Deceased

How Did Richard Deacon Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 62

Also known asRichard Lewis DeaconGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn14/05/1922Born inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, USADied08/08/1984Died inLos AngelesCausediseaseWikidataQ1289785 ↗TMDb#80206 ↗

Richard Lewis Deacon was an American television and motion picture actor, widely known for playing supporting roles in television shows such as The Dick Van Dyke Show, Leave It to Beaver, and The Jack Benny Program, along with minor roles in films such as Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) and Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (1963).

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Filmography102 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1983	The Unpredictable Pudgy!Movie	Himself	61
1982	The Awakening of CassieMovie	—	60
1980	The Gossip ColumnistMovie	Director	58
1979	Trapper John, M.D.Series	—	57
1978	Rabbit TestMovie	First Newscaster	56
1978	PiranhaMovie	Earl Lyon	56
1977	The Love BoatSeries	Dr. Yates	55
1977	CHiPsSeries	Mr. Singleton	55
1976	AliceSeries	—	54
1976	What's Happening!!Series	Mr. Bradford	54
1971	McMillan & WifeSeries	Luther Dorfman	49
1971	The Pet SetSeries	Self	49
1970	Night GallerySeries	Man with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire")	48
1969	Love, American StyleSeries	Charlie	47
1969	Arsenic and Old LaceMovie	Mr. Witherspoon	47
1968	Here's LucySeries	Loan Officer	46
1968	Blackbeard's GhostMovie	Dean Wheaton	46
1968	Lady in CementMovie	Arnie Sherwin	46
1967	Enter LaughingMovie	Pike	45
1967	The Mothers-in-LawSeries	Roger Buell	45
1967	RangoSeries	—	45
1966	Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.Movie	Survival Manual Narrator	44
1966	The Pruitts of SouthamptonSeries	Baldwin	44
1966	Don't Worry, We'll Think of a TitleMovie	Mr. Travis / Police Chief	44
1966	The Carol Channing ShowSeries	Leon Thatcher	44
1965	Green AcresSeries	Mr. Oglethorpe	43
1965	Get SmartSeries	—	43
1965	I Dream of JeannieSeries	Harley Z. Poof	43
1965	That Darn Cat!Movie	Drive-in-Manager	43
1965	Dear HeartMovie	Mr. Cruikshank	43
1965	John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!Movie	Maginot	43
1964	The MunstersSeries	Borden T. Pike	42
1964	The Addams FamilySeries	Mortimer Phelps	42
1963	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries	Self	41
1963	Who's Minding the Store?Movie	Tie Salesman	41
1963	My Favorite MartianSeries	Mr. Bentley	41
1963	The RaidersMovie	Commissioner Mailer	41
1963	Critic's ChoiceMovie	Harvey Rittenhouse	41
1962	The Merv Griffin ShowSeries	Self	40
1962	The Beverly HillbilliesSeries	—	40
1962	That Touch of MinkMovie	Mr. Miller	40
1961	The Dick Van Dyke ShowSeries	Mel Cooley	39
1961	Mister EdSeries	—	39
1961	All in a Night's WorkMovie	Fur Salesman (uncredited)	39
1961	87th PrecinctSeries	Martin	39
1961	Lover Come BackMovie	Dr. Melnick	39
1960	Pete and GladysSeries	—	38
1960	My Three SonsSeries	—	38
1960	North to AlaskaMovie	Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)	38
1959	The Twilight ZoneSeries	Wallace V. Whipple	37
1959	BonanzaSeries	Captain Shark	37
1959	The UntouchablesSeries	Bill Skidmore	37
1959	Hawaiian EyeSeries	Funeral Director	37
1959	A Summer PlaceMovie	Pawnbroker (uncredited)	37
1959	The Remarkable Mr. PennypackerMovie	Sheriff	37
1959	The Many Loves of Dobie GillisSeries	Cecil Ellingboe	37
1959	It Started with a KissMovie	Captain Porter (uncredited)	37
1959	Bourbon Street BeatSeries	—	37
1958	The RiflemanSeries	—	36
1958	77 Sunset StripSeries	Wallace Friend	36
1958	The Donna Reed ShowSeries	—	36
1958	The Last HurrahMovie	Graves (uncredited)	36
1958	The High Cost of LovingMovie	Obstetrician (uncredited)	36
1958	The Ed Wynn ShowSeries	Conway	36
1957	Perry MasonSeries	Wilmer Beaslee	35
1957	MaverickSeries	Floyd Gimbel	35
1957	The Thin ManSeries	—	35
1957	Leave It to BeaverSeries	Fred Rutherford	35
1957	The Real McCoysSeries	Mr. Laidlaw	35
1957	Decision at SundownMovie	Reverend Zaron	35
1957	My Man GodfreyMovie	Farnsworth	35
1957	The Spirit of St. LouisMovie	Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)	35
1957	Kiss Them for MeMovie	Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited)	35
1957	The Lucy–Desi Comedy HourSeries	Winslow (uncredited)	35
1957	Jack Benny Christmas Shopping ShowMovie	Shirt Salesman	35
1957	AnnetteSeries	Uncle Archie McCleod	35
1956	The Kettles in the OzarksMovie	Big Trout	34
1956	Hot BloodMovie	Mr. Swift (uncredited)	34
1956	The Power and the PrizeMovie	Howard Carruthers	34
1956	The Solid Gold CadillacMovie	Williams (uncredited)	34
1955	Navy LogSeries	—	33
1955	GunsmokeSeries	Botkin	33
1955	The 20th Century Fox HourSeries	Paul Erickson	33
1955	The MillionaireSeries	Jeweler	33
1955	Lay That Rifle DownMovie	Glover Speckleton	33
1955	This Island EarthMovie	Pilot (uncredited)	33
1955	My Sister EileenMovie	Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)	33
1955	Blackboard JungleMovie	Mr. Stanley (uncredited)	33
1955	Abbott and Costello Meet the MummyMovie	Semu	33
1954	Shield for MurderMovie	The Professor	32
1954	December BrideSeries	Bud Hodges	32
1954	Public DefenderSeries	Truant Officer	32
1954	Them!Movie	Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference	32
1954	DésiréeMovie	Etienne Clary	32
1954	Cry VengeanceMovie	Bartender at The Cameo Room	32
1953	Invaders from MarsMovie	MP	31
1952	The Ford Television TheatreSeries	Planter O'Toole	30
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries	Dr. Thomas Gregory	29
1950	The Jack Benny ProgramSeries	Shirt Salesman	28
1950	Lux Video TheatreSeries	Sheldon	28
1950	The Bob Hope ShowSeries	Self	28
1948	Ford TheatreSeries	—	26