Richard Deacon
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).
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.6225 |
| Birthday | 1922-05-14 |
| Place of Birth | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Also Known As | Richard Lewis Deacon, |
1963
The Birds
7.51/4576
Thousands of birds flock into a seaside town and terrorize the residents in a series of deadly attacks.
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The Birds
1963
Critic's Choice
5.6/16
Parker Ballantine is a New York theater critic and his wife writes a play that may or may not be very good. Now Parker must either get out of reviewin...
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Critic's Choice
1956
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
7.458/1235
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1967
The Gnome-Mobile
6.285/72
An eccentric millionaire and his grandchildren are embroiled in the plights of some forest gnomes who are searching for the rest of their tribe. While...
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The Gnome-Mobile
1978
Piranha
5.958/779
When flesh-eating piranhas are accidentally released into a summer resort's rivers, the guests become their next meal.
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Piranha
1978
Getting Married
6/3
A man falls madly in love with a pretty newscaster and goes all out to win her heart and her hand in marriage before she weds another man.
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Getting Married
1955
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
5.944/126
Bud and Lou, two stranded American archaeologists, run afoul of an Egyptian cult with big plans to resurrect the mummified corpse of Klaris, guardian...
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Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
1965
Billie
4.958/12
A 16-year-old tomboy and high school athlete becomes embroiled with the lives around her boyfriend whose conservative father is running for mayor.
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Billie
1954
Cry Vengeance
6.1/18
Ex-cop Vic Barron crossed the wrong mobsters; his wife and child were killed and he was scarred, framed, and imprisoned. On release, Vic has but one d...
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Cry Vengeance
1968
Lady in Cement
6.2/66
While diving for sunken treasure, street-smart gumshoe Tony Rome finds the body of a gorgeous blonde, her feet stuck in a block of cement. Soon after,...
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Lady in Cement
1967
Enter Laughing
4.8/10
A machinist's apprentice in Depression-era New York, David dreams of becoming the new Ronald Colman. Defying the wishes of his parents, David lands a...
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Enter Laughing
1959
The Young Philadelphians
7.4/57
Up and coming young lawyer Anthony Lawrence faces several ethical and emotional dilemmas as he climbs the Philadelphia social ladder. His personal and...
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The Young Philadelphians
1968
Blackbeard's Ghost
6.732/164
The eponymous wraith returns to Earth to aid his descendant, elderly Emily Stowecroft. The villains want to kick Emily and her friends out of their gr...
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Blackbeard's Ghost
1966
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
5.333/3
A man is mistaken by foreign agents for a defecting cosmonaut and must prove his identity while evading capture.
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Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
1980
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
3.5/25
Xaviera Hollander has to navigate some sleazy studio politics to see the production of the film version of her memoirs.
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The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
1981
No Man's Valley
7/3
Elliot, a rare California condor, must find a hideaway for endangered animals before man drives them over the brink into extinction.
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No Man's Valley
1955
Good Morning, Miss Dove
7/17
Miss Dove is a prim New England school teacher who is treasured by her students in the small town of Liberty Hill. When she falls ill, a kindly doctor...
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Good Morning, Miss Dove
1965
Dear Heart
6.529/17
A lonely Ohio spinster hopes to find romance when she travels to New York City for a postmasters' convention.
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Dear Heart
1978
Rabbit Test
4.476/21
Lionel's life turns around after a one-night stand on top of a pinball table... he becomes the world's first pregnant man!
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Rabbit Test
1958
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
4.75/4
Two bunglers (Tom Ewell, Mickey Rooney) rob a bank and buy a racehorse, then try to rob another bank.
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A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed
1957
Spring Reunion
6.2/5
A spinster finally finds the right man when she returns to her alma mater after 15 years for a class reunion.
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Spring Reunion
1959
It Started with a Kiss
5.471/17
While on leave in New York, a serviceman both weds a chorus girl and wins a red convertible in a charity raffle. Both his wife and the car turn out to...
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It Started with a Kiss
1954
Désirée
6.567/52
In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary, a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napoleon Bonaparte, but winds up wedding General Jean-B...
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Désirée
1967
The King's Pirate
7/7
Handsome British officer, Lt. Brian Fleming is sent undercover to infiltrate a lively band of pirates.
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The King's Pirate
1957
My Man Godfrey
6.5/26
The eccentric Bullock household again need a new butler. Daughter Irene encounters bedraggled Godfrey Godfrey at the docks and, fancying him and notic...
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My Man Godfrey
1961
Everything's Ducky
6.5/4
Everything's Ducky is a 1961 film directed by Don Taylor and starring Buddy Hackett, Mickey Rooney, and Jackie Cooper. Two sailors sneak a talking du...
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Everything's Ducky
1962
That Touch of Mink
6.5/191
Cathy Timberlake is en route to a job interview when a car transporting businessman Philip Shayne covers her in mud. He sends his assistant, Roger, to...
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That Touch of Mink
1955
This Island Earth
6.015/240
Aliens have landed and are hiding on Earth, but need Earth’s scientists to help them fight an inter-planetary war.
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This Island Earth
1955
Lay That Rifle Down
6/3
A story about a girl from the sticks doing drudge work at a hotel and dreaming of a better life.
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Lay That Rifle Down
1966
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
5.742/31
Lt. Robin Crusoe is a navy pilot who bails out of his plane after engine trouble. He reaches a deserted island paradise where he builds a house and be...
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Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.
1957
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
0/0
Jack is determined to finish his Christmas shopping in one visit and tortures a wallet salesman with constant changes to his order. Meanwhile, Dennis...
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Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show
1968
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
6.1/26
The eleven members of the Bower family move to Dakota Territory.
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The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band
1984
Bad Manners
5.868/19
Four teens on the run from an orphanage spring a fellow orphan recently adopted by a rich family, then trash the whole house.
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Bad Manners
1980
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
7/4
Steve Martin's second NBC special was made up entirely of sketches. Highlights include: Marty Robbins' "El Paso" with monkeys; "The Death Of Socrates"...
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Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
1954
Them!
6.829/485
As a result of nuclear testing, gigantic, ferocious mutant ants appear in the American desert southwest, and a father-daughter team of entomologists j...
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Them!
1982
The Awakening of Cassie
0/0
Cassie is a young, pretty, free-spirited artist. She meets Mark, a handsome art gallery owner, and experiences in five days what few women do in a lif...
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The Awakening of Cassie
1953
Invaders from Mars
5.925/212
A boy tries to stop aliens that have taken over his town and are brainwashing its inhabitants.
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Invaders from Mars
1954
Private Hell 36
6.3/43
In New York City, a bank robbery of $300,000 goes unsolved for a year, until some of the marked bills are found in a Los Angeles drugstore theft. Poli...
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Private Hell 36
1958
The Last Hurrah
7.172/64
In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield, a young sports journalist, witnesses how his uncle, Fr...
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The Last Hurrah
1980
Murder Can Hurt You!
0/0
A private eye spoof that sends up assorted TV detectives from Ironside, Columbo and Kojak to Baretta, McCloud and Starsky and Hutch, as eight bumbling...
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Murder Can Hurt You!
1955
Blackboard Jungle
6.912/164
Richard Dadier is a teacher at North Manual High School, an inner-city school where many of the pupils frequently engage in anti-social behavior. Dadi...
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Blackboard Jungle
1959
The Silent Kill
0/0
Retired football player and current P. I. Brock Callahan (Ken Clark) is hired to investigate the death of a decorator. The police think it's a suicide...
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The Silent Kill
1957
The Hired Man
0/0
The LA County sheriff's department is on the hunt for a man who approaches his victims as a prospective used car buyer. Directed by Don Siegel for the...
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The Hired Man
1959
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5.962/13
A newspaper editor deals with a particularly stressful day in the newsroom.
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1959
A Summer Place
6.6/54
A self-made businessman rekindles a romance with a former flame while their two teenage children begin a romance of their own with drastic consequence...
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A Summer Place
1959
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
7.1/7
In early 1900s' Pennsylvania, Mr. Pennypacker has two company offices and two families with a combined total of 17 children. With an office in Harrisb...
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The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker
1984
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
5.667/3
Arthur is asked to pick up a bird for Thanksgiving dinner, so he brings home a 266-pound chicken named Henrietta. The family welcome her with open arm...
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The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
1968
The Narco Men
0/0
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The Narco Men
1957
The Spirit of St. Louis
6.673/150
In 1927, Charles Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossi...
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The Spirit of St. Louis
1957
Decision at Sundown
6.3/88
A man and his partner arrive at a small Western town to kill its most powerful man because the former blames him for his wife's death.
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Decision at Sundown
1956
The Solid Gold Cadillac
6.2/37
Laura Partridge is a very enthusiastic small stockholder of 10 shares in International Projects, a large corporation based in New York. She attends he...
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The Solid Gold Cadillac
1975
The Man from Clover Grove
8/1
A poor farmer, always inventing things. A lot don't work but the toys he makes brings joy to the children at the local orphanage.
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The Man from Clover Grove
1963
The Raiders
4.8/10
Wild Bill Hickok, Buffalo Bill and Calamity Jane help a Texas rancher against the railroad.
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The Raiders
1965
That Darn Cat!
6.595/199
A young woman suspects foul play when her cat comes home wearing a wristwatch. Convincing the FBI, though, and catching the bad guys is tougher than s...
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That Darn Cat!
1957
Kiss Them for Me
5.686/35
Three navy war heroes are booked on a morale-building "vacation" in San Francisco. Once they manage to elude their ulcerated public relations officer,...
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Kiss Them for Me
1957
Affair in Reno
5/7
The story of a PR man hired by a millionaire to go to Reno to prevent his daughter from marrying an opportunistic gambler.
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Affair in Reno
1957
Designing Woman
6.7/83
A sportswriter who marries a fashion designer discovers that their mutual interests are few, although each has an intriguing past which makes the othe...
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Designing Woman
1980
The Gossip Columnist
7.3/3
New Tinseltown gossip columnist Dina Moran helps faded movie star Georgia O'Hanlon dig up dirt on amoral characters.
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The Gossip Columnist
1963
Who's Minding the Store?
6.9/92
Norman Phiffer, a proud man in a humble life, doesn't know that his girlfriend, Barbara, is heir to the Tuttle Department Store dynasty. Mrs. Tuttle,...
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Who's Minding the Store?
1969
Arsenic and Old Lace
7/4
A drama critic learns on his wedding day that his beloved maiden aunts are homicidal maniacs, and that insanity runs in his family.
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Arsenic and Old Lace
1965
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
3.8/10
During the Cold War, John Goldfarb crashes his spy plane in the Middle East and is taken prisoner by the local government. His captor, King Fawz, soon...
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John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1962
About Time
10/1
An entry in the Bell Science animated film series, on the nature of time.
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About Time
1956
The Kettles in the Ozarks
6.4/8
Ma and the kids head out to help Pa's brother Sedgewick with the his farm in Mournful Hollow, Arkansas. Things get tighter when a couple of bootlegger...
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The Kettles in the Ozarks
1956
The Proud Ones
6.539/38
Robert Ryan plays an aging sheriff responsible for law and order in a frontier cattle town. Virginia Mayo plays his fiancee. As if handling wild cattl...
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The Proud Ones
1956
Hot Blood
5.714/7
Stephen Torino, who is tricked by his brother Marco into an arranged marriage with tempestuous Annie Caldash. Annie is willing to give the union a go,...
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Hot Blood
1960
North to Alaska
6.533/138
After striking gold in Alaska, the romantic George sends his womanizing partner Sam to bring his fiancée up from Seattle. When Sam finds that she has...
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North to Alaska
1964
The Patsy
6.2/62
Eccentric bellhop Stanley Belt is recruited unexpectedly by the comedy team of a recently deceased entertainer. Stanley struggles to become a song-and...
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The Patsy
1954
Shield for Murder
6.7/35
A crooked police detective masterminds a robbery then fights to keep the stolen money.
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Shield for Murder
1955
Prince of Players
5.5/4
This biopic follows the story of Shakespearean actor Edwin Booth and his rise to fame. Edwin's career begins when he replaces his alcoholic father, th...
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Prince of Players
1959
The Man Who Understood Women
3.875/8
A film director turns his actress wife into a star, leading to marital problems.
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The Man Who Understood Women
1961
Lover Come Back
7/175
Jerry Webster and Carol Templeton are rival Madison Avenue advertising executives who each dislike each other’s methods. After he steals a client out...
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Lover Come Back
1958
The High Cost of Loving
6.6/5
Middle-aged middle-manager Jim Fry, with the same company for fifteen years, is in a comfortable rut. But life becomes less predictable when he doesn'...
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The High Cost of Loving
1961
All in a Night's Work
6/22
After the sudden death of magazine publisher Colonel Ryder, his nephew, Tony inherits the magazine and has big plans to expand it. While negotiating a...
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All in a Night's Work
1956
The Power and the Prize
6.25/6
An ambitious executive jeopardizes his career to marry a European refugee.
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The Power and the Prize
1955
My Sister Eileen
6.621/29
Ruth and her beautiful sister Eileen come to New York's Greenwich Village looking for "fame, fortune and a 'For Rent' sign on Barrow Street". They fin...
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My Sister Eileen
1956
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
7.458/1235
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1983
The Unpredictable Pudgy!
0/0
TV special featuring comedian Pudgy performing before a star-studded audience abroad RMS Queen Mary
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