Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 14, 1922
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
- Richard Lewis Deacon
Richard 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).
Known For - Movies
Them!
as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
The Birds
as Mitch's City Neighbor
The Last Hurrah
as Graves (uncredited)
Lady in Cement
as Arnie Sherwin
Piranha
as Earl Lyon
It Started with a Kiss
as Capt. Porter (uncredited)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)
Désirée
as Etienne Clary
Decision at Sundown
as Reverend Zaron
