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Richard Lewis Deacon (May 14, 1922 – August 8, 1984) was an American television and motion picture actor, best known for playing supporting roles in television shows such as The Dick Van Dyke Show, Leave It to Beaver, and The Jack Benny Program, along with minor roles in films such as Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) and Alfred Hitchcock ...
Richard Deacon was the bald, bespectacled character actor most famous for playing television producer Mel Cooley on The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) from 1961 to 1966.
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- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Jun 28, 2019 · One of the last circulated photos of Richard Deacon appears to be in Pierce’s dressing room. Deacon is clowning, covering his bald pate with a short blonde wig.
Richard Deacon was the bald, bespectacled character actor most famous for playing television producer Mel Cooley on The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961) from 1961 to 1966.
- May 14, 1922
- August 8, 1984
Sep 18, 2017 · One day Morey Amsterdam was goofing around with Richard and said he didn’t think his hair had fallen out, he thought it had imploded and fallen into his brain, clouding his thinking. Carl Reiner came running on the set and said to add that dialogue to the show.
Dec 13, 2023 · Richard Deacon as Mel Cooley. Character actor Richard Deacon, born May 14, 1922 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, appeared in many TV shows and movies, but besides The Dick Van Dyke Show, he...
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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...
