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Richard Deacon

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

May 14, 1922(62)

Day of Death

August 8, 1984

Place of Birth

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Also Known As

Richard Lewis Deacon
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Richard Deacon

Acting

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).

Known For

Filmography