Acting
Richard Deacon
Also Known As: Richard Lewis Deacon
Birth Date
May 14, 1922
Death Date
August 8, 1984
(passed away at 62)
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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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).
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Bonanza
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1959 • 1 episode
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The Rifleman
1958 • 1 episode
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The Love Boat
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1977 • 1 episode
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Maverick
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1957 • 1 episode
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The Donna Reed Show
1958 • 3 episodes
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1959 • 1 episode
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Get Smart
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1965 • 1 episode
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1960 • 1 episode
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The Beverly Hillbillies
1962 • 1 episode
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The Dick Van Dyke Show
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1961 • 42 episodes
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1963 • 1 episode
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Alice
1976 • 1 episode
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1961 • 4 episodes
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I Dream of Jeannie
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1965 • 1 episode
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1959 • 1 episode
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Leave It to Beaver
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1957 • 5 episodes
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1965 • 1 episode