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Richard Deacon

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Born: May 14, 1922 in 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).

Filmography75 TITLES
The Birds
7.5
The Birds1963
Them!
6.8
Them!1954
The Proud Ones
6.5
The Proud Ones1956
Piranha
6.0
Piranha1978
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
7.5
Invasion of the Body Snatchers1956
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The Last Hurrah
7.2
The Last Hurrah1958
Lady in Cement
6.1
Lady in Cement1968
North to Alaska
6.5
North to Alaska1960
Désirée
6.5
Désirée1954
That Touch of Mink
6.4
That Touch of Mink1962
Invaders from Mars
5.9
Invaders from Mars1953
This Island Earth
6.0
This Island Earth1955
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
6.0
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy1955
That Darn Cat!
6.6
That Darn Cat!1965
My Man Godfrey
6.4
My Man Godfrey1957
Blackbeard's Ghost
6.7
Blackbeard's Ghost1968
A Summer Place
6.5
A Summer Place1959
Good Morning, Miss Dove
7.0
Good Morning, Miss Dove1955
The Patsy
6.2
The Patsy1964
Decision at Sundown
6.3
Decision at Sundown1957
Rabbit Test
4.2
Rabbit Test1978
The Young Philadelphians
7.4
The Young Philadelphians1959
Blackboard Jungle
6.9
Blackboard Jungle1955
It Started with a Kiss
5.2
It Started with a Kiss1959
The Spirit of St. Louis
6.7
The Spirit of St. Louis1957
The Kettles in the Ozarks
7.1
The Kettles in the Ozarks1956
Designing Woman
6.6
Designing Woman1957
All in a Night's Work
5.9
All in a Night's Work1961
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
5.7
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.1966
Kiss Them for Me
5.5
Kiss Them for Me1957
My Sister Eileen
6.5
My Sister Eileen1955
The Gnome-Mobile
6.2
The Gnome-Mobile1967
The High Cost of Loving
5.7
The High Cost of Loving1958
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
3.3
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed1958
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
6.0
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band1968
Dear Heart
6.4
Dear Heart1965
The Man Who Understood Women
3.0
The Man Who Understood Women1959
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
3.1
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!1965
Who's Minding the Store?
6.8
Who's Minding the Store?1963
Bad Manners
5.6
Bad Manners1984
Hot Blood
5.3
Hot Blood1956
The King's Pirate
6.5
The King's Pirate1967
The Solid Gold Cadillac
6.2
The Solid Gold Cadillac1956
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
6.8
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker1959
Lover Come Back
7.0
Lover Come Back1961
Lay That Rifle Down
5.5
Lay That Rifle Down1955
Private Hell 36
6.2
Private Hell 361954
Getting Married
4.0
Getting Married1978
Prince of Players
4.7
Prince of Players1955
Murder Can Hurt You!
Murder Can Hurt You!1980
The Silent Kill
The Silent Kill1959
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
5.0
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency1984
The Power and the Prize
5.5
The Power and the Prize1956
Critic's Choice
5.6
Critic's Choice1963
Billie
4.7
Billie1965
The Raiders
4.3
The Raiders1963
Affair in Reno
4.3
Affair in Reno1957
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
3.4
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood1980
The Hired Man
The Hired Man1957
The Gossip Columnist
7.5
The Gossip Columnist1980
Cry Vengeance
5.9
Cry Vengeance1954
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
6.5
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty1980
-30-
5.8
-30-1959
Shield for Murder
6.6
Shield for Murder1954
No Man's Valley
6.0
No Man's Valley1981
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show1957
Enter Laughing
3.8
Enter Laughing1967
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
3.5
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title1966
The Narco Men
The Narco Men1968
Arsenic and Old Lace
7.0
Arsenic and Old Lace1969
Spring Reunion
5.8
Spring Reunion1957
Everything's Ducky
5.3
Everything's Ducky1961
The Awakening of Cassie
The Awakening of Cassie1982
The Man from Clover Grove
The Man from Clover Grove1975
About Time
About Time1962