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).

Notable films

Where to start

Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

Piranha

Appears in a KinoChain journey

The Birds

As Mitch's City Neighbor

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

As Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited)

Them!

As Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference

Invaders from Mars

As MP

Blackbeard's Ghost

As Dean Wheaton

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

As Semu

Related people

Collaborators & neighbours

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  Kevin McCarthy

  Shared 2 credits

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  Suzanne Pleshette

  Shared 2 credits

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  J. Pat O'Malley

  Shared a credit

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  Dub Taylor

  Shared a credit

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  Alfred Hitchcock

  Shared a credit

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  Rod Taylor

  Shared a credit

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  Barbara Steele

  Shared a credit

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  James Whitmore

  Shared a credit

Acted

Piranha

1978 · Earl Lyon

Blackbeard's Ghost

1968 · Dean Wheaton

The Birds

1963 · Mitch's City Neighbor

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1956 · Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited)

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

1955 · Semu

Them!

1954 · Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference

Invaders from Mars

1953 · MP