Richard Deacon Biography (1923-1984)
Born 1923, in Philadelphia, PA; died of a heart attack, August 8, 1984; son of Joseph Deacon.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Birth Details
- 1923
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Famous Works
- Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
- Desiree.
- Abbott & Costello Meet the Mummy.
- My Sister Eileen.
- Good Morning, Miss Dove.
- Hot Blood.
- The Proud Ones.
- The Solid Gold Cadillac.
- The Blackboard Jungle.
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
- Decision at Sundown.
- A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed.
- The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker.
- The Young Philadelphians.
- Everything's Ducky.
- Lover Come Back.
- That Touch of Mink.
- The Birds.
- Critics Choice.
- The Patsy.
- Dear Heart.
- John Goldfarb, Please Come Home.
- Billie.
- That Darn Cat.
- Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title.
- The Gnome Mobile.
- Enter Laughing.
- Blackbeard's Ghost.
- The One and Only Genuine Original Family Band.
- Lady in Cement.
- The Happy Hooker Goes to Hollywood.
- TELEVISION DEBUT--The Life of Riley, 1953.
- Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES
- Fred Rutherford, Leave It to Beaver, 1957-1963.
- Mel Cooley, The Dick Van Dyke Show, 1961-66.
- The Beverly Hillbillies.
- Mister Ed.
- The Ed Wynn Show.
- The Donna Reed Show.
- The Mothers-in-Law, 1967-68.
- Also: The Betty White Show; I Love Lucy; Here's Lucy; The Twilight Zone;The Jack Benny Show; The Love Boat; Trapper John, M.D.; Alice; was scheduledto appear on Still the Beaver.
- Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
- Hello Dolly!, Broadway production, 1970.
- Writings;BOOKS PUBLISHED
- Richard Deacon's Micro Magic, cookbook sold over 1,700,000 copies.