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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.