The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
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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...
Richard Deacon. Highest Rated: 100% Decision at Sundown (1957) Lowest Rated: 20% Desiree (1954) Birthday: May 14, 1921. Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Born in Philadelphia,...
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...
May 25, 2014 · May 25, 2014 / 3:15 PM CDT / CBS Texas. Richard Deacon was one of the most recognizable and memorable character actors on television from the 1950's until his death in 1984. Born in...
American actor. Learn about this topic in these articles: role in “The Dick Van Dyke Show” In The Dick Van Dyke Show. …pompous producer, Mel Cooley (Richard Deacon). Both Rob’s work family and his nuclear family—wife Laura (Mary Tyler Moore) and son Ritchie (Larry Matthews)—provided reliable vehicles for comedy.
Richard Lewis Deacon (May 14, 1922 [2] [3] – August 8, 1984) was an American television and motion picture actor, [4] best known for playing supporting roles in television shows such as The Dick Van Dyke Show, [5] Leave It to Beaver, [6] and The Jack Benny Program, [7] along with minor roles in films such as Invasion of the Body Snatchers ...
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 the short-lived Betty White sitcom "Date with the ...
