
Richard Deacon
Acting
Born: May 14, 1922
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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).
Also Known As
- Richard Lewis Deacon
Known For

The Birds
March 28, 1963

Invasion of the Body Snatchers
February 05, 1956

Invasion of the Body Snatchers
February 05, 1956

The Twilight Zone
October 02, 1959

I Dream of Jeannie
September 18, 1965

Piranha
August 03, 1978

Bonanza
September 12, 1959

The Munsters
September 24, 1964

Them!
June 16, 1954

The Addams Family
September 18, 1964

Get Smart
September 18, 1965

This Island Earth
June 01, 1955