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).

Date of Birth: 14 May 1922 (103 years)

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Filmography

Blackbeard's Ghost

Blackbeard's Ghost

1968EN, FR
This Island Earth

This Island Earth

1955EN
That Darn Cat!

That Darn Cat!

1965EN
Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1956DA, EN
The Birds

The Birds

1963EN
A Summer Place

A Summer Place

1959EN
Lover Come Back

Lover Come Back

1961EN
Them!

Them!

1954EN