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

The Birds

Mitch's City Neighbor

Blackbeard's Ghost

Dean Wheaton

That Darn Cat!

Drive-in-Manager

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Dr. Harvey Bassett (uncredited)

The Spirit of St. Louis

Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)

Piranha

Earl Lyon

Blackboard Jungle

Mr. Stanley (uncredited)