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
1957
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
Bonanza
1959
The Love Boat
1977
Maverick
1957
Get Smart
1965
The Rifleman
1958
Love, American Style
1969
Love, American Style
1969
Love, American Style
1969
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
Filmography
Perry Mason
as Wilmer Beaslee · 1957
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self · 1962
Bonanza
as Captain Shark · 1959
The Love Boat
as Dr. Yates · 1977
Maverick
as Floyd Gimbel · 1957
Get Smart
as Internship Doctor (uncredited) · 1965
The Rifleman
· 1958
Love, American Style
as Charlie · 1969
Love, American Style
as Charles Furman · 1969
Love, American Style
as Boyd Daniels · 1969
The Beverly Hillbillies
· 1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Mr. Brubaker · 1962
My Three Sons
· 1960
I Dream of Jeannie
as Harley Z. Poof · 1965
The Twilight Zone
as Wallace V. Whipple · 1959
Alice
· 1976
The Dick Van Dyke Show
as Mel Cooley · 1961
The Donna Reed Show
as Mr. Heflin · 1958
The Donna Reed Show
as Mr. Conroy · 1958
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
as Self · 1963
The Untouchables
as Bill Skidmore · 1959
Leave It to Beaver
as Fred Rutherford · 1957
Green Acres
as Mr. Oglethorpe · 1965
Trapper John, M.D.
· 1979
The Munsters
as Borden T. Pike · 1964
Here's Lucy
as Harvey Hoople · 1968
Here's Lucy
as Loan Officer · 1968
The Bob Hope Show
as Self · 1950
The Addams Family
as Mortimer Phelps · 1964
Night Gallery
as Man with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire") · 1970
Hawaiian Eye
as Funeral Director · 1959
The Jack Benny Program
as Shirt Salesman · 1950
The Jack Benny Program
· 1950
77 Sunset Strip
as Wallace Friend · 1958
Gunsmoke
as Botkin · 1955
The Ford Television Theatre
as Planter O'Toole · 1952
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
as Cecil Ellingboe · 1959
The Real McCoys
· 1957
The Real McCoys
as Mr. Laidlaw · 1957
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Paul Erickson · 1955
My Favorite Martian
as Mr. Bentley · 1963
The Millionaire
as Jeweler · 1955
The Millionaire
as Foundation Rep. Gibson · 1955
Mister Ed
· 1961
Mister Ed
as Tatti (voice) (uncredited) · 1961
Mister Ed
as Dr. Baker · 1961
December Bride
as James, Desi Arnaz's Butler · 1954
December Bride
as Bud Hodges · 1954
The Danny Thomas Show
as John Savich · 1953
Navy Log
· 1955
What's Happening!!
as Mr. Bradford · 1976
CHiPs
as Mr. Singleton · 1977
The Life Of Riley
as Chauffeur · 1953
Lux Video Theatre
as Sheldon · 1950
Lux Video Theatre
as Norton · 1950
The Bob Cummings Show
as District Attorney · 1955
Public Defender
as Truant Officer · 1954
McMillan & Wife
· 1971
McMillan & Wife
as Luther Dorfman · 1971
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited) · 1955
87th Precinct
as Martin · 1961
The Thin Man
· 1957
Bourbon Street Beat
· 1959
The Birds
as Mitch's City Neighbor · 1963
The Mothers-in-Law
as Roger Buell · 1967
Pete and Gladys
· 1960
Guestward, Ho!
· 1960
The Pet Set
as Self · 1971
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
as Winslow (uncredited) · 1957
Date with the Angels
· 1957
Ford Theatre
· 1948
The Pruitts of Southampton
as Baldwin · 1966
Rango
· 1967
Them!
as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference · 1954
Annette
as Uncle Archie McCleod · 1957
Piranha
as Earl Lyon · 1978
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited) · 1956
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited) · 1956
North to Alaska
as Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) · 1960
Blackbeard's Ghost
as Dean Wheaton · 1968
The Young Philadelphians
as George Archibald · 1959
The Spirit of St. Louis
as Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited) · 1957
The Ed Wynn Show
as Conway · 1958
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Dr. Thomas Gregory · 1951
That Darn Cat!
as Drive-in-Manager · 1965
Invaders from Mars
as MP · 1953
That Touch of Mink
as Mr. Miller · 1962
The Great Gildersleeve
· 1955
Decision at Sundown
as Reverend Zaron · 1957
This Island Earth
as Pilot (uncredited) · 1955
Who's Minding the Store?
as Tie Salesman · 1963
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
as Semu · 1955
The Solid Gold Cadillac
as Williams (uncredited) · 1956
Blackboard Jungle
as Mr. Stanley (uncredited) · 1955
The Lost Saucer
· 1975
Good Morning, Miss Dove
as Mr. Spivvy (uncredited) · 1955
Désirée
as Etienne Clary · 1954
Kiss Them for Me
as Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited) · 1957
The Carol Channing Show
as Leon Thatcher · 1966
The Patsy
as Sy Devore · 1964
My Sister Eileen
as Baker's Receptionist (uncredited) · 1955
Designing Woman
as Larry Musso (uncredited) · 1957
A Summer Place
as Pawnbroker (uncredited) · 1959
Lover Come Back
as Dr. Melnick · 1961
All in a Night's Work
as Fur Salesman (uncredited) · 1961
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
as Survival Manual Narrator · 1966
The Gnome-Mobile
as Ralph Yarby · 1967
The Proud Ones
as Barber (uncredited) · 1956
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Maginot · 1965
The Last Hurrah
as Graves (uncredited) · 1958
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
as Charlie Wrenn · 1968
The Unpredictable Pudgy!
as Himself · 1983
Lady in Cement
as Arnie Sherwin · 1968
Hot Blood
as Mr. Swift (uncredited) · 1956
The Raiders
as Commissioner Mailer · 1963
My Man Godfrey
as Farnsworth · 1957
Spring Reunion
as Sidney (uncredited) · 1957
Billie
as Principal Arnold Wilson · 1965
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
as Milburn Schroeder · 1958
It Started with a Kiss
as Captain Porter (uncredited) · 1959
The King's Pirate
as Swaine · 1967
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
as King of Cey What · 1980
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
as Joseph Rottman · 1980
The High Cost of Loving
as Obstetrician (uncredited) · 1958
The Power and the Prize
as Howard Carruthers · 1956
Critic's Choice
as Harvey Rittenhouse · 1963
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
as City Councilman · 1984
Murder Can Hurt You!
as Mr. Burnice · 1980
Getting Married
as Wedding Director · 1978
The Kettles in the Ozarks
as Big Trout · 1956
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Mr. Witherspoon · 1969
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
as Mr. Travis / Police Chief · 1966
Lay That Rifle Down
as Glover Speckleton · 1955
Dear Heart
as Mr. Cruikshank · 1965
The Gossip Columnist
as Director · 1980
Bad Manners
as Ticket Salesman · 1984
The Silent Kill
as Michael Gilmore · 1959
Shield for Murder
as The Professor · 1954
The Man Who Understood Women
as Rossi (uncredited) · 1959
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
as Sheriff · 1959
The Awakening of Cassie
· 1982
Private Hell 36
as Mr. Mace (uncredited) · 1954
Rabbit Test
as First Newscaster · 1978
Cry Vengeance
as Bartender at The Cameo Room · 1954
Enter Laughing
as Pike · 1967
The Hired Man
as Harry Attwood · 1957
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
as Shirt Salesman · 1957
Honeymoon Suite
· 1972
Prince of Players
as Theatre Manager · 1955
No Man's Valley
as Panda (voice) · 1981
Everything's Ducky
as Dr. Deckham · 1961
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as Chapman · 1959
The Man from Clover Grove
as Charlie Strange · 1975
About Time
as The Butler · 1962
Affair in Reno
as H.L. Denham · 1957
The Narco Men
as Records Clerk · 1968