Acting
Richard Deacon
1922-1984
Known for The Birds, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Piranha.
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Born05/14/1922
Died08/08/1984
AgeDied at 62
BirthplacePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
DepartmentActing
Also known asRichard 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).
Movie Credits
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title (1966)
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980)
The Gnome-Mobile (1967)
Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
Lay That Rifle Down (1955)
The King's Pirate (1967)
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
Dear Heart (1964)
Lady in Cement (1968)
Private Hell 36 (1954)
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N. (1966)
The Patsy (1964)
That Touch of Mink (1962)
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1959)
Hot Blood (1956)
Spring Reunion (1956)
This Island Earth (1955)
Shield for Murder (1954)
Billie (1965)
That Darn Cat! (1965)
Decision at Sundown (1957)
Kiss Them for Me (1957)
The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956)
Critic's Choice (1963)
-30- (1959)
Designing Woman (1957)
Cry Vengeance (1954)
Piranha (1978)
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968)
The Raiders (1963)
The Young Philadelphians (1959)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Prince of Players (1955)
The Birds (1963)
A Summer Place (1959)
Désirée (1954)
The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956)
Who's Minding the Store? (1963)
All in a Night's Work (1961)
Lover Come Back (1961)
Them! (1954)
Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955)
Invaders from Mars (1953)
The Proud Ones (1956)
Bad Manners (1984)
My Man Godfrey (1957)
My Sister Eileen (1955)
It Started with a Kiss (1959)
Blackboard Jungle (1955)
North to Alaska (1960)
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
