Richard Deacon

Richard Deacon

Acting

Born May 14, 1922 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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 L…

Known for

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977

The Rifleman

The Rifleman

1958

Maverick

Maverick

1957

The Twilight Zone

The Twilight Zone

1959

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

Acting(141)

1984The Hoboken Chicken EmergencyCity Councilman

1984Bad MannersTicket Salesman

1982The Awakening of Cassie

1981No Man's ValleyPanda (voice)

1980The Happy Hooker Goes HollywoodJoseph Rottman

1980Murder Can Hurt You!Mr. Burnice

1980The Gossip ColumnistDirector

1980Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not PrettyKing of Cey What

1979Trapper John, M.D.

1978PiranhaEarl Lyon

1978Getting MarriedWedding Director

1978Rabbit TestFirst Newscaster

1977The Love BoatDr. Yates

1977CHiPsMr. Singleton

1976What's Happening!!Mr. Bradford

1975The Man from Clover GroveCharlie Strange

1975The Lost Saucer

1972Honeymoon Suite

1971McMillan & Wife

1971The Pet SetSelf

1970Night GalleryMan with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire")

1969Love, American StyleCharlie

1969Arsenic and Old LaceMr. Witherspoon

1968Lady in CementArnie Sherwin

1968Here's LucyHarvey Hoople

1968The Narco MenRecords Clerk

1968The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family BandCharlie Wrenn

1968Blackbeard's GhostDean Wheaton

1967The Mothers-in-LawRoger Buell

1967The King's PirateSwaine

1967The Gnome-MobileRalph Yarby

1967Enter LaughingPike

1966The Pruitts of SouthamptonBaldwin

1966Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.Survival Manual Narrator

1966Don't Worry, We'll Think of a TitleMr. Travis / Police Chief

1966The Carol Channing ShowLeon Thatcher

1965BilliePrincipal Arnold Wilson

1965That Darn Cat!Drive-in-Manager

1965I Dream of JeannieHarley Z. Poof

1965Get SmartInternship Doctor (uncredited)

1965Green AcresMr. Oglethorpe

1965John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!Maginot

1965Dear HeartMr. Cruikshank

1964The MunstersBorden T. Pike

1964The Addams FamilyMortimer Phelps

1964The PatsySy Devore

1963The RaidersCommissioner Mailer

1963Who's Minding the Store?Tie Salesman

1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSelf

1963My Favorite MartianMr. Bentley

1963The BirdsMitch's City Neighbor

1963Critic's ChoiceHarvey Rittenhouse

1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf

1962The Beverly Hillbillies

1962That Touch of MinkMr. Miller

1962About TimeThe Butler

1961Everything's DuckyDr. Deckham

1961Lover Come BackDr. Melnick

1961The Dick Van Dyke ShowMel Cooley

196187th PrecinctMartin

1961All in a Night's WorkFur Salesman (uncredited)

1960North to AlaskaAngus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

1960My Three Sons

1960Guestward, Ho!

1960Pete and Gladys

1959A Summer PlacePawnbroker (uncredited)

1959-30-Chapman

1959The UntouchablesBill Skidmore

1959Hawaiian EyeFuneral Director

1959Bourbon Street Beat

1959The Man Who Understood WomenRossi (uncredited)

1959The Twilight ZoneWallace V. Whipple

1959The Many Loves of Dobie GillisCecil Ellingboe

1959BonanzaCaptain Shark

1959It Started with a KissCapt. Porter (uncredited)

1959The Silent KillMichael Gilmore

1959The Young PhiladelphiansGeorge Archibald

1959The Remarkable Mr. PennypackerSheriff

1958The Last HurrahGraves (uncredited)

1958A Nice Little Bank That Should Be RobbedMilburn Schroeder

195877 Sunset StripWallace Friend

1958The Rifleman

1958The Ed Wynn ShowConway

1958The Donna Reed Show

1958The High Cost of LovingObstetrician (uncredited)

1957Jack Benny Christmas Shopping ShowShirt Salesman

1957Kiss Them for MeBill Hotchkiss (uncredited)

1957Decision at SundownReverend Zaron

1957The Lucy–Desi Comedy HourWinslow (uncredited)

1957My Man GodfreyFarnsworth

1957Leave It to BeaverFred Rutherford

1957The Real McCoys

1957MaverickFloyd Gimbel

1957Perry MasonWilmer Beaslee

1957The Thin Man

1957The Hired ManHarry Attwood

1957Designing WomanLarry Musso (uncredited)

1957Date with the Angels

1957The Spirit of St. LouisCharles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)

1957Spring ReunionSidney (uncredited)

1957Affair in RenoH.L. Denham

1957AnnetteUncle Archie McCleod

1956The Power and the PrizeHoward Carruthers

1956The Solid Gold CadillacWilliams (uncredited)

1956The Proud OnesBarber (uncredited)

1956The Kettles in the OzarksBig Trout

1956Hot BloodMr. Swift (uncredited)

1956Invasion of the Body SnatchersEmergency Room Doctor (uncredited)

1955Good Morning, Miss DoveMr. Spivvy (uncredited)

1955The 20th Century Fox HourPaul Erickson

1955Screen Director's PlayhouseHotel Clerk (uncredited)

1955My Sister EileenBaker's Receptionist (uncredited)

1955The Great Gildersleeve

1955GunsmokeBotkin

1955Lay That Rifle DownGlover Speckleton

1955This Island EarthPilot (uncredited)

1955Abbott and Costello Meet the MummySemu

1955Blackboard JungleMr. Stanley (uncredited)

1955The MillionaireJeweler

1955Prince of PlayersTheatre Manager

1955The Bob Cummings ShowDistrict Attorney

1954Cry VengeanceBartender at The Cameo Room

1954DésiréeEtienne Clary

1954December BrideJames, Desi Arnaz's Butler

1954Private Hell 36Mr. Mace (uncredited)

1954Shield for MurderThe Professor

1954Them!Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference

1954Public DefenderTruant Officer

1953The Danny Thomas ShowJohn Savich

1953Invaders from MarsMP

1953The Life Of RileyChauffeur

1952The Ford Television TheatrePlanter O'Toole

1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsDr. Thomas Gregory

1950The Jack Benny ProgramShirt Salesman

1950Lux Video TheatreSheldon

1950The Bob Hope ShowSelf

1948Ford Theatre

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