Richard Deacon
Acting Born May 14, 1922 Died Aug 8, 1984 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 155 credits
Biography
Richard Deacon was an American actor born on May 14, 1922, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is known for his supporting roles in television shows, including The Dick Van Dyke Show and Leave It to Beaver. Deacon also appeared in films such as Invasion of the Body Snatchers and The Birds. He had a long acting career, with 142 known credits. Deacon passed away on August 8, 1984, at the age of 62.
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Career overview
Richard Deacon was an American actor known for his supporting roles in television shows. He appeared in The Dick Van Dyke Show, where he played the character Mel Cooley, and Leave It to Beaver, where he portrayed Fred Rutherford, the father of Lumpy. Deacon's acting career spanned multiple television shows.
In addition to his work in television, Deacon had minor roles in films such as Invasion of the Body Snatchers and Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds. These film appearances showcased his versatility as an actor. Deacon's work in television and film demonstrates his ability to take on a range of supporting roles.
Throughout his career, Deacon accumulated a significant number of credits, with a total of 142 known credits. His work in television and film has left a lasting impact on the entertainment industry.
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Bad MannersThe Hoboken Chicken Emergency
The Awakening of Cassie
No Man's Valley
The Gossip ColumnistThe Happy Hooker Goes HollywoodMurder Can Hurt You!Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
Trapper John, M.D.
PiranhaRabbit TestGetting Married
The Love BoatCHiPs
AliceWhat's Happening!!
The Lost SaucerThe Man from Clover Grove
Honeymoon Suite
McMillan & WifeMcMillan & WifeThe Pet Set
Night Gallery
Love, American StyleLove, American StyleLove, American StyleArsenic and Old Lace
Here's LucyHere's LucyBlackbeard's GhostLady in CementThe One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
The Mothers-in-LawRangoThe Gnome-MobileThe King's PirateEnter Laughing
The Pruitts of SouthamptonLt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.The Carol Channing ShowDon't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
Get SmartI Dream of JeannieGreen AcresBillieThat Darn Cat!
The Addams FamilyThe MunstersThe Patsy
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreMy Favorite MartianThe BirdsWho's Minding the Store?The Raiders
The Merv Griffin ShowThe Beverly HillbilliesThe Beverly HillbilliesThat Touch of MinkAbout Time
The Dick Van Dyke ShowMister EdMister EdMister Ed87th Precinct
My Three SonsPete and GladysGuestward, Ho!North to Alaska
BonanzaThe Twilight ZoneThe UntouchablesThe Many Loves of Dobie GillisHawaiian Eye
The RiflemanThe Donna Reed ShowThe Donna Reed Show77 Sunset StripThe Last Hurrah
Perry MasonThe Real McCoysThe Real McCoysMaverickLeave It to Beaver
Invasion of the Body SnatchersInvasion of the Body SnatchersHot BloodThe Proud OnesThe Power and the Prize
GunsmokeThe MillionaireThe MillionaireThe 20th Century Fox HourNavy Log
December BrideDecember BridePublic DefenderThem!Désirée
The Danny Thomas ShowThe Life Of RileyInvaders from Mars
The Ford Television Theatre
Full Filmography
155 titles- Bad Manners (1984) as Ticket Salesman
- The Hoboken Chicken Emergency (1984) as City Councilman
- The Awakening of Cassie (1982)
- No Man's Valley (1981) as Panda (voice)
- The Gossip Columnist (1980) as Director
- The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980) as Joseph Rottman
- Murder Can Hurt You! (1980) as Mr. Burnice
- Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty (1980) as King of Cey What
- Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
- Piranha (1978) as Earl Lyon
- Rabbit Test (1978) as First Newscaster
- Getting Married (1978) as Wedding Director
- The Love Boat (1977) as Dr. Yates
- CHiPs (1977) as Mr. Singleton
- Alice (1976)
- What's Happening!! (1976) as Mr. Bradford
- The Lost Saucer (1975)
- The Man from Clover Grove (1975) as Charlie Strange
- Honeymoon Suite (1972)
- McMillan & Wife (1971)
- McMillan & Wife (1971) as Luther Dorfman
- The Pet Set (1971) as Self
- Night Gallery (1970) as Man with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire")
- Love, American Style (1969) as Charlie
- Love, American Style (1969) as Charles Furman
- Love, American Style (1969) as Boyd Daniels
- Arsenic and Old Lace (1969) as Mr. Witherspoon
- Here's Lucy (1968) as Harvey Hoople
- Here's Lucy (1968) as Loan Officer
- Blackbeard's Ghost (1968) as Dean Wheaton
- Lady in Cement (1968) as Arnie Sherwin
- The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968) as Charlie Wrenn
- The Narco Men (1968) as Records Clerk
- The Mothers-in-Law (1967) as Roger Buell
- Rango (1967)
- The Gnome-Mobile (1967) as Ralph Yarby
- The King's Pirate (1967) as Swaine
- Enter Laughing (1967) as Pike
- The Pruitts of Southampton (1966) as Baldwin
- Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N. (1966) as Survival Manual Narrator
- The Carol Channing Show (1966) as Leon Thatcher
- Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title (1966) as Mr. Travis / Police Chief
- Get Smart (1965) as Internship Doctor (uncredited)
- I Dream of Jeannie (1965) as Harley Z. Poof
- Green Acres (1965) as Mr. Oglethorpe
- Billie (1965) as Principal Arnold Wilson
- That Darn Cat! (1965) as Drive-in-Manager
- John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965) as Maginot
- Dear Heart (1965) as Mr. Cruikshank
- The Addams Family (1964) as Mortimer Phelps
- The Munsters (1964) as Borden T. Pike
- The Patsy (1964) as Sy Devore
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) as Self
- My Favorite Martian (1963) as Mr. Bentley
- The Birds (1963) as Mitch's City Neighbor
- Who's Minding the Store? (1963) as Tie Salesman
- The Raiders (1963) as Commissioner Mailer
- Critic's Choice (1963) as Harvey Rittenhouse
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
- The Beverly Hillbillies (1962) as Mr. Brubaker
- That Touch of Mink (1962) as Mr. Miller
- About Time (1962) as The Butler
- The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) as Mel Cooley
- Mister Ed (1961)
- Mister Ed (1961) as Tatti (voice) (uncredited)
- Mister Ed (1961) as Dr. Baker
- 87th Precinct (1961) as Martin
- Lover Come Back (1961) as Dr. Melnick
- All in a Night's Work (1961) as Fur Salesman (uncredited)
- Everything's Ducky (1961) as Dr. Deckham
- My Three Sons (1960)
- Pete and Gladys (1960)
- Guestward, Ho! (1960)
- North to Alaska (1960) as Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
- Bonanza (1959) as Captain Shark
- The Twilight Zone (1959) as Wallace V. Whipple
- The Untouchables (1959) as Bill Skidmore
- The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959) as Cecil Ellingboe
- Hawaiian Eye (1959) as Funeral Director
- Bourbon Street Beat (1959)
- A Summer Place (1959) as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
- It Started with a Kiss (1959) as Captain Porter (uncredited)
- The Young Philadelphians (1959) as George Archibald
- -30- (1959) as Chapman
- The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker (1959) as Sheriff
- The Man Who Understood Women (1959) as Rossi (uncredited)
- The Silent Kill (1959) as Michael Gilmore
- The Rifleman (1958)
- The Donna Reed Show (1958)
- The Donna Reed Show (1958) as Mr. Conroy
- 77 Sunset Strip (1958) as Wallace Friend
- The Last Hurrah (1958) as Graves (uncredited)
- The Ed Wynn Show (1958) as Conway
- The High Cost of Loving (1958) as Obstetrician (uncredited)
- A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed (1958) as Milburn Schroeder
- Perry Mason (1957) as Wilmer Beaslee
- The Real McCoys (1957)
- The Real McCoys (1957) as Mr. Laidlaw
- Maverick (1957) as Floyd Gimbel
- Leave It to Beaver (1957) as Fred Rutherford
- The Thin Man (1957)
- The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour (1957) as Winslow (uncredited)
- Date with the Angels (1957)
- Annette (1957) as Uncle Archie McCleod
- Spring Reunion (1957) as Sidney (uncredited)
- The Spirit of St. Louis (1957) as Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
- My Man Godfrey (1957) as Farnsworth
- Decision at Sundown (1957) as Reverend Zaron
- Designing Woman (1957) as Larry Musso (uncredited)
- Kiss Them for Me (1957) as Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited)
- Affair in Reno (1957) as H.L. Denham
- The Hired Man (1957) as Harry Attwood
- Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show (1957) as Shirt Salesman
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) as Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited)
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) as Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)
- Hot Blood (1956) as Mr. Swift (uncredited)
- The Proud Ones (1956) as Barber (uncredited)
- The Power and the Prize (1956) as Howard Carruthers
- The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956) as Williams (uncredited)
- The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956) as Big Trout
- Gunsmoke (1955) as Botkin
- The Millionaire (1955) as Jeweler
- The Millionaire (1955) as Foundation Rep. Gibson
- The 20th Century Fox Hour (1955) as Paul Erickson
- Navy Log (1955)
- The Bob Cummings Show (1955) as District Attorney
- Screen Director's Playhouse (1955) as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
- The Great Gildersleeve (1955)
- Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955) as Semu
- This Island Earth (1955) as Pilot (uncredited)
- Blackboard Jungle (1955) as Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
- My Sister Eileen (1955) as Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)
- Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955) as Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)
- Prince of Players (1955) as Theatre Manager
- Lay That Rifle Down (1955) as Glover Speckleton
- December Bride (1954) as James, Desi Arnaz's Butler
- December Bride (1954) as Bud Hodges
- Public Defender (1954) as Truant Officer
- Them! (1954) as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
- Désirée (1954) as Etienne Clary
- Shield for Murder (1954) as The Professor
- Private Hell 36 (1954) as Mr. Mace (uncredited)
- Cry Vengeance (1954) as Bartender at The Cameo Room
- The Danny Thomas Show (1953) as John Savich
- The Life Of Riley (1953) as Chauffeur
- Invaders from Mars (1953) as MP
- The Ford Television Theatre (1952) as Planter O'Toole
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Dr. Thomas Gregory
- The Bob Hope Show (1950) as Self
- The Jack Benny Program (1950) as Shirt Salesman
- The Jack Benny Program (1950)
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Sheldon
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Norton
- Ford Theatre (1948)
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Richard Deacon best known for?
Richard Deacon is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Trapper John, M.D. (1979), Piranha (1978), The Love Boat (1977), Notting Hill (1999).
When and where was Richard Deacon born?
Richard Deacon was born on May 14, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. They passed away on August 8, 1984.
How many credits does Richard Deacon have?
Richard Deacon has accumulated over 155 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1948 to 1984.
What is Richard Deacon's background in cinema and television?
Richard Deacon was an American actor born on May 14, 1922, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is known for his supporting roles in television shows, including The Dick Van Dyke Show and Leave It to Beaver. Deacon also appeared in films such as Invasion of the Body Snatchers and The Birds. He had a long acting career, wi...