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 (1956) [...

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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Actor. He was an American character actor, who is mainly remembered for his television roles, yet had stage and film roles. A tall, bald, bespectacled man, he often had roles of straight-laced, no-sense characters.

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.

2017年9月18日 · Everything I read about Richard Deacon painted him as a gracious, friendly, very funny man who was caring and kind. He had an amazing career, with 180 acting credits within a 30-year period. The legacy he left was a rich and full acting life.

2023年10月26日 · Richard Deacon was a popular American television and motion picture actor, who played memorable supporting roles in shows such as The Dick Van Dyke Show, Leave It to Beaver, and The Jack Benny Program. He also appeared in films such as Invasion of the Body Snatchers and The Birds.

1984年8月11日 · 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...

…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 Deacon was an American television and motion picture actor. His Disney roles included the Drive-In Movie Manager in That Darn Cat!, Dean Wheaton in Blackbeard's Ghost, Charlie Wrenn in The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band, Ralph Yarby in The Gnome-Mobile and Uncle Archie...