Richard Deacon
Known for 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).
Filmography
The Birds
1963
as Mitch's City Neighbor
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956
as Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956
as Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)
Piranha
1978
as Earl Lyon
Them!
1954
as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
North to Alaska
1960
as Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
That Darn Cat!
1965
as Drive-in-Manager
Blackboard Jungle
1955
as Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
The Spirit of St. Louis
1957
as Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
This Island Earth
1955
as Pilot (uncredited)
Lover Come Back
1961
as Dr. Melnick
That Touch of Mink
1962
as Mr. Miller
Désirée
1954
as Etienne Clary
Who's Minding the Store?
1963
as Tie Salesman
The Gnome-Mobile
1967
as Ralph Yarby
Invaders from Mars
1953
as MP
The Patsy
1964
as Sy Devore
A Summer Place
1959
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
1955
as Semu
Blackbeard's Ghost
1968
as Dean Wheaton