    A Summer Place

  • The Spirit of St. Louis

    The Spirit of St. Louis

  • The Hired Man

    The Hired Man

  • Lover Come Back

    Lover Come Back

  • Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

    Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

  • The Pruitts of Southampton

    The Pruitts of Southampton

  • The Last Hurrah

    The Last Hurrah

  • Désirée

    Désirée

  • Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.

    Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.

  • The Power and the Prize

    The Power and the Prize

  • The Young Philadelphians

    The Young Philadelphians

  • The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

    The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

  • That Touch of Mink

    That Touch of Mink

  • The Kettles in the Ozarks

    The Kettles in the Ozarks

  • Murder Can Hurt You!

    Murder Can Hurt You!

  • It Started with a Kiss

    It Started with a Kiss

  • Blackboard Jungle

    Blackboard Jungle

  • My Sister Eileen

    My Sister Eileen

  • Decision at Sundown

    Decision at Sundown

  • Invaders from Mars

    Invaders from Mars

  • Kiss Them for Me

    Kiss Them for Me

  • The Proud Ones

    The Proud Ones

  • The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker

    The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker

  • Lay That Rifle Down

    Lay That Rifle Down

  • Private Hell 36

    Private Hell 36

  • Hot Blood

    Hot Blood

  • The High Cost of Loving

    The High Cost of Loving

  • The Awakening of Cassie

    The Awakening of Cassie

  • This Island Earth

    This Island Earth

  • The Solid Gold Cadillac

    The Solid Gold Cadillac

  • Persecución hasta Valencia

    Persecución hasta Valencia

  • Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty

    Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty

  • The King's Pirate

    The King's Pirate

  • Everything's Ducky

    Everything's Ducky

  • The Ed Wynn Show

    The Ed Wynn Show

  • Prince of Players

    Prince of Players

  • All in a Night's Work

    All in a Night's Work

  • Arsenic and Old Lace

    Arsenic and Old Lace

  • The Great Gildersleeve

    The Great Gildersleeve

  • Good Morning, Miss Dove

    Good Morning, Miss Dove

  • The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood

    The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood

  • The Gnome-Mobile

    The Gnome-Mobile

  • My Man Godfrey

    My Man Godfrey

  • Annette

    Annette

  • The Lost Saucer

    The Lost Saucer

  • -30-

    -30-

  • The Man Who Understood Women

    The Man Who Understood Women

  • No Man's Valley

    No Man's Valley

  • Critic's Choice

    Critic's Choice

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Affair in Reno

    Affair in Reno

  • The Silent Kill

    The Silent Kill

  • Lady in Cement

    Lady in Cement

  • The Carol Channing Show

    The Carol Channing Show

  • Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show

    Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show

  • The Hoboken Chicken Emergency

    The Hoboken Chicken Emergency

  • Honeymoon Suite

    Honeymoon Suite

  • The Gossip Columnist

    The Gossip Columnist