Acting
Richard Deacon
Born May 14, 1922 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died August 8, 1984 · aged 62
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
The Birds · 1963The Birds
★ 7.51963
MovieHorrorThriller
Thousands of birds flock into a seaside town and terrorize the residents in a series of deadly attacks.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers · 1956Invasion of the Body Snatchers
★ 7.51956
MovieScience FictionHorror
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
A Summer Place · 1959A Summer Place
★ 6.61959
MovieDramaRomance
A self-made businessman rekindles a romance with a former flame while their two teenage children begin a romance of their own with drastic consequences for both couples.
Them! · 1954Them!
★ 6.81954
MovieScience FictionHorror
As a result of nuclear testing, gigantic, ferocious mutant ants appear in the American desert southwest, and a father-daughter team of entomologists join forces with the state police officer who first discovers their existence, an FBI agent and, eventually, the US Army to eradicate the menace, before it spreads across the continent — and the world.
Piranha · 1978Piranha
★ 6.01978
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.
This Island Earth · 1955This Island Earth
★ 6.01955
MovieScience FictionAdventure
Aliens have landed and are hiding on Earth, but need Earth’s scientists to help them fight an inter-planetary war.
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band · 1968The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
★ 6.11968
MovieMusicFamily
The eleven members of the Bower family move to Dakota Territory.
Blackbeard's Ghost · 1968Blackbeard's Ghost
★ 6.71968
MovieComedyFantasy
The eponymous wraith returns to Earth to aid his descendant, elderly Emily Stowecroft. The villains want to kick Emily and her friends out of their group home so that they can build a crooked casino. Good guy Steve Walker gets caught in the middle of the squabble after evoking Blackbeard's ghost.
Filmography
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The Birds · 1963The Birds
★ 7.51963
MovieHorrorThriller
Thousands of birds flock into a seaside town and terrorize the residents in a series of deadly attacks.
Mitch's City Neighbor
Invasion of the Body Snatchers · 1956Invasion of the Body Snatchers
★ 7.51956
MovieScience FictionHorror
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited)
North to Alaska · 1960North to Alaska
★ 6.51960
MovieWesternComedy
After striking gold in Alaska, the romantic George sends his womanizing partner Sam to bring his fiancée up from Seattle. When Sam finds that she has already married, he returns instead with Angel, a dancer originally from France.
Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
The Spirit of St. Louis · 1957The Spirit of St. Louis
★ 6.71957
MovieAdventureDrama
In 1927, Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing.
Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)
Spring Reunion · 1957Spring Reunion
★ 6.21957
MovieDrama
A spinster finally finds the right man when she returns to her alma mater after 15 years for a class reunion.
Sidney (uncredited)
Night Gallery · 1970Night Gallery
★ 7.81970
SeriesSci-Fi & FantasyMystery
Rod Serling narrates an anthology of fantasy, horror and sci-fi stories from a set resembling a macabre museum. A chilling work of art serves as the connective link between the stories.
Man with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire")



































