Richard Deacon
Born May 14, 1922 (Age: 103)
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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).
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).
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Filmography
The Awakening of Cassie
1982
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as
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Age: 59
No Man's Valley
1981
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as Panda (voice)
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Age: 59
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
1980
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as Joseph Rottman
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Age: 58
Murder Can Hurt You!
1980
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as Mr. Burnice
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Age: 58
The Gossip Columnist
1980
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as Director
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Age: 57
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
1980
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as King of Cey What
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Age: 57
Piranha
1978
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as Earl Lyon
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Age: 56
Getting Married
1978
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as Wedding Director
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Age: 56
Rabbit Test
1978
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as First Newscaster
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Age: 55
Arsenic and Old Lace
1969
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as Mr. Witherspoon
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Age: 46
Billie
1965
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as Principal Arnold Wilson
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Age: 43
That Darn Cat!
1965
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as Drive-in-Manager
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Age: 43
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965
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as Maginot
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Age: 42
Dear Heart
1965
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as Mr. Cruikshank
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Age: 42
The Patsy
1964
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as Sy Devore
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Age: 42
The Raiders
1963
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as Commissioner Mailer
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Age: 41
Who's Minding the Store?
1963
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as Tie Salesman
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Age: 41
The Birds
1963
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as Mitch's City Neighbor
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Age: 40
Critic's Choice
1963
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as Harvey Rittenhouse
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Age: 40
That Touch of Mink
1962
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as Mr. Miller
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Age: 40
About Time
1962
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as The Butler
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Age: 39
Everything's Ducky
1961
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as Dr. Deckham
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Age: 39
Lover Come Back
1961
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as Dr. Melnick
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Age: 39
All in a Night's Work
1961
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as Fur Salesman (uncredited)
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Age: 38
North to Alaska
1960
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as Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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Age: 38
A Summer Place
1959
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as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
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Age: 37
-30-
1959
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as Chapman
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Age: 37
The Man Who Understood Women
1959
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as Rossi (uncredited)
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Age: 37
It Started with a Kiss
1959
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as Capt. Porter (uncredited)
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Age: 37
The Silent Kill
1959
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as Michael Gilmore
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Age: 37
The Young Philadelphians
1959
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as George Archibald
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Age: 37
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
1959
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as Sheriff
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Age: 36
The Last Hurrah
1958
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as Graves (uncredited)
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Age: 36
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
1958
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as Milburn Schroeder
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Age: 36
The High Cost of Loving
1958
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as Obstetrician (uncredited)
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Age: 36
The Power and the Prize
1956
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as Howard Carruthers
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Age: 34
The Solid Gold Cadillac
1956
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as Williams (uncredited)
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Age: 34
The Proud Ones
1956
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as Barber (uncredited)
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Age: 34
The Kettles in the Ozarks
1956
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as Big Trout
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Age: 33
Hot Blood
1956
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as Mr. Swift (uncredited)
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Age: 33
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956
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as Emergency Room Doctor
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Age: 33
Good Morning, Miss Dove
1955
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as Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)
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Age: 33
My Sister Eileen
1955
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as Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)
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Age: 33
Lay That Rifle Down
1955
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as Glover Speckleton
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Age: 33
This Island Earth
1955
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as Spacecraft Pilot
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Age: 33
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
1955
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as Semu
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Age: 32
Blackboard Jungle
1955
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as Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
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Age: 32
Prince of Players
1955
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as Theatre Manager
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Age: 32
Cry Vengeance
1954
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as Bartender at The Cameo Room
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Age: 32
Désirée
1954
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as Etienne Clary
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Age: 32
Private Hell 36
1954
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as Mr. Mace (uncredited)
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Age: 32
Shield for Murder
1954
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as The Professor
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Age: 32
Them!
1954
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as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
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Age: 32
Invaders from Mars
1953
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as MP
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Age: 30