Actor profile
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).
75 Movies
65 TV Shows
140 Credits
Filmography
Movies & TV Shows
The Awakening of Cassie
1st January 1982
The Spirit of St. Louis
1st April 1957 as Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
Trapper John, M.D.
23rd September 1979
Alice
31st August 1976
The Lost Saucer
6th September 1975
Honeymoon Suite
26th July 1972
Rango
13th January 1967
Get Smart
18th September 1965
Guestward, Ho!
29th September 1960
My Three Sons
29th September 1960
Pete and Gladys
19th September 1960
Bourbon Street Beat
5th October 1959
The Rifleman
30th September 1958
The Donna Reed Show
24th September 1958
The Thin Man
20th September 1957
Date with the Angels
10th May 1957
Navy Log
20th September 1955
The Great Gildersleeve
20th September 1955
The Jack Benny Program
28th October 1950
Ford Theatre
17th October 1948