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Richard Deacon is a Actor American born on 14 may 1921 at Philadelphia (USA)

Richard Deacon

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Nationality USA
Birth 14 may 1921 at Philadelphia (USA)
Death 8 august 1984 (at 63 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

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

Biography

A lifelong bachelor, Deacon was a gourmet chef. In the 1970s and 1980s, he wrote a series of cookbooks and hosted a Canadian television series on microwave cooking.

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Filmography of Richard Deacon (65 films)

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Bad Manners, 1h22
Directed by Robert Houston
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Martin Mull, Karen Black, Murphy Dunne, Georg Olden, Pamela Adlon, Stephen Stucker
Roles Ticket Salesman
Rating56% 2.808822.808822.808822.808822.80882
The film begins at the ominous "Home of the Bleeding Heart" Catholic orphanage, where teenage delinquent "Piper" (Georg Olden) arrives by police escort. There he meets the cruel overseers: the stern head-mistress of the orphanage, Sister Serena (Anne De Salvo), and the cattle-prod wielding head-master, Mr. Kurtz (Murphy Dunne). After disobeying the home's loathsome authority figures, Piper is sent into solitary confinement where he befriends a group of adolescent trouble-makers; "Girl Joey" (Pamela Segall), the tough-talking "tomboy" of the group; "Mouse" (Michael Hentz), the smallest, youngest and "cutest" of the group; "Whitey" (Joey Coleman), the platinum blonde, self-appointed "leader" of the group; and "Blackie" (Christopher Brown), the "intellectual" and only black orphan at the home.
Murder Can Hurt You!, 1h40
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Victor Buono, Connie Stevens, Tony Danza, Jamie Farr, John Byner, Gavin MacLeod
Roles Mr. Burnice
Rating60% 3.0013753.0013753.0013753.0013753.001375
A mysterious "Man in White" is out to kill famous detectives in bizarre ways, and the heroes are obvious parodies of Kojak, Baretta, Starsky and Hutch, Ironside, Police Woman, Columbo, Mrs. Columbo, and McCloud.
Piranha
Piranha (1978)
, 1h34
Directed by Joe Dante
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Natural horror films, Comedy horror films
Actors Bradford Dillman, Heather Menzies, Kevin McCarthy, Keenan Wynn, Dick Miller, Barbara Steele
Roles Earl Lyon
Rating59% 2.950292.950292.950292.950292.95029
Two teenagers come upon an apparently abandoned military installation. They take advantage of what appears to be a swimming pool to skinny dip. The teenagers are attacked by an unseen force and disappear under the water. A light activates in the main building and a silhouetted figure investigates the screams, but is too late to help.
Getting Married, 1h40
Directed by Steven Hilliard Stern
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Richard Thomas, Bess Armstrong, Mark Harmon, Katherine Helmond, Van Johnson, Audra Lindley
Roles Wedding Director
Rating60% 3.000353.000353.000353.000353.00035
Michael Carboni, an associate director at a TV studio, falls in love with Kristine Lawrence, the station's newscaster. However, Kristy is due to be married in a week, and Michael has yet to reveal his feelings to her. Michael must find a way to get Kristine's affects and have her call off the wedding.
Rabbit Test, 1h24
Directed by Joan Rivers
Genres Comedy
Actors Billy Crystal, Roddy McDowall, Joan Prather, Alex Rocco, Doris Roberts, Michael Keaton
Roles First Newscaster
Rating31% 1.587121.587121.587121.587121.58712
Lionel Carpenter is a night-school teacher who has bad luck with women. He remains a virgin until his brash cousin Danny (Alex Rocco) sets him up with a one-night stand. Soon after, Lionel starts feeling nauseated and vomits, eventually doing so onto Segoynia Savaka (Joan Prather), one of his immigrant students. This turns out to be a blessing in disguise, as it gives him an excuse to ask her out on a date, and a romance develops.
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band, 1h50
Directed by Michael O'Herlihy
Origin USA
Genres Musical
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Children's films
Actors Walter Brennan, Buddy Ebsen, Lesley Ann Warren, John Davidson, John Davidson, Janet Blair
Roles Charlie Wrenn
Rating62% 3.1482753.1482753.1482753.1482753.148275
The Bower Family Band petitions the Democratic National Committee to sing a rally song for President Grover Cleveland at the party's 1888 convention. On the urging of Joe Carder, a journalist and suitor to eldest Bower daughter Alice, the family decides instead to move to the Dakota Territory. There, Grandpa Bower, a staunch Democrat, causes trouble with his pro-Cleveland sentiments. The Dakota residents are overwhelmingly Republican, and hope to get the territory admitted as two states (North and South Dakota) rather than one (so as to send four Republican senators to Washington rather than two). Grandpa's actions result in family strife, including nearly costing Alice her position as the town's new school teacher. The budding romance between Joe and Alice also suffers. In the end, more ballots are cast for Cleveland, but Republican nominee Benjamin Harrison nonetheless wins the Electoral College reversal and the presidency. Before he leaves office, Cleveland grants statehood to the two Dakotas, along with two Democrat-voting territories, evening the gains for both parties. The Dakotans, particularly the feuding young couple, resolve to live together in peace.
Blackbeard's Ghost, 1h46
Directed by Robert Stevenson, Paul Cameron, Arthur J. Vitarelli
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films, Ghost films, Children's films
Actors Peter Ustinov, Dean Jones, Suzanne Pleshette, Elsa Lanchester, Richard Deacon, Elliott Reid
Roles Dean Wheaton
Rating67% 3.398033.398033.398033.398033.39803
Steve Walker (Dean Jones) arrives in a North Carolina seacoast town to take the position of track coach at Godolphin College. The night of his arrival coincides with a charity bazaar at the hotel where he will be boarding — Blackbeard's Inn, named after the notorious English pirate Captain Edward Teach and now run by the Daughters of the Buccaneers, elderly descendants of the pirate's crew. The owners are attempting to pay off their mortgage to keep the inn from being bought by the local crime boss, Silky Seymour (Joby Baker), who wants to build a casino on the land. Steve quickly discovers his track team's shortcomings and runs afoul of the dean of Godolphin College, its football coach, and Seymour. He also makes the acquaintance of attractive Godolphin professor Jo Anne Baker (Suzanne Pleshette), who is anxious to help the elderly ladies save Blackbeard's Inn.
Lady in Cement, 1h30
Directed by Gordon Douglas, Richard Lang
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Frank Sinatra, Raquel Welch, Richard Conte, Dan Blocker, Martin Gabel, Lainie Kazan
Roles Arnie Sherwin
Rating58% 2.9035452.9035452.9035452.9035452.903545
While diving off the Miami coast seeking one of the eleven fabled Spanish Galleons sunk in 1591, private investigator Tony Rome (Frank Sinatra) discovers a dead blonde, her feet encased in cement, at the bottom of the ocean.
The Gnome-Mobile, 1h30
Directed by Robert Stevenson, Paul Cameron, Arthur J. Vitarelli
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Children's films
Actors Walter Brennan, Matthew Garber, Karen Dotrice, Ed Wynn, Richard Deacon, Charles Lane
Roles Ralph Yarby
Rating63% 3.195673.195673.195673.195673.19567
The story opens with the children's grandfather, D.J. Mulrooney (Walter Brennan), a well-known executive officer of a vast timber-trading company. D.J. is an eccentric and passionate man with a distinctive snore, as well as vast dedication and determination. D.J. is going to Seattle to sell 50,000 acres of timberland. D.J. takes his personal, customized 1930 Rolls-Royce Phantom II on the trip. In a brief conversation with his Company Head of Security, Ralph Yarby (Richard Deacon), we learn that the car was purchased after D.J. earned his first US$1 million. His first stop is The Airport where he picks up his grandchildren Elizabeth (Karen Dotrice) and Rodney (Matthew Garber) who are to accompany D.J. on his trip to Seattle. The children ask about the Rolls, to them an unusual car, and D.J. compares the Rolls with his first car back in Ireland, a one horsepower "Jaunty Car".
Enter Laughing, 1h51
Directed by Carl Reiner
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Romance
Themes Films about religion, Films about television, Films about Jews and Judaism, Films based on plays
Actors José Ferrer, Shelley Winters, Elaine May, Jack Gilford, Janet Margolin, Don Rickles
Roles Pike
Rating62% 3.144173.144173.144173.144173.14417
David Kolowitz (Santoni) works as a delivery boy and assistant for a machine shop in New York City in 1938, and is fascinated with the movies.
The King's Pirate
Directed by Don Weis
Genres Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa, Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films
Actors Doug McClure, Jill St John, Guy Stockwell, Mary Ann Mobley, Kurt Kasznar, Richard Deacon
Roles Swaine
Rating55% 2.7658652.7658652.7658652.7658652.765865
A British naval officer volunteers for a dangerous mission to infiltrate the base of pirates who threaten shipping off Madagascar.
Lt. Robin Crusoe U.S.N., 1h50
Directed by Joseph L. McEveety, Tom Leetch
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Military humor in film, Seafaring films, Transport films, Films based on Robinson Crusoe, Films about apes, Children's films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère, United States Armed Forces in films
Actors Dick Van Dyke, Nancy Kwan, Akim Tamiroff, Arthur Malet, Tyler McVey, Peter Renaday
Roles Survival Manual Narrator
Rating58% 2.900542.900542.900542.900542.90054
While flying a routine mission for the U.S. Navy from his aircraft carrier, an emergency causes Lieutenant Robin "Rob" Crusoe (Van Dyke) to eject from his F-8 Crusader into the ocean. Crusoe drifts on the ocean in an emergency life raft for several days and nights until landing on an uninhabited island. Crusoe builds a shelter for himself, fashions new clothing out of available materials, and begins to scout the island, discovering an abandoned Japanese submarine from World War II. Scouring the submarine, Crusoe also discovers a NASA astrochimp named Floyd, played by Dinky.
Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title, 1h23
Directed by Harmon Jones
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy
Actors Morey Amsterdam, Rose Marie, Richard Deacon, Henry Corden, Carmen Phillips, Moe Howard
Roles Mr. Travis / Police Chief
Rating46% 2.329712.329712.329712.329712.32971
Charlie Yuckapuck (Morey Amsterdam) and Annie (Rosie Marie) work as a zany cook and waitress at the diner run by Mr. Travis (Richard Deacon), located across from a busy factory, visited by Danny Thomas, Forrest Tucker, Joe Ploski and other celebs in cameos. Meanwhile, the Soviet KEB believes that Charlie is really defecting Soviet cosmonaut Yasha Nudnik, and sends Comrade Olga (Carmen Phillips) et al. to observe him, all members of a spy ring run by Mr. Big (Jack Heller). One day lawyer Crumworth Raines (Moe Howard) arrives and announces to waitress Magda Anders (January Jones) that she has inherited a bookstore at Updike University, causing Charlie and Annie to switch jobs to the bookstore, where undercover U.S. government agent Jim Holliston (Michael Ford) volunteers to help. Features a cameo by Irene Ryan as Granny, and Steve Allen, Milton Berle, and Carl Reiner as bookstore customers. Peggy Mondo, Cliff Arquette, and Nick Adams have cameos as KEB agents. Tim Herbert plays Samu, "Fastest Draw in the East".
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!, 1h36
Directed by John Flynn, J. Lee Thompson, Richard Talmadge
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Sports films, Children's films
Actors Shirley MacLaine, Peter Ustinov, Richard Crenna, Jim Backus, Scott Brady, Fred Clark
Roles Maginot
Rating51% 2.555942.555942.555942.555942.55594
The comic spoof of the Cold War was inspired by a May 1960 incident involving American Francis Gary Powers, a CIA operative whose U-2 spy plane was shot down over the Soviet Union, sparking an international diplomatic incident. Blatty's tale concerns John "Wrong-Way" Goldfarb, a former college football star who once ran 95 yards for a touchdown in the wrong direction. Now a U-2 pilot, his plane malfunctions and crashes in the mythical Arab kingdom of Fawzia.