Richard Deacon

Richard Deacon

Actor

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).

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Date of Birth: 14 May 1922 (104 years)

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Filmography

The Gnome-Mobile

The Gnome-Mobile

1967EN
Blackbeard's Ghost

Blackbeard's Ghost

1968EN, FR
This Island Earth

This Island Earth

1955EN
Lady in Cement

Lady in Cement

1968EN
That Touch of Mink

That Touch of Mink

1962IT, EN
That Darn Cat!

That Darn Cat!

1965EN
Decision at Sundown

Decision at Sundown

1957EN
Designing Woman

Designing Woman

1957IT, EN
Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1956DA, EN
A Summer Place

A Summer Place

1959EN
The Birds

The Birds

1963EN
Désirée

Désirée

1954EN, SV
The Kettles in the Ozarks

The Kettles in the Ozarks

1956EN
Who's Minding the Store?

Who's Minding the Store?

1963EN
Them!

Them!

1954EN
Lover Come Back

Lover Come Back

1961EN
The Groupies/The Audition/Doc's Nephew

The Groupies/The Audition/Doc's Nephew

1982