
May 14, 1922 – Aug 8, 1984 · 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).

as Mitch's City Neighbor

as Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited) / Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)

as Earl Lyon

as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference

as Pilot (uncredited)

as MP

as Drive-in-Manager
as Mr. Miller
as Dr. Melnick
as Dean Wheaton
as Mr. Stanley (uncredited)
as Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
as Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
as Semu
as Tie Salesman
as Reverend Zaron
as Larry Musso (uncredited)
as Ralph Yarby
as Arnie Sherwin
as Graves (uncredited)
as Sy Devore
as George Archibald
as Pawnbroker (uncredited)
as Etienne Clary