Acting
Richard Deacon
Born May 14, 1922 Died August 8, 1984 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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).
Filmography
5.7
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
1984·Fantasy
5.8
Bad Manners
1984·Comedy
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The Awakening of Cassie
1982·Romance
7.0
No Man's Valley
1981·Animation
3.6
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
1980·Comedy
—
Murder Can Hurt You!
1980·Comedy
7.3
The Gossip Columnist
1980·Comedy
7.0
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
1980·Comedy
6.0
Piranha
1978·Horror
6.0
Getting Married
1978·Comedy
4.5
Rabbit Test
1978·Comedy
8.0
The Man from Clover Grove
1975·Comedy
7.0
Arsenic and Old Lace
1969·Comedy
6.2
Lady in Cement
1968·Mystery
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The Narco Men
1968·Crime
6.1
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
1968·Music
6.7
Blackbeard's Ghost
1968·Comedy
7.0
The King's Pirate
1967·Adventure
6.3
The Gnome-Mobile
1967·Fantasy
4.8
Enter Laughing
1967·Comedy
5.8
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
1966·Adventure
5.3
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
1966·Thriller
5.0
Billie
1965·Music
6.6
That Darn Cat!
1965·Family