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Richard Deacon

Born: 1922-05-14

From: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

About: 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).


Film credits:

The Birds
Mitch's City Neighbor
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Critic's Choice
Harvey Rittenhouse
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Emergency Room Doctor
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The Gnome-Mobile
Ralph Yarby
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Piranha
Earl Lyon
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Getting Married
Wedding Director
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Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
Semu
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Billie
Principal Arnold Wilson
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Cry Vengeance
Bartender at The Cameo Room
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Lady in Cement
Arnie Sherwin
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Enter Laughing
Pike
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The Young Philadelphians
George Archibald
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Blackbeard's Ghost
Dean Wheaton
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Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
Mr. Travis / Police Chief
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The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
Joseph Rottman
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No Man's Valley
Panda (voice)
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Good Morning, Miss Dove
Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)
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Dear Heart
Mr. Cruikshank
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Rabbit Test
First Newscaster
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A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
Milburn Schroeder
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Spring Reunion
Sidney (uncredited)
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It Started with a Kiss
Capt. Porter (uncredited)
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Désirée
Etienne Clary
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The King's Pirate
Swaine
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My Man Godfrey
Farnsworth
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Everything's Ducky
Dr. Deckham
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That Touch of Mink
Mr. Miller
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This Island Earth
Spacecraft Pilot
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Lay That Rifle Down
Glover Speckleton
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Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
Survival Manual Narrator
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Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
Shirt Salesman
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The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
Charlie Wrenn
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Bad Manners
Ticket Salesman
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Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
King of Cey What
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Them!
Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
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The Awakening of Cassie
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Invaders from Mars
MP
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Private Hell 36
Mr. Mace (uncredited)
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The Last Hurrah
Graves (uncredited)
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Murder Can Hurt You!
Mr. Burnice
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Blackboard Jungle
Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
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The Hired Man
Harry Attwood
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The Silent Kill
Michael Gilmore
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Chapman
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A Summer Place
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
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The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
Sheriff
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The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
City Councilman
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Persecución hasta Valencia
Records Clerk
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The Spirit of St. Louis
Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
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Decision at Sundown
Reverend Zaron
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The Solid Gold Cadillac
Williams (uncredited)
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The Man from Clover Grove
Charlie Strange
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The Raiders
Commissioner Mailer
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That Darn Cat!
Drive-in-Manager
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Kiss Them for Me
Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited)
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Affair in Reno
H.L. Denham
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Designing Woman
Larry Musso (uncredited)
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The Gossip Columnist
Director
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Who's Minding the Store?
Tie Salesman
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Arsenic and Old Lace
Mr. Witherspoon
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John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Maginot
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About Time
The Butler
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The Kettles in the Ozarks
Big Trout
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The Proud Ones
Barber (uncredited)
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Hot Blood
Mr. Swift (uncredited)
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North to Alaska
Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
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The Patsy
Sy Devore
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Shield for Murder
The Professor
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Prince of Players
Theatre Manager
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The Man Who Understood Women
Rossi (uncredited)
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Lover Come Back
Dr. Melnick
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The High Cost of Loving
Obstetrician (uncredited)
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All in a Night's Work
Fur Salesman (uncredited)
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The Power and the Prize
Howard Carruthers
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My Sister Eileen
Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)
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