ACTOR · FROM PHILADELPHIA, USA
Richard Deacon
1922–1984137 credits since 1948
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ABOUT RICHARD
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).
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.
Born14 May 1922
Died8 August 1984
BirthplacePhiladelphia, USA
Known forActing
On Cineora83 of 137 titles
Known for
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MovieCareer
IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.
- Titles on Cineora
- 83
- Average IMDb
- 6.9
- Highest rated
- The Twilight ZoneIMDb 9.0
- Working since
- 1948
Size: how widely seen
Filmography
The 1980s
8 titles · IMDb 4.9 on average
as City Councilman
Movieas Ticket Salesman
as Panda (voice)
as Mr. Burnice
Movieas Joseph Rottman
as Director
as King of Cey What
The 1970s
13 titles · IMDb 6.4 on average
Series1 episode
Movieas Earl Lyon
as Wedding Director
Movieas First Newscaster
Seriesas Dr. Yates · 1 episode
Seriesas Mr. Singleton · 1 episode
Series1 episode
Seriesas Mr. Bradford · 1 episode
The 1960s
44 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average
Seriesas Charlie · 1 episode
as Mr. Witherspoon
Movieas Arnie Sherwin
Seriesas Harvey Hoople · 1 episode
as Records Clerk
Movieas Charlie Wrenn
Movieas Dean Wheaton
as Roger Buell · 26 episodes
The 1950s
71 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average
Movieas Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Movieas Chapman
Seriesas Bill Skidmore · 1 episode
Seriesas Funeral Director · 1 episode
1 episode
as Rossi (uncredited)
Seriesas Wallace V. Whipple · 1 episode
Seriesas Cecil Ellingboe · 1 episode
The 1940s
1 titleFord Theatre
Not on Cineora1 episode
Often works with
The people who keep turning up in Richard’s titles.
Walter BrennanThe Gnome-Mobile, The Proud Ones and 2 more
George DuningComposer · That Touch of Mink, The Solid Gold Cadillac and 2 more
Edward ColmanCinematographer · That Darn Cat!, Blackbeard's Ghost and 2 more
Glenn FordBlackboard Jungle, Dear Heart and 1 more
Ray WalstonMy Favorite Martian, Who's Minding the Store? and 1 more
Carolyn JonesInvasion of the Body Snatchers, The Addams Family and 1 more
Jim BackusCritic's Choice, John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! and 1 more
