Richard Deacon (actor)

Richard Deacon (May 14, 1921 - August 8, 1984), born in Philadelphia, was a television and motion picture actor.

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May 14 - 1921 - August 8 - 1984 - Philadelphia

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He was a bald-pated and usually bespectacled character actor who often portrayed imperious authority figures. His best-known roles are Mel Cooley on The Dick Van Dyke Show and Fred Rutherford on Leave It to Beaver.

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Character actor - The Dick Van Dyke Show - Leave It to Beaver

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In real life, he was a gourmet chef. In the 1970s and 1980s, he wrote a series of cookbooks and hosted a television series on microwave cooking.

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Cookbook - Microwave

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