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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).
12
Films
6.8
Avg Score
Filmography (12)
Piranha
59
as Earl Lyon
The Gnome-Mobile
64
as Ralph Yarby
The Birds
76
as Mitch's City Neighbor
That Touch of Mink
66
as Mr. Miller
Lover Come Back
71
as Dr. Melnick
North to Alaska
69
as Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
A Summer Place
69
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
77
as Emergency Room Doctor
as Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)
This Island Earth
59
as Spacecraft Pilot
My Sister Eileen
68
as Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)
Them!
72
as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
Invaders from Mars
63
as MP