Richard Deacon (actor)
Richard Deacon | |
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Deacon as Mel Cooley on The Dick Van Dyke Show | |
| Born | Richard Lewis Deacon May 14, 1922 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | August 8, 1984 (aged 62) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Ithaca College Bennington College |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1953–1984 |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
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Richard Lewis Deacon (May 14, 1922 – August 8, 1984) was an American television and motion picture actor, best 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).