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
Piranha
1978
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as Earl Lyon
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Age: 56
Arsenic and Old Lace
1969
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as Mr. Witherspoon
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Age: 46
That Darn Cat!
1965
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as Drive-in-Manager
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Age: 43
The Birds
1963
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as Mitch's City Neighbor
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Age: 40
About Time
1962
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as The Butler
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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
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
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956
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as Emergency Room Doctor
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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
This Island Earth
1955
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as Spacecraft Pilot
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Age: 33