Acting
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).
Acting
- 1976Alice1 ep.
- 1976What's Happening!!Mr. Bradford1 ep.
- 1975The Lost Saucer1 ep.
- 1972Honeymoon Suite1 ep.
- 1971McMillan & Wife2 ep.
- 1971The Pet SetSelf1 ep.
- 1970Night GalleryMan with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire")1 ep.
- 1969Love, American StyleCharles Furman3 ep.
- 1968Here's LucyLoan Officer2 ep.
- 1967The Mothers-in-LawRoger Buell26 ep.
- 1967Rango1 ep.
- 1966The Pruitts of SouthamptonBaldwin4 ep.
- 1966The Carol Channing ShowLeon Thatcher1 ep.
- 1965Green AcresMr. Oglethorpe1 ep.
- 1964The MunstersBorden T. Pike1 ep.
- 1964The Addams FamilyMortimer Phelps1 ep.
- 1963My Favorite MartianMr. Bentley1 ep.
- 1962The Beverly HillbilliesMr. Brubaker2 ep.
- 1961The Dick Van Dyke ShowMel Cooley52 ep.
- 196187th PrecinctMartin1 ep.
- 1961Mister Ed6 ep.
- 1960My Three Sons1 ep.
- 1960Guestward, Ho!1 ep.
- 1960Pete and Gladys2 ep.
- 1959The UntouchablesBill Skidmore1 ep.
- 1959Bourbon Street Beat1 ep.
- 1959The Many Loves of Dobie GillisCecil Ellingboe1 ep.
- 1958The Ed Wynn ShowConway1 ep.
- 1958The Donna Reed ShowMr. Heflin4 ep.
- 1957The Lucy–Desi Comedy HourWinslow (uncredited)1 ep.
- 1957Leave It to BeaverFred Rutherford5 ep.
- 1957The Real McCoys2 ep.
- 1957The Thin Man1 ep.
- 1957Date with the Angels60 ep.
- 1957AnnetteUncle Archie McCleod20 ep.
- 1955Screen Director's PlayhouseHotel Clerk (uncredited)1 ep.
- 1955Navy Log2 ep.
- 1955The Great Gildersleeve1 ep.
- 1955The MillionaireFoundation Rep. Gibson2 ep.
- 1955The Bob Cummings ShowDistrict Attorney1 ep.
- 1954December BrideJames, Desi Arnaz's Butler2 ep.
- 1954Public DefenderTruant Officer1 ep.
- 1953The Danny Thomas ShowJohn Savich1 ep.
- 1953The Life Of RileyChauffeur1 ep.
- 1952The Ford Television TheatrePlanter O'Toole1 ep.
- 1950The Jack Benny ProgramShirt Salesman3 ep.
- 1950The Bob Hope ShowSelf1 ep.
- 1948Ford Theatre1 ep.
Guest appearances
- 1983Alice1 ep.
- 1982The Love BoatDr. Yates1 ep.
- 1981Trapper John, M.D.1 ep.
- 1979What's Happening!!Mr. Bradford1 ep.
- 1977CHiPsMr. Singleton1 ep.
- 1975The Lost Saucer1 ep.
- 1972McMillan & WifeLuther Dorfman2 ep.
- 1973Night GalleryMan with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire")1 ep.
- 1969Love, American StyleBoyd Daniels, Charles Furman, Charlie3 ep.
- 1971Here's LucyHarvey Hoople, Loan Officer2 ep.
- 1971The Pet SetSelf1 ep.
- 1971Green AcresMr. Oglethorpe1 ep.
- 1967The Beverly HillbilliesMr. Brubaker2 ep.
- 1969Get SmartInternship Doctor (uncredited)1 ep.
- 1969The Bob Hope ShowSelf1 ep.
- 1969The Merv Griffin ShowSelf1 ep.
- 1967I Dream of JeannieHarley Z. Poof1 ep.
- 1966The Pruitts of SouthamptonBaldwin4 ep.
- 1967Rango1 ep.
- 1961The Dick Van Dyke ShowMel Cooley52 ep.
- 1965The Addams FamilyMortimer Phelps1 ep.
- 1964The MunstersBorden T. Pike1 ep.
- 1964Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSelf1 ep.
- 1961Mister EdDr. Baker, Tatti (voice) (uncredited)6 ep.
- 1964The Twilight ZoneWallace V. Whipple1 ep.
- 1964My Favorite MartianMr. Bentley1 ep.
- 1959The Donna Reed ShowMr. Conroy, Mr. Heflin4 ep.
- 1961Pete and Gladys2 ep.
- 196287th PrecinctMartin1 ep.
- 1954The Jack Benny ProgramShirt Salesman3 ep.
- 1961Hawaiian EyeFuneral Director1 ep.
- 1959The Real McCoysMr. Laidlaw2 ep.
- 1961Guestward, Ho!1 ep.
- 1960Perry MasonWilmer Beaslee1 ep.
- 196077 Sunset StripWallace Friend1 ep.
- 1960My Three Sons1 ep.
- 1960The Rifleman1 ep.
- 1957Leave It to BeaverFred Rutherford5 ep.
- 1960The Many Loves of Dobie GillisCecil Ellingboe1 ep.
- 1960BonanzaCaptain Shark1 ep.
- 1960Bourbon Street Beat1 ep.
- 1960The UntouchablesBill Skidmore1 ep.
- 1959MaverickFloyd Gimbel1 ep.
- 1959The Thin Man1 ep.
- 1958The Ed Wynn ShowConway1 ep.
- 1957Navy Log2 ep.
- 1957The Lucy–Desi Comedy HourWinslow (uncredited)1 ep.
- 1957The 20th Century Fox HourPaul Erickson1 ep.
- 1955The MillionaireFoundation Rep. Gibson, Jeweler2 ep.
- 1957The Bob Cummings ShowDistrict Attorney1 ep.
- 1957GunsmokeBotkin1 ep.
- 1956The Danny Thomas ShowJohn Savich1 ep.
- 1956Lux Video TheatreNorton, Sheldon2 ep.
- 1956The Life Of RileyChauffeur1 ep.
- 1956December BrideBud Hodges, James, Desi Arnaz's Butler2 ep.
- 1955Schlitz Playhouse of StarsDr. Thomas Gregory1 ep.
- 1955The Great Gildersleeve1 ep.
- 1955Screen Director's PlayhouseHotel Clerk (uncredited)1 ep.
- 1955Ford Theatre1 ep.
- 1955The Ford Television TheatrePlanter O'Toole1 ep.
- 1954Public DefenderTruant Officer1 ep.
Also known as: Richard Lewis Deacon