Richard Deacon profile
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Richard Deacon

14th May 1922 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 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).

75 Movies 65 TV Shows 140 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

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Billie 13th December 1965 as Principal Arnold Wilson
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The Birds 28th March 1963 as Mitch's City Neighbor
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-30- 11th November 1959 as Chapman
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Hot Blood 7th March 1956 as Mr. Swift (uncredited)
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Them! 16th June 1954 as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
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CHiPs 15th September 1977 as Mr. Singleton
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Night Gallery 16th December 1970 as Man with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire")
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Bonanza 12th September 1959 as Captain Shark
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Maverick 22nd September 1957 as Floyd Gimbel
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Annette 8th February 1957 as Uncle Archie McCleod