Richard Deacon
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).
Known For
Cast Credits
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
as City Councilman
Bad Manners
as Ticket Salesman
No Man's Valley
as Panda (voice)
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
as Joseph Rottman
Murder Can Hurt You!
as Mr. Burnice
The Gossip Columnist
as Director
Piranha
as Earl Lyon
Getting Married
as Wedding Director
Rabbit Test
as First Newscaster
The Man from Clover Grove
as Charlie Strange
Arsenic and Old Lace
as Mr. Witherspoon
Lady in Cement
as Arnie Sherwin
The Narco Men
as Records Clerk
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
as Charlie Wrenn
Blackbeard's Ghost
as Dean Wheaton
The King's Pirate
as Swaine
The Gnome-Mobile
as Ralph Yarby
Enter Laughing
as Pike
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
as Survival Manual Narrator
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
as Mr. Travis / Police Chief
Billie
as Principal Arnold Wilson
That Darn Cat!
as Drive-in-Manager
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
as Maginot
Dear Heart
as Mr. Cruikshank
The Patsy
as Sy Devore
The Raiders
as Commissioner Mailer
Who's Minding the Store?
as Tie Salesman
The Birds
as Mitch's City Neighbor
Critic's Choice
as Harvey Rittenhouse