Richard Deacon

Richard Deacon

Acting14th May 1922(died at 62)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA142 titles

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).

Born

14th May 1922 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

8th August 1984

Known for

Acting

Also known as

Richard Lewis Deacon

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Known for

Filmography

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