Richard Deacon

Richard Deacon

May 14, 1922 · 104 years old

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…

Known For

21 titles
1
The Birds

The Birds

1963 · 1h 59m · Movie

A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.

7.6
2
Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1956 · 1h 20m · Movie

A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.

7.7
3
Piranha

Piranha

1978 · 1h 34m · Movie

When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.

5.9
4
That Touch of Mink

That Touch of Mink

1962 · 1h 39m · Movie

A rich businessman and a young woman are attracted to each other, but he only wants an affair while she wants to save herself for marriage.

6.6
5
This Island Earth

This Island Earth

1955 · 1h 26m · Movie

Aliens come to Earth seeking scientists to help them in their war.

5.9
6
That Darn Cat!

That Darn Cat!

1965 · 1h 56m · Movie

After a kidnapped bank teller uses a neighbor's wandering cat to send an S.O.S., the F.B.I. assigns a cat-allergic Agent to the case.

6.7
7
Blackbeard's Ghost

Blackbeard's Ghost

1968 · 1h 46m · Movie

Track coach Steve Walker accidentally invokes the spirit of notorious pirate Captain Blackbeard who was believed dead. He must now lay the pirate to rest and save a local hotel from mobster Silky Seymour, who wants to build a casino.

6.8
8
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

1955 · 1h 19m · Movie

Two bumbling Americans stumble on the discovery of a lifetime when their search for a mummy leads them to a sacred medallion that holds the key to buried treasure.

6.2
9
Designing Woman

Designing Woman

1957 · 1h 58m · Movie

A sportswriter and a fashion-designer marry after a whirlwind romance, and discover they have little in common.

6.7
10
A Summer Place

A Summer Place

1959 · 2h 10m · Movie

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.

6.9
11
Désirée

Désirée

1954 · 1h 50m · Movie

Desiree Clary falls for Napoleon but marries Bernadotte, while Josephine weds Napoleon to become Empress before being dismissed for not producing an heir.

6.4
12
Decision at Sundown

Decision at Sundown

1957 · 1h 17m · Movie

Bart Allison and sidekick Sam arrive in the town of Sundown on the wedding day of town boss Tate Kimbrough, whom Allison blames for his wife's death years earlier.

6.8
13
Lady in Cement

Lady in Cement

1968 · 1h 33m · Movie

During an ocean dive, Miami gumshoe Tony Rome (Frank Sinatra) finds a woman's body with her feet encased in a concrete block and sets out to solve the murder case.

5.8
14
The Patsy

The Patsy

1964 · 1h 41m · Movie

An incompetent bellhop is recruited to fill in for a deceased comedian.

6.2
15
The Gnome-Mobile

The Gnome-Mobile

1967 · 1h 24m · Movie

In the Redwood Forests of California, a multi-millionaire lumberman and his two young grandchildren encounter two gnomes who are supposedly the last of their kind.

6.4
16
Private Hell 36

Private Hell 36

1954 · 1h 21m · Movie

When 2 detectives steal $80,000 from a dead robber, one of them suffers from a guilty conscience which could lead to murder.

6.7
17
Shield for Murder

Shield for Murder

1954 · 1h 22m · Movie

When a brutal police detective Lt. murders a bookmaker's runner for $25,000 in cash, a deaf mute sees him do it and now he finds he must kill again to cover his tracks.

6.8
18
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

1968 · 1h 50m · Movie

The eleven members of the Bower family move to Dakota Territory.

6.3
19
Cry Vengeance

Cry Vengeance

1954 · 1h 22m · Movie

Violent ex-cop Vic Barron comes to Ketchikan, Alaska seeking revenge on an old enemy.

6.4
20
Hot Blood

Hot Blood

1956 · 1h 25m · Movie

Stephen Torino (Wilde), who is tricked by his brother Marco (Adler) into an arranged marriage with tempestuous Annie Caldash (Russell). Annie is willing to give the union a go, but Torino wants none of it.

5.7
21
The King's Pirate

The King's Pirate

1967 · 1h 40m · Movie

A Royal Navy officer, posing as a deserter, joins a crew of pirates in an effort to infiltrate and destroy from within the notorious pirate stronghold of Diego Suarez.

5.5