Richard Deacon
Known For
Acting
Born
1922-05-14 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
1984-08-08
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).
Most Known For
Perry Mason
as Wilmer Beaslee
Bonanza
as Captain Shark
The Love Boat
as Dr. Yates
The Twilight Zone
as Wallace V. Whipple
Get Smart
Alice
The Dick Van Dyke Show
as Mel Cooley
I Dream of Jeannie
as Harley Z. Poof
The Rifleman
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
Maverick
as Floyd Gimbel
The Addams Family
as Mortimer Phelps
The Untouchables
as Bill Skidmore
Love, American Style
as Charlie
Love, American Style
as Charles Furman
Love, American Style
as Boyd Daniels
The Munsters
as Borden T. Pike
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies
as Mr. Brubaker
Night Gallery
as Man with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire")