Richard Deacon
Acting
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).
TV Shows(65)
Trapper John, M.D.
1979
The Love Boat
Dr. Yates
1977
CHiPs
Mr. Singleton
1977
Alice
1976
What's Happening!!
Mr. Bradford
1976
The Lost Saucer
1975
Honeymoon Suite
1972
McMillan & Wife
1971
The Pet Set
Self
1971
Night Gallery
Man with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire")
1970
Love, American Style
Charlie
1969
Here's Lucy
Harvey Hoople
1968
The Mothers-in-Law
Roger Buell
1967
Rango
1967
The Pruitts of Southampton
Baldwin
1966
The Carol Channing Show
Leon Thatcher
1966
Get Smart
1965
I Dream of Jeannie
Harley Z. Poof
1965
Green Acres
Mr. Oglethorpe
1965
The Munsters
Borden T. Pike
1964
The Addams Family
Mortimer Phelps
1964
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
Self
1963
My Favorite Martian
Mr. Bentley
1963
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Mel Cooley
1961
87th Precinct
Martin
1961
Mister Ed
1961
My Three Sons
1960
Guestward, Ho!
1960
Pete and Gladys
1960
The Untouchables
Bill Skidmore
1959
Hawaiian Eye
Funeral Director
1959
Bourbon Street Beat
1959
The Twilight Zone
Wallace V. Whipple
1959
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
Cecil Ellingboe
1959
Bonanza
Captain Shark
1959
77 Sunset Strip
Wallace Friend
1958
The Rifleman
1958
The Ed Wynn Show
Conway
1958
The Donna Reed Show
1958
The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
Winslow (uncredited)
1957
Leave It to Beaver
Fred Rutherford
1957
The Real McCoys
1957
Maverick
Floyd Gimbel
1957
Perry Mason
Wilmer Beaslee
1957
The Thin Man
1957
Date with the Angels
1957
Annette
Uncle Archie McCleod
1957
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Paul Erickson
1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
1955
Navy Log
1955
The Great Gildersleeve
1955
Gunsmoke
Botkin
1955
The Millionaire
Jeweler
1955
The Bob Cummings Show
District Attorney
1955
December Bride
James, Desi Arnaz's Butler
1954
Public Defender
Truant Officer
1954
The Life Of Riley
Chauffeur
1953
The Ford Television Theatre
Planter O'Toole
1952
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Dr. Thomas Gregory
1951
The Jack Benny Program
Shirt Salesman
1950
Lux Video Theatre
Sheldon
1950
The Bob Hope Show
Self
1950
Ford Theatre
1948
Movies(75)
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
City Councilman
1984
Bad Manners
Ticket Salesman
1984
The Awakening of Cassie
1982
No Man's Valley
Panda (voice)
1981
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
Joseph Rottman
1980
Murder Can Hurt You!
Mr. Burnice
1980
The Gossip Columnist
Director
1980
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
King of Cey What
1980
Piranha
Earl Lyon
1978
Getting Married
Wedding Director
1978
Rabbit Test
First Newscaster
1978
The Man from Clover Grove
Charlie Strange
1975
Arsenic and Old Lace
Mr. Witherspoon
1969
Lady in Cement
Arnie Sherwin
1968
The Narco Men
Records Clerk
1968
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
Charlie Wrenn
1968
Blackbeard's Ghost
Dean Wheaton
1968
The King's Pirate
Swaine
1967
The Gnome-Mobile
Ralph Yarby
1967
Enter Laughing
Pike
1967
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
Survival Manual Narrator
1966
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
Mr. Travis / Police Chief
1966
Billie
Principal Arnold Wilson
1965
That Darn Cat!
Drive-in-Manager
1965
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Maginot
1965
Dear Heart
Mr. Cruikshank
1965
The Patsy
Sy Devore
1964
The Raiders
Commissioner Mailer
1963
Who's Minding the Store?
Tie Salesman
1963
The Birds
Mitch's City Neighbor
1963
Critic's Choice
Harvey Rittenhouse
1963
That Touch of Mink
Mr. Miller
1962
About Time
The Butler
1962
Everything's Ducky
Dr. Deckham
1961
Lover Come Back
Dr. Melnick
1961
All in a Night's Work
Fur Salesman (uncredited)
1961
North to Alaska
Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1960
A Summer Place
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
1959
-30-
Chapman
1959
The Man Who Understood Women
Rossi (uncredited)
1959
It Started with a Kiss
Capt. Porter (uncredited)
1959
The Silent Kill
Michael Gilmore
1959
The Young Philadelphians
George Archibald
1959
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
Sheriff
1959
The Last Hurrah
Graves (uncredited)
1958
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
Milburn Schroeder
1958
The High Cost of Loving
Obstetrician (uncredited)
1958
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
Shirt Salesman
1957
Kiss Them for Me
Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited)
1957
Decision at Sundown
Reverend Zaron
1957
My Man Godfrey
Farnsworth
1957
The Hired Man
Harry Attwood
1957
Designing Woman
Larry Musso (uncredited)
1957
The Spirit of St. Louis
Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
1957
Spring Reunion
Sidney (uncredited)
1957
Affair in Reno
H.L. Denham
1957
The Power and the Prize
Howard Carruthers
1956
The Solid Gold Cadillac
Williams (uncredited)
1956
The Proud Ones
Barber (uncredited)
1956
The Kettles in the Ozarks
Big Trout
1956
Hot Blood
Mr. Swift (uncredited)
1956
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited)
1956
Good Morning, Miss Dove
Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)
1955
My Sister Eileen
Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)
1955
Lay That Rifle Down
Glover Speckleton
1955
This Island Earth
Pilot (uncredited)
1955
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
Semu
1955
Blackboard Jungle
Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
1955
Prince of Players
Theatre Manager
1955
Cry Vengeance
Bartender at The Cameo Room
1954
Désirée
Etienne Clary
1954
Private Hell 36
Mr. Mace (uncredited)
1954
Shield for Murder
The Professor
1954
Them!
Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
1954
Invaders from Mars
MP
1953