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Richard Deacon

Birthplace
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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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).

Movies
The Birds
The Birds
1963 ⭐ 7.5
as Mitch's City Neighbor
Blackbeard's Ghost
Blackbeard's Ghost
1968 ⭐ 6.7
as Dean Wheaton
Them!
Them!
1954 ⭐ 6.8
as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
Spring Reunion
Spring Reunion
1957 ⭐ 6.2
as Sidney (uncredited)
Billie
Billie
1965 ⭐ 5.0
as Principal Arnold Wilson
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956 ⭐ 7.5
as Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956 ⭐ 7.5
as Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)
Piranha
Piranha
1978 ⭐ 6.0
as Earl Lyon
That Touch of Mink
That Touch of Mink
1962 ⭐ 6.5
as Mr. Miller
A Summer Place
A Summer Place
1959 ⭐ 6.6
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
Web Series & TV Shows
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
1977 ⭐ 6.2
as Dr. Yates
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
1957 ⭐ 7.7
as Wilmer Beaslee
The Merv Griffin Show
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 ⭐ 6.8
as Self
Bonanza
Bonanza
1959 ⭐ 7.5
as Captain Shark
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone
1959 ⭐ 8.5
as Wallace V. Whipple
Love, American Style
Love, American Style
1969 ⭐ 6.2
as Charlie
Love, American Style
Love, American Style
1969 ⭐ 6.2
as Charles Furman
Love, American Style
Love, American Style
1969 ⭐ 6.2
as Boyd Daniels
Maverick
Maverick
1957 ⭐ 7.0
as Floyd Gimbel
Get Smart
Get Smart
1965 ⭐ 8.0
as Internship Doctor (uncredited)