
Actor
Richard Deacon
Born 1922 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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

The Birds
Mitch's City Neighbor · 1963

The Twilight Zone
Wallace V. Whipple · 1959

Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited) · 1956

I Dream of Jeannie
Harley Z. Poof · 1965

The Munsters
Borden T. Pike · 1964

The Addams Family
Mortimer Phelps · 1964

Bonanza
Captain Shark · 1959

Them!
Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference · 1954

Piranha
Earl Lyon · 1978

The Untouchables
Bill Skidmore · 1959

Perry Mason
Wilmer Beaslee · 1957

Night Gallery
Man with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire") · 1970

Lover Come Back
Dr. Melnick · 1961

The Dick Van Dyke Show
Mel Cooley · 1961

Blackboard Jungle
Mr. Stanley (uncredited) · 1955

That Darn Cat!
Drive-in-Manager · 1965

CHiPs
Mr. Singleton · 1977

Blackbeard's Ghost
Dean Wheaton · 1968

The Beverly Hillbillies
Mr. Brubaker · 1962

That Touch of Mink
Mr. Miller · 1962

The Spirit of St. Louis
Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited) · 1957

The Love Boat
Dr. Yates · 1977

This Island Earth
Pilot (uncredited) · 1955

North to Alaska
Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) · 1960