Richard Deacon

Born May 14, 1922· Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

† Died August 8, 1984

66Roles★ 6.7Average rating

A Philadelphia native, Deacon entered the entertainment world portraying officious and fastidious characters, quickly becoming a familiar face on both the small and big screens. He supplied a physician’s opening and closing scenes in the 1956 sci-fi classic Invasion of the Body Snatchers and appeared briefly in Hitchcock’s The Birds (1963). His film résumé also includes the chairman of Columbia Ai… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources

Known for

The Birds1963Invasion of the Body Snatchers1956The Twilight Zone1959I Dream of Jeannie1965

Filmography

YearRating

Series★ 8.5

The Twilight Zone1959

Wallace V. Whipple

Series★ 8

The Addams Family1964

Mortimer Phelps

Series★ 8

Get Smart1965

Internship Doctor (uncredited)

Series★ 7.8

I Dream of Jeannie1965

Harley Z. Poof

Series★ 7.9

The Munsters1964

Borden T. Pike

★ 7.5

The Birds1963

Mitch's City Neighbor

★ 7.5

Invasion of the Body Snatchers1956

Emergency Room Doctor (uncredited)

Series★ 8.1

The Untouchables1959

Bill Skidmore

Series★ 7.5

Bonanza1959

Captain Shark

Series★ 7.9

Night Gallery1970

Man with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire")

Series★ 7.7

Perry Mason1957

Wilmer Beaslee

Series★ 7.6

The Dick Van Dyke Show1961

Mel Cooley

★ 7.4

The Young Philadelphians1959

George Archibald

Series★ 7.2

Green Acres1965

Mr. Oglethorpe

★ 7

Lover Come Back1961

Dr. Melnick

★ 7.2

The Last Hurrah1958

Graves (uncredited)

★ 6.9

Blackboard Jungle1955

Mr. Stanley (uncredited)

Series★ 7.1

The Rifleman1958

Series★ 7.3

What's Happening!!1976

Mr. Bradford

Series★ 6.9

The Beverly Hillbillies1962

Series★ 7

Alice1976

★ 6.8

Them!1954

Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference

Series★ 6.9

Leave It to Beaver1957

Fred Rutherford

Series★ 7.2

77 Sunset Strip1958

Wallace Friend

Series★ 7

Maverick1957

Floyd Gimbel

Series★ 6.8

CHiPs1977

Mr. Singleton

★ 6.8

Who's Minding the Store?1963

Tie Salesman

Series★ 6.9

McMillan & Wife1971

★ 6.7

Blackbeard's Ghost1968

Dean Wheaton

Series★ 6.7

Here's Lucy1968

Harvey Hoople

Series★ 6.7

Mister Ed1961

★ 6.7

The Spirit of St. Louis1957

Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)

★ 6.7

Designing Woman1957

Larry Musso (uncredited)

Series★ 6.7

Gunsmoke1955

Botkin

★ 6.7

Shield for Murder1954

The Professor

Series★ 6.6

Trapper John, M.D.1979

★ 6.6

My Sister Eileen1955

Baker's Receptionist (uncredited)

Series★ 6.6

My Three Sons1960

Series★ 6.5

The Donna Reed Show1958

Mr. Heflin

★ 6.6

Désirée1954

Etienne Clary

★ 6.6

A Summer Place1959

Pawnbroker (uncredited)

★ 6.5

My Man Godfrey1957

Farnsworth

★ 6.5

The Proud Ones1956

Barber (uncredited)

Series★ 6.2

The Danny Thomas Show1953

John Savich

Series★ 6.2

Love, American Style1969

Charlie

★ 6.6

That Darn Cat!1965

Drive-in-Manager

★ 6.3

The Solid Gold Cadillac1956

Williams (uncredited)

★ 6.1

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band1968

Charlie Wrenn

★ 6

All in a Night's Work1961

Fur Salesman (uncredited)

★ 6.3

Private Hell 361954

Mr. Mace (uncredited)

Series★ 6.2

My Favorite Martian1963

Mr. Bentley

★ 6.5

North to Alaska1960

Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

★ 6.4

Decision at Sundown1957

Reverend Zaron

★ 6.5

That Touch of Mink1962

Mr. Miller

★ 6.3

The Gnome-Mobile1967

Ralph Yarby

★ 6.2

The Patsy1964

Sy Devore

★ 5.7

Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N.1966

Survival Manual Narrator

★ 5.7

Kiss Them for Me1957

Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited)

★ 6.1

Lady in Cement1968

Arnie Sherwin

★ 4.5

Rabbit Test1978

First Newscaster

Series★ 6.2

The Love Boat1977

Dr. Yates

★ 5.9

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy1955

Semu

★ 3.5

The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood1980

Joseph Rottman

★ 6

This Island Earth1955

Pilot (uncredited)

★ 5.9

Invaders from Mars1953

MP

★ 6

Piranha1978

Earl Lyon