Actor
Richard Deacon
May 14, 1922 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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).
Notable work
7.5The Birds (1963)
as Mitch's City Neighbor
7.5Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
as Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited) and as Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)
8.5The Twilight Zone (1959)
as Wallace V. Whipple
7.8I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
as Harley Z. Poof
6Piranha (1978)
as Earl Lyon
7.5Bonanza (1959)
as Captain Shark
7.9The Munsters (1964)
as Borden T. Pike
6.8Them! (1954)
as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
8The Addams Family (1964)
as Mortimer Phelps
8Get Smart (1965)
as Internship Doctor (uncredited)
Often works with
Suzanne Pleshette
2 titles together
The Birds, Blackbeard's Ghost
Bill Quinn
2 titles together
The Birds, The Munsters
Kevin McCarthy
2 titles together
Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Piranha
Carolyn Jones
2 titles together
Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Addams Family
Paul Mazursky
2 titles together
The Twilight Zone, Blackboard Jungle
Paul Lynde
2 titles together
I Dream of Jeannie, The Munsters
Full filmography · 135
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
as City Councilman
1984
Bad Manners
as Ticket Salesman
1984
The Awakening of Cassie
cast
1982
No Man's Valley
as Panda (voice)
1981
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
as Joseph Rottman
19803.5
Murder Can Hurt You!
as Mr. Burnice
1980
The Gossip Columnist
as Director
1980
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
as King of Cey What
1980
Piranha
as Earl Lyon
19786
Getting Married
as Wedding Director
1978
Rabbit Test
as First Newscaster
19784.5
The Man from Clover Grove
as Charlie Strange
1975