Richard Deacon
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 Hoboken Chicken Emergency
as City Councilman
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
as City Councilman
Bad Manners
as Ticket Salesman
Bad Manners
as Ticket Salesman
The Unpredictable Pudgy!
as Himself
The Unpredictable Pudgy!
as Himself
The Awakening of Cassie
The Awakening of Cassie
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
as Joseph Rottman
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
as Joseph Rottman
Murder Can Hurt You!
as Mr. Burnice
Murder Can Hurt You!
as Mr. Burnice
The Gossip Columnist
as Director
The Gossip Columnist
as Director
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
as King of Cey What
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
as King of Cey What
Piranha
as Earl Lyon
Piranha
as Earl Lyon
Getting Married
as Wedding Director
Getting Married
as Wedding Director
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Mr. Witherspoon
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Mr. Witherspoon
Blackbeard's Ghost
as Dean Wheaton
Blackbeard's Ghost
as Dean Wheaton
The King's Pirate
as Swaine
The King's Pirate
as Swaine
The Gnome-Mobile
as Ralph Yarby
The Gnome-Mobile
as Ralph Yarby
Enter Laughing
as Pike
Enter Laughing
as Pike
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
as Survival Manual Narrator
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
as Survival Manual Narrator
That Darn Cat!
as Drive-in-Manager
That Darn Cat!
as Drive-in-Manager
The Patsy
as Sy Devore
The Patsy
as Sy Devore
Who's Minding the Store?
as Tie Salesman
Who's Minding the Store?
as Tie Salesman
The Birds
as Mitch's City Neighbor
The Birds
as Mitch's City Neighbor
About Time
as The Butler
About Time
as The Butler
Everything's Ducky
as Dr. Deckham
Everything's Ducky
as Dr. Deckham
North to Alaska
as Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
North to Alaska
as Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
A Summer Place
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
A Summer Place
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
The Man Who Understood Women
as Rossi (uncredited)
The Man Who Understood Women
as Rossi (uncredited)
It Started with a Kiss
as Captain Porter (uncredited)
It Started with a Kiss
as Captain Porter (uncredited)
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
as Sheriff
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
as Sheriff
The High Cost of Loving
as Obstetrician (uncredited)
The High Cost of Loving
as Obstetrician (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
as Farnsworth
My Man Godfrey
as Farnsworth
The Hired Man
as Harry Attwood
The Hired Man
as Harry Attwood
Designing Woman
as Larry Musso (uncredited)
Designing Woman
as Larry Musso (uncredited)
The Spirit of St. Louis
as Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
The Spirit of St. Louis
as Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
Spring Reunion
as Sidney (uncredited)
Spring Reunion
as Sidney (uncredited)
Affair in Reno
as H.L. Denham
Affair in Reno
as H.L. Denham
The Power and the Prize
as Howard Carruthers
The Power and the Prize
as Howard Carruthers
The Solid Gold Cadillac
as Williams (uncredited)
The Solid Gold Cadillac
as Williams (uncredited)
The Proud Ones
as Barber (uncredited)
The Proud Ones
as Barber (uncredited)
The Kettles in the Ozarks
as Big Trout
The Kettles in the Ozarks
as Big Trout
Hot Blood
as Mr. Swift (uncredited)
Hot Blood
as Mr. Swift (uncredited)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)
Good Morning, Miss Dove
as Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)
Good Morning, Miss Dove
as Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)
My Sister Eileen
as Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)
My Sister Eileen
as Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)
Lay That Rifle Down
as Glover Speckleton
Lay That Rifle Down
as Glover Speckleton
This Island Earth
as Pilot (uncredited)
This Island Earth
as Pilot (uncredited)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
as Semu
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
as Semu
Blackboard Jungle
as Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
Blackboard Jungle
as Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
Prince of Players
as Theatre Manager
Prince of Players
as Theatre Manager
Cry Vengeance
as Bartender at The Cameo Room
Cry Vengeance
as Bartender at The Cameo Room
Désirée
as Etienne Clary
Désirée
as Etienne Clary
Private Hell 36
as Mr. Mace (uncredited)
Private Hell 36
as Mr. Mace (uncredited)
Shield for Murder
as The Professor
Shield for Murder
as The Professor
Them!
as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
Them!
as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
Invaders from Mars
as MP
Invaders from Mars
as MP