Richard Deacon

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
May 14, 1921 (63 years old)
Died
August 8, 1984
Place of Birth
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Popular Genres
Comedy Romance Drama
Career Span
1953 – 1984

Richard Deacon

1 win
44 nominations
1 Oscar
74 credits

No biography available for this person.

Personal Info

Born
May 14, 1921
From
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
1953 – 1984

Award Recognition

1
Win
44
Nominations
1
Oscar

Complete Filmography

1984

The Hoboken Chicken Emergency as City Councilman
Bad Manners as Ticket Salesman

1982

The Awakening of Cassie

1981

No Man's Valley as Panda (voice)

1980

The Gossip Columnist as Director
Murder Can Hurt You! as Mr. Burnice
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood as Joseph Rottman
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty as King of Cey What

1978

Rabbit Test as First Newscaster Award
Piranha as Earl Lyon Award
Getting Married as Wedding Director

1975

The Man from Clover Grove as Charlie Strange

1969

Arsenic and Old Lace as Mr. Witherspoon

1968

Blackbeard's Ghost as Dean Wheaton Award
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band as Charlie Wrenn Award
Lady in Cement as Arnie Sherwin
Persecución hasta Valencia as Records Clerk

1967

The Gnome-Mobile as Ralph Yarby
Enter Laughing as Pike
The King's Pirate as Swaine

1966

Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N. as Survival Manual Narrator
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title as Mr. Travis / Police Chief

1965

That Darn Cat! as Drive-in-Manager Award
Dear Heart as Mr. Cruikshank
Billie as Principal Arnold Wilson
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! as Maginot

1964

The Patsy as Sy Devore Award

1963

The Birds as Mitch's City Neighbor Award
Who's Minding the Store? as Tie Salesman Award
Critic's Choice as Harvey Rittenhouse
The Raiders as Commissioner Mailer

1962

That Touch of Mink as Mr. Miller
About Time as The Butler

1961

Lover Come Back as Dr. Melnick Award
All in a Night's Work as Fur Salesman (uncredited) Award
Everything's Ducky as Dr. Deckham

1960

North to Alaska as Angus - Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited) Award

1959

A Summer Place as Pawnbroker (uncredited) Award
The Young Philadelphians as George Archibald Award
The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker as Sheriff
It Started with a Kiss as Capt. Porter
The Man Who Understood Women as Rossi (uncredited)
-30- as Chapman
The Silent Kill as Michael Gilmore

1958

The Last Hurrah as Graves (uncredited) Award
The High Cost of Loving as Obstetrician (uncredited)
A Nice Little Bank That Should Be Robbed as Milburn Schroeder

1957

Decision at Sundown as Reverend Zaron Award
Designing Woman as Larry Musso (uncredited) Award
Kiss Them for Me as Bill Hotchkiss (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey as Farnsworth
Spring Reunion as Sidney (uncredited)
Jack Benny Christmas Shopping Show as Shirt Salesman
The Hired Man as Harry Attwood
Affair in Reno as H.L. Denham
The Spirit of St. Louis as Charles Levine - President, Columbia Aircraft Co. (uncredited)

1956

Invasion of the Body Snatchers as Emergency Room Doctor Award
The Solid Gold Cadillac as Williams (uncredited)
The Proud Ones as Barber (uncredited)
The Power and the Prize as Howard Carruthers
The Kettles in the Ozarks as Big Trout
Hot Blood as Mr. Swift (uncredited)

1955

Blackboard Jungle as Mr. Stanley (uncredited) Award
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy as Semu Award
This Island Earth as Spacecraft Pilot
Good Morning, Miss Dove as Mr. Spivvy (uncredited)
Lay That Rifle Down as Glover Speckleton
Prince of Players as Theatre Manager

1954

Désirée as Etienne Clary Award
Them! as Bald Reporter at L.A. News Conference
Shield for Murder as The Professor
Private Hell 36 as Mr. Mace (uncredited)
Cry Vengeance as Bartender at The Cameo Room

1953

Invaders from Mars as MP

Photos & Videos

Featured in Trailers

The Birds
Blackbeard's Ghost
Lover Come Back
Blackboard Jungle
The Last Hurrah
North to Alaska
A Summer Place
That Darn Cat!
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
Rabbit Test

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