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For the Sculpter Richard Deacon, see Richard Deacon

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

He was a bald-pated and usually bespectacled character actor who often portrayed imperious authority figures. He made appearances on The Jack Benny Show as a salesperson. His best-known roles are Mel Cooley on The Dick Van Dyke Show, Fred Rutherford on Leave It to Beaver and as Roger "Cutes" Buell on The Mothers-In-Law. He also appeared as a guest on the 1970s game show Match Game, and played Horace Vandergelder opposite Phyllis Diller's Dolly Gallagher Levi in a touring production of the musical Hello, Dolly!.

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. He would stand behind a desk and say to customers "I'm standing behind here because in a moment of spontaneity, I sold my pants".

On August 8, 1984 Deacon died from cardiovascular disease at the age of 63.

Posthumously, he was included as a gay actor and his interview with Boze Hadleigh was published in Hadleigh's Hollywood Gays (ISBN# 1-56980-083-9/PN1995.9.H55H33), pp.67-76, although during his lifetime he made no particular secret of his sexual orientation.

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 '''Richard Deacon''' ([[May 14]], [[1921]] – [[August 8]], [[1984]]), born in [[Philadelphia]], was an American television and motion picture actor.
-He was a bald-pated and usually bespectacled [[character actor]] who often portrayed imperious authority figures. He made appearances on The Jack Benny Show as a salesperson. His best-known roles are Mel Cooley on ''[[The Dick Van Dyke Show]]'' and Fred Rutherford on ''[[Leave It to Beaver]]''. He also appeared as a guest on the 1970s game show ''[[Match Game]]'', and played ''Horace Vandergelder'' opposite [[Phyllis Diller]]'s ''Dolly Gallagher Levi'' in a touring production of the musical ''[[Hello, Dolly! (musical)|Hello, Dolly!]]''.
+He was a bald-pated and usually bespectacled [[character actor]] who often portrayed imperious authority figures. He made appearances on The Jack Benny Show as a salesperson. His best-known roles are Mel Cooley on ''[[The Dick Van Dyke Show]]'', Fred Rutherford on ''[[Leave It to Beaver]]'' and
+as Roger "Cutes" Buell on [[The Mothers-In-Law]]. He also appeared as a guest on the 1970s game show ''[[Match Game]]'', and played ''Horace Vandergelder'' opposite [[Phyllis Diller]]'s ''Dolly Gallagher Levi'' in a touring production of the musical ''[[Hello, Dolly! (musical)|Hello, Dolly!]]''.
 In real life, he was a gourmet chef. In the 1970s and 1980s, he wrote a series of [[cookbook]]s and hosted a television series on [[microwave oven|microwave]] cooking. He would stand behind a desk and say to customers "I'm standing behind here because in a moment of spontaneity, I sold my pants".
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 On [[August 8]], [[1984]] Deacon died from [[cardiovascular disease]] at the age of 63.
-Posthumously, he was included as a gay actor and his interview with [[Boze Hadleigh]] was published in Hadleigh's ''Hollywood Gays'' (ISBN# 1-56980-083-9/PN1995.9.H55H33), pp.67-76.
+Posthumously, he was included as a gay actor and his interview with [[Boze Hadleigh]] was published in Hadleigh's ''Hollywood Gays'' (ISBN# 1-56980-083-9/PN1995.9.H55H33), pp.67-76, although during his lifetime he made no particular secret of his sexual orientation.
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