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

  • Bonanza

    Bonanza

  • Perry Mason

    Perry Mason

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • Love, American Style

    Love, American Style

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • The Donna Reed Show

    The Donna Reed Show

  • The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

  • The Beverly Hillbillies

    The Beverly Hillbillies

  • My Three Sons

    My Three Sons

  • Maverick

    Maverick

  • The Jack Benny Program

    The Jack Benny Program

  • The Jack Benny Program

    The Jack Benny Program

  • The Rifleman

    The Rifleman

  • I Dream of Jeannie

    I Dream of Jeannie

  • The Twilight Zone

    The Twilight Zone

  • Trapper John, M.D.

    Trapper John, M.D.

  • December Bride

    December Bride

  • December Bride

    December Bride

  • Alice

    Alice

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • The Real McCoys

    The Real McCoys

  • The Real McCoys

    The Real McCoys

  • Get Smart

    Get Smart

  • Leave It to Beaver

    Leave It to Beaver

  • The Addams Family

    The Addams Family

  • The Untouchables

    The Untouchables

  • The Dick Van Dyke Show

    The Dick Van Dyke Show

  • The Munsters

    The Munsters

  • Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

  • Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

  • Hawaiian Eye

    Hawaiian Eye

  • Green Acres

    Green Acres

  • Night Gallery

    Night Gallery

  • 77 Sunset Strip

    77 Sunset Strip

  • The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

    The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

  • Mister Ed

    Mister Ed

  • Mister Ed

    Mister Ed

  • Mister Ed

    Mister Ed

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • Gunsmoke

    Gunsmoke

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • The Millionaire

    The Millionaire

  • Bourbon Street Beat

    Bourbon Street Beat

  • McMillan & Wife

    McMillan & Wife

  • McMillan & Wife

    McMillan & Wife

  • The Ford Television Theatre

    The Ford Television Theatre

  • Pete and Gladys

    Pete and Gladys

  • Ford Theatre

    Ford Theatre

  • The Life Of Riley

    The Life Of Riley

  • My Favorite Martian

    My Favorite Martian

  • Navy Log

    Navy Log

  • The Thin Man

    The Thin Man

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Lux Video Theatre

    Lux Video Theatre

  • Public Defender

    Public Defender

  • Them!

    Them!

  • CHiPs

    CHiPs

  • 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

  • Shield for Murder

    Shield for Murder

  • 87th Precinct

    87th Precinct

  • Screen Director's Playhouse

    Screen Director's Playhouse

  • Blackbeard's Ghost

    Blackbeard's Ghost

  • The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

    The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour

  • The Last Hurrah

    The Last Hurrah

  • The Spirit of St. Louis

    The Spirit of St. Louis

  • The Mothers-in-Law

    The Mothers-in-Law

  • North to Alaska

    North to Alaska

  • The Pet Set

    The Pet Set

  • Bad Manners

    Bad Manners

  • The Birds

    The Birds

  • Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.

    Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.

  • Rabbit Test

    Rabbit Test

  • Dear Heart

    Dear Heart

  • Murder Can Hurt You!

    Murder Can Hurt You!

  • The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker

    The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker

  • That Touch of Mink

    That Touch of Mink

  • Cry Vengeance

    Cry Vengeance

  • Decision at Sundown

    Decision at Sundown

  • Persecución hasta Valencia

    Persecución hasta Valencia

  • Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

    Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

  • It Started with a Kiss

    It Started with a Kiss

  • Date with the Angels

    Date with the Angels

  • John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

    John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

  • The Awakening of Cassie

    The Awakening of Cassie

  • The Proud Ones

    The Proud Ones

  • Good Morning, Miss Dove

    Good Morning, Miss Dove

  • Rango

    Rango

  • Piranha

    Piranha

  • The Power and the Prize

    The Power and the Prize

  • Guestward, Ho!

    Guestward, Ho!

  • Everything's Ducky

    Everything's Ducky

  • The Solid Gold Cadillac

    The Solid Gold Cadillac

  • Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty

    Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty

  • The Great Gildersleeve

    The Great Gildersleeve

  • Lover Come Back

    Lover Come Back

  • The Man from Clover Grove

    The Man from Clover Grove

  • Blackboard Jungle

    Blackboard Jungle

  • Invaders from Mars

    Invaders from Mars

  • The Pruitts of Southampton

    The Pruitts of Southampton

  • The Young Philadelphians

    The Young Philadelphians

  • The Hired Man

    The Hired Man

  • A Summer Place

    A Summer Place

  • Who's Minding the Store?

    Who's Minding the Store?

  • The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood

    The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood

  • Billie

    Billie

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • No Man's Valley

    No Man's Valley

  • Désirée

    Désirée

  • That Darn Cat!

    That Darn Cat!

  • Getting Married

    Getting Married

  • Enter Laughing

    Enter Laughing

  • Private Hell 36

    Private Hell 36

  • About Time

    About Time

  • This Island Earth

    This Island Earth

  • Kiss Them for Me

    Kiss Them for Me

  • The Lost Saucer

    The Lost Saucer

  • The Ed Wynn Show

    The Ed Wynn Show

  • Lay That Rifle Down

    Lay That Rifle Down

  • Prince of Players

    Prince of Players

  • The Patsy

    The Patsy

  • My Man Godfrey

    My Man Godfrey

  • The Gnome-Mobile

    The Gnome-Mobile

  • All in a Night's Work

    All in a Night's Work

  • My Sister Eileen

    My Sister Eileen

  • Annette

    Annette

  • The High Cost of Loving

    The High Cost of Loving

  • Spring Reunion

    Spring Reunion

  • Affair in Reno

    Affair in Reno

  • The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

    The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

  • -30-

    -30-

  • The Carol Channing Show

    The Carol Channing Show

  • Designing Woman

    Designing Woman

  • Arsenic and Old Lace

    Arsenic and Old Lace

  • A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed

    A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed

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

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

  • Honeymoon Suite

    Honeymoon Suite

  • The Raiders

    The Raiders

  • The King's Pirate

    The King's Pirate

  • Hot Blood

    Hot Blood

  • The Man Who Understood Women

    The Man Who Understood Women

  • The Kettles in the Ozarks

    The Kettles in the Ozarks

  • The Silent Kill

    The Silent Kill

  • Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show

    Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show

  • Critic's Choice

    Critic's Choice

  • The Hoboken Chicken Emergency

    The Hoboken Chicken Emergency

  • Lady in Cement

    Lady in Cement

  • The Gossip Columnist

    The Gossip Columnist