
Shield for Murder
Shield for Murder

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 films such as Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) and Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (1963).
Born: 1922-05-14 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Shield for Murder

The Birds

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

Decision at Sundown

Dear Heart

Piranha

Lady in Cement

Them!

Invaders from Mars

The Hoboken Chicken Emergency

The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker

The Man from Clover Grove

Blackboard Jungle

Désirée

The Spirit of St. Louis

Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.

North to Alaska

A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

That Touch of Mink