Portrait of Richard Deacon

Acting

Richard Deacon

Career

Active from 1955 to 1984, busiest in 1967 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
6
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show
GoodWatch score84/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 98 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.2 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Richard Deacon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Violence
    2.1, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    3.5, average 5.5
  • Melancholy
    3.0, average 4.7
  • Tension
    4.3, average 6.0

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family-Friendly 4
  • Witty Dialogue 3
  • Character-Driven 3
  • Lighthearted Fun 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Slapstick Humor 2
  • Wholesome Entertainment 2
  • Lighthearted Comedy 2
  • Classic Sitcom 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

136
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1980s

7 titles ยท average score 55
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency (1984)

as City Councilman

Bad Manners
Bad Manners (1984)
GoodWatch score 63

as Ticket Salesman

No Man's Valley
No Man's Valley (1981)

as Panda (voice)

Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty (1980)

as King of Cey What

The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood
The Happy Hooker Goes Hollywood (1980)
GoodWatch score 40

as Joseph Rottman

Murder Can Hurt You!
Murder Can Hurt You! (1980)
GoodWatch score 62

as Mr. Burnice

The Gossip Columnist
The Gossip Columnist (1980)

as Director

1970s

13 titles ยท average score 56
Trapper John, M.D.
Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show

Piranha
Piranha (1978)
GoodWatch score 64

as Earl Lyon

Rabbit Test
Rabbit Test (1978)
GoodWatch score 21

as First Newscaster

Getting Married
Getting Married (1978)
GoodWatch score 59

as Wedding Director

The Love Boat
The Love Boat (1977)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Dr. Yates

CHiPs
CHiPs (1977)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show ยท as Mr. Singleton

Alice
Alice (1976)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

What's Happening!!
What's Happening!! (1976)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show ยท as Mr. Bradford

The Man from Clover Grove
The Man from Clover Grove (1975)

as Charlie Strange

The Lost Saucer
The Lost Saucer (1975)
GoodWatch score 60

TV show

McMillan & Wife
McMillan & Wife (1971)
GoodWatch score 70

TV show ยท as Luther Dorfman

Night Gallery
Night Gallery (1970)
GoodWatch score 85

TV show ยท as Man with Mallet (segment "How to Cure the Common Vampire")

1960s

44 titles ยท average score 62
Blackbeard's Ghost
Blackbeard's Ghost (1968)
GoodWatch score 75

as Dean Wheaton

The Mothers-in-Law
The Mothers-in-Law (1967)
GoodWatch score 66

TV show ยท as Roger Buell

The Gnome-Mobile
The Gnome-Mobile (1967)
GoodWatch score 62

as Ralph Yarby

The King's Pirate
The King's Pirate (1967)
GoodWatch score 62

as Swaine

Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title (1966)
GoodWatch score 46

as Mr. Travis / Police Chief

The Carol Channing Show
The Carol Channing Show (1966)

TV show ยท as Leon Thatcher

I Dream of Jeannie
I Dream of Jeannie (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Harley Z. Poof

Get Smart
Get Smart (1965)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Internship Doctor (uncredited)

The Addams Family
The Addams Family (1964)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show ยท as Mortimer Phelps

The Munsters
The Munsters (1964)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Borden T. Pike

The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies (1962)
GoodWatch score 47

TV show ยท as Mr. Brubaker

The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
GoodWatch score 84

TV show ยท as Mel Cooley

1950s

71 titles ยท average score 67
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (1959)
GoodWatch score 91

TV show ยท as Wallace V. Whipple

Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
GoodWatch score 73

TV show ยท as Captain Shark

The Untouchables
The Untouchables (1959)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Bill Skidmore

The Rifleman
The Rifleman (1958)
GoodWatch score 77

TV show

The Donna Reed Show
The Donna Reed Show (1958)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show ยท as Mr. Heflin / Mr. Conroy

Date with the Angels
Date with the Angels (1957)

TV show

Annette
Annette (1957)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Uncle Archie McCleod

Perry Mason
Perry Mason (1957)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show ยท as Wilmer Beaslee

Leave It to Beaver
Leave It to Beaver (1957)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Fred Rutherford

Maverick
Maverick (1957)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show ยท as Floyd Gimbel

Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)
GoodWatch score 40

as Semu

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke (1955)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Botkin

1940s

1 title
Ford Theatre
Ford Theatre (1948)

TV show