Richard Deacon

Biography

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).

Known For

Perry Mason

Bonanza

The Love Boat

My Three Sons

The Rifleman

Maverick

Love, American Style

Love, American Style

All Movies (76)

• The Hoboken Chicken Emergency1984 · as City Councilman
• Bad Manners1984 · as Ticket Salesman
• The Awakening of Cassie1982
• No Man's Valley1981 · as Panda (voice)
• The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood1980 · as Joseph Rottman
• Murder Can Hurt You!1980 · as Mr. Burnice
• The Gossip Columnist1980 · as Director
• Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty1980 · as King of Cey What
• Piranha1978 · as Earl Lyon
• Getting Married1978 · as Wedding Director
• Rabbit Test1978 · as First Newscaster
• The Man from Clover Grove1975 · as Charlie Strange
• Arsenic and Old Lace1969 · as Mr. Witherspoon
• Lady in Cement1968 · as Arnie Sherwin
• The Narco Men1968 · as Records Clerk
• The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band1968 · as Charlie Wrenn
• Blackbeard's Ghost1968 · as Dean Wheaton
• The King's Pirate1967 · as Swaine
• The Gnome-Mobile1967 · as Ralph Yarby
• Enter Laughing1967 · as Pike
• Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.1966 · as Survival Manual Narrator
• Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title1966 · as Mr. Travis / Police Chief
• Billie1965 · as Principal Arnold Wilson
• That Darn Cat!1965 · as Drive-in-Manager
• John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!1965 · as Maginot
• Dear Heart1965 · as Mr. Cruikshank
• The Patsy1964 · as Sy Devore
• The Raiders1963 · as Commissioner Mailer
• Who's Minding the Store?1963 · as Tie Salesman
• The Birds1963 · as Mitch's City Neighbor
• Critic's Choice1963 · as Harvey Rittenhouse
• That Touch of Mink1962 · as Mr. Miller
• About Time1962 · as The Butler
• Everything's Ducky1961 · as Dr. Deckham
• Lover Come Back1961 · as Dr. Melnick
• All in a Night's Work1961 · as Fur Salesman (uncredited)
• North to Alaska1960 · as Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
• A Summer Place1959 · as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
• -30-1959 · as Chapman
• The Man Who Understood Women1959 · as Rossi (uncredited)
• It Started with a Kiss1959 · as Capt. Porter (uncredited)
• The Silent Kill1959 · as Michael Gilmore
• The Young Philadelphians1959 · as George Archibald
• The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker1959 · as Sheriff
• The Last Hurrah1958 · as Graves (uncredited)
• A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed1958 · as Milburn Schroeder
• The High Cost of Loving1958 · as Obstetrician (uncredited)
• Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show1957 · as Shirt Salesman
• Kiss Them for Me1957 · as Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited)
• Decision at Sundown1957 · as Reverend Zaron
• My Man Godfrey1957 · as Farnsworth
• The Hired Man1957 · as Harry Attwood
• Designing Woman1957 · as Larry Musso (uncredited)
• The Spirit of St. Louis1957 · as Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
• Spring Reunion1957 · as Sidney (uncredited)
• Affair in Reno1957 · as H.L. Denham
• The Power and the Prize1956 · as Howard Carruthers
• The Solid Gold Cadillac1956 · as Williams (uncredited)
• The Proud Ones1956 · as Barber (uncredited)
• The Kettles in the Ozarks1956 · as Big Trout
• Hot Blood1956 · as Mr. Swift (uncredited)
• Invasion of the Body Snatchers1956 · as Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited)
• Invasion of the Body Snatchers1956 · as Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)
• Good Morning, Miss Dove1955 · as Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)
• My Sister Eileen1955 · as Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)
• Lay That Rifle Down1955 · as Glover Speckleton
• This Island Earth1955 · as Pilot (uncredited)
• Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy1955 · as Semu
• Blackboard Jungle1955 · as Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
• Prince of Players1955 · as Theatre Manager
• Cry Vengeance1954 · as Bartender at The Cameo Room
• Désirée1954 · as Etienne Clary
• Private Hell 361954 · as Mr. Mace (uncredited)
• Shield for Murder1954 · as The Professor
• Them!1954 · as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
• Invaders from Mars1953 · as MP

All TV Shows (79)

• Trapper John, M.D.1979
• The Love Boat1977 · as Dr. Yates
• CHiPs1977 · as Mr. Singleton
• Alice1976
• What's Happening!!1976 · as Mr. Bradford
• The Lost Saucer1975
• Honeymoon Suite1972
• McMillan & Wife1971
• McMillan & Wife1971 · as Luther Dorfman
• The Pet Set1971 · as Self
• Night Gallery1970 · as Man with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire")
• Love, American Style1969 · as Charlie
• Love, American Style1969 · as Charles Furman
• Love, American Style1969 · as Boyd Daniels
• Here's Lucy1968 · as Harvey Hoople
• Here's Lucy1968 · as Loan Officer
• The Mothers-in-Law1967 · as Roger Buell
• Rango1967
• The Pruitts of Southampton1966 · as Baldwin
• The Carol Channing Show1966 · as Leon Thatcher
• I Dream of Jeannie1965 · as Harley Z. Poof
• Get Smart1965 · as Internship Doctor (uncredited)
• Green Acres1965 · as Mr. Oglethorpe
• The Munsters1964 · as Borden T. Pike
• The Addams Family1964 · as Mortimer Phelps
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963 · as Self
• My Favorite Martian1963 · as Mr. Bentley
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Beverly Hillbillies1962
• The Beverly Hillbillies1962 · as Mr. Brubaker
• The Dick Van Dyke Show1961 · as Mel Cooley
• 87th Precinct1961 · as Martin
• Mister Ed1961
• Mister Ed1961 · as Tatti (voice) (uncredited)
• Mister Ed1961 · as Dr. Baker
• My Three Sons1960
• Guestward, Ho!1960
• Pete and Gladys1960
• The Untouchables1959 · as Bill Skidmore
• Hawaiian Eye1959 · as Funeral Director
• Bourbon Street Beat1959
• The Twilight Zone1959 · as Wallace V. Whipple
• The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis1959 · as Cecil Ellingboe
• Bonanza1959 · as Captain Shark
• 77 Sunset Strip1958 · as Wallace Friend
• The Rifleman1958
• The Ed Wynn Show1958 · as Conway
• The Donna Reed Show1958
• The Donna Reed Show1958 · as Mr. Conroy
• The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour1957 · as Winslow (uncredited)
• Leave It to Beaver1957 · as Fred Rutherford
• The Real McCoys1957
• The Real McCoys1957 · as Mr. Laidlaw
• Maverick1957 · as Floyd Gimbel
• Perry Mason1957 · as Wilmer Beaslee
• The Thin Man1957
• Date with the Angels1957
• Annette1957 · as Uncle Archie McCleod
• The 20th Century Fox Hour1955 · as Paul Erickson
• Screen Director's Playhouse1955 · as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
• Navy Log1955
• The Great Gildersleeve1955
• Gunsmoke1955 · as Botkin
• The Millionaire1955 · as Jeweler
• The Millionaire1955 · as Foundation Rep. Gibson
• The Bob Cummings Show1955 · as District Attorney
• December Bride1954 · as James, Desi Arnaz's Butler
• December Bride1954 · as Bud Hodges
• Public Defender1954 · as Truant Officer
• The Danny Thomas Show1953 · as John Savich
• The Life Of Riley1953 · as Chauffeur
• The Ford Television Theatre1952 · as Planter O'Toole
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Dr. Thomas Gregory
• The Jack Benny Program1950 · as Shirt Salesman
• The Jack Benny Program1950
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Sheldon
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Norton
• The Bob Hope Show1950 · as Self
• Ford Theatre1948