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).
Mitch's City Neighbor
The Birds
Harvey Rittenhouse
Critic's Choice
Emergency Room Doctor
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Ralph Yarby
The Gnome-Mobile
Earl Lyon
Piranha
Wedding Director
Getting Married
Semu
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
Principal Arnold Wilson
Billie
Bartender at The Cameo Room
Cry Vengeance
Arnie Sherwin
Lady in Cement
Pike
Enter Laughing
George Archibald
The Young Philadelphians
Dean Wheaton
Blackbeard's Ghost
Mr. Travis / Police Chief
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
Joseph Rottman
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
Panda (voice)
No Man's Valley
Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)
Good Morning, Miss Dove
Mr. Cruikshank
Dear Heart
First Newscaster
Rabbit Test
Milburn Schroeder
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
Sidney (uncredited)
Spring Reunion
Capt. Porter (uncredited)
It Started with a Kiss
Etienne Clary
Désirée
Swaine
The King's Pirate
Farnsworth
My Man Godfrey
Dr. Deckham
Everything's Ducky
Mr. Miller
That Touch of Mink
Spacecraft Pilot
This Island Earth
Glover Speckleton
Lay That Rifle Down
Survival Manual Narrator
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
Shirt Salesman
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
Charlie Wrenn
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
Ticket Salesman
Bad Manners
King of Cey What
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
Them!
The Awakening of Cassie
MP
Invaders from Mars
Mr. Mace (uncredited)
Private Hell 36
Graves (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah
Mr. Burnice
Murder Can Hurt You!
Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
Blackboard Jungle
Michael Gilmore
The Silent Kill
Harry Attwood
The Hired Man
Chapman
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Pawnbroker (uncredited)
A Summer Place
Sheriff
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
City Councilman
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
Records Clerk
Persecución hasta Valencia
Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
The Spirit of St. Louis
Reverend Zaron
Decision at Sundown
Williams (uncredited)
The Solid Gold Cadillac
Charlie Strange
The Man from Clover Grove
Commissioner Mailer
The Raiders
Drive-in-Manager
That Darn Cat!
Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited)
Kiss Them for Me
H.L. Denham
Affair in Reno
Larry Musso (uncredited)
Designing Woman
Director
The Gossip Columnist
Tie Salesman
Who's Minding the Store?
Mr. Witherspoon
Arsenic and Old Lace
Maginot
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
The Butler
About Time
Big Trout
The Kettles in the Ozarks
Barber (uncredited)
The Proud Ones
Mr. Swift (uncredited)
Hot Blood
Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
North to Alaska
Sy Devore
The Patsy
The Professor
Shield for Murder
Theatre Manager
Prince of Players
Rossi (uncredited)
The Man Who Understood Women
Dr. Melnick
Lover Come Back
Obstetrician (uncredited)
The High Cost of Loving
Fur Salesman (uncredited)
All in a Night's Work
Howard Carruthers
The Power and the Prize
Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)
My Sister Eileen
Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
76
Gender
Male
Birthday
1922-05-14
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As
Richard Lewis Deacon