Personal details
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Born
14 maggio 1922
Died
8 agosto 1984
Place of birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also known as
Richard Lewis Deacon
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).
Conosciuto per
7.5
Film
The Birds
Mitch's City Neighbor
1963
6.0
Series
The Mothers-in-Law
Roger Buell
1967–1969
6.6
Film
That Darn Cat!
Drive-in-Manager
1965
6.8
Film
Them!
Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
1954
7.5
Film
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited)
1956
6.6
Film
A Summer Place
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
1959
6.0
Film
Piranha
Earl Lyon
1978
7.0
Film
Lover Come Back
Dr. Melnick
1961
6.3
Series
Annette
Uncle Archie McCleod
1957
6.3
Series
Date with the Angels
1957–1958
8.0
Series
The Carol Channing Show
Leon Thatcher
1966
Acting credits 11 titles
Piranha
as Earl Lyon
6.0
1978
The Mothers-in-Law
as Roger Buell
6.0
1967–1969
The Carol Channing Show
as Leon Thatcher
8.0
1966
That Darn Cat!
as Drive-in-Manager
6.6
1965
The Birds
as Mitch's City Neighbor
7.5
1963
Lover Come Back
as Dr. Melnick
7.0
1961
A Summer Place
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
6.6
1959
Annette
as Uncle Archie McCleod
6.3
1957
Date with the Angels
6.3
1957–1958
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited)
7.5
1956
Them!
as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
6.8
1954