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Aug 11, 1984 · Richard Deacon, an actor whose comically pompous roles included Lumpy Rutherford's father in the television series ''Leave It to Beaver'' and the overbearing producer Mel Cooley in ''The Dick...
Imposing, bald-pated, bespectacled character actor, best known for playing imperious authority figure types. In private life, a bookish man and a renowned gourmet chef. Was friends with Barbara Billingsley, and Dick Van Dyke. Lived in Binghamton, NY from the age of 10 until heading to the Army.
Sep 18, 2017 · Uncategorized. Richard Deacon was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1921, but most of his adolescence was spent in Binghamton, New York. When he was only 11, he contracted polio. He took up dancing to build up his leg muscles. Deacon’s first career choice was to become a doctor.
Actor. He was an American character actor, who is mainly remembered for his television roles, yet had stage and film roles. A tall, bald, bespectacled man, he often had roles of straight-laced, no-sense characters. Born the oldest of two sons born to Joseph and Ethel Laughlin Deacon, he had his childhood in...
Richard Deacon List of Movies and TV Shows - TV Guide. Profession Actor. Actor. 93 Credits. The Dick Van Dyke Show. 2023. Private Secretary. 2021. Alice. 1983. Trapper John, M.D. 1983. The...
Born in Philadelphia, Richard Deacon was one of the most prominent character actors on television during the 1960s. After a long string of bit parts in movies and TV shows in the early '50s, many of which were uncredited, Deacon finally began to get substantial recurring roles, most notably on...
Filmography. Date of Birth: May 14, 1921 Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Biography. Born in Philadelphia, Richard Deacon was one of the most prominent character actors on television during the 1960s.
