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Richard Lewis Deacon
Richard Deacon
Acting
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
Filmography
Movies
Bad Manners
as Ticket Salesman
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
as City Councilman
The Awakening of Cassie
No Man's Valley
as Panda (voice)
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
as Joseph Rottman
The Gossip Columnist
as Director
Murder Can Hurt You!
as Mr. Burnice
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
as King of Cey What
Piranha
as Earl Lyon
Rabbit Test
as First Newscaster
TV Shows
Trapper John, M.D.
1 ep.
The Love Boat
as Dr. Yates · 1 ep.
CHiPs
as Mr. Singleton · 1 ep.
Alice
1 ep.
What's Happening!!
as Mr. Bradford · 1 ep.
The Lost Saucer
1 ep.
Honeymoon Suite
1 ep.
McMillan & Wife
as Luther Dorfman · 1 ep.
The Pet Set
as Self · 1 ep.
Night Gallery
as Man with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire") · 1 ep.
