Richard Deacon

Richard Deacon

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Born 1922-05-14 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA 8 credit(s) Popularity 0.5
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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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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Trapper John, M.D. poster
Trapper John, M.D.
1979-09-23
The Love Boat poster
The Love Boat
as Dr. Yates
1977-09-24
CHiPs poster
CHiPs
as Mr. Singleton
1977-09-15
McMillan & Wife poster
McMillan & Wife
1971-09-29
Night Gallery poster
Night Gallery
as Man with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire")
1970-12-16
Love, American Style poster
Love, American Style
as Charles Furman
1969-09-29
Here's Lucy poster
Here's Lucy
as Harvey Hoople
1968-09-23

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