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mahatmakanejeeves

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Sun May 15, 2022, 08:57 AM May 2022

Actor Richard Deacon was #BornOnThisDay, May 14, 1921.

Actor Richard Deacon was #BornOnThisDay, May 14, 1921. Although Deacon appeared in over 100 TV shows, he is best remembered for playing TV producer "Mel Cooley" on The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-'66). Deacon passed in 1984 (age 63) from #heartattack. #RIP #GoneTooSoon #BOTD #LGBTQ


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Actor Richard Deacon was #BornOnThisDay, May 14, 1921. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 OP
He was very close friends with Morey Amsterdam (Buddy Sorell) They must have mucifer May 2022 #1
He also played Clarence (Lumpy) Rutherford's father, rsdsharp May 2022 #2

mucifer

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1. He was very close friends with Morey Amsterdam (Buddy Sorell) They must have
Sun May 15, 2022, 09:04 AM
May 2022

had so much fun filming the silly ongoing feud.

rsdsharp

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2. He also played Clarence (Lumpy) Rutherford's father,
Sun May 15, 2022, 12:11 PM
May 2022

Fred. He played tons of character roles, too. I saw him in a Rifleman last week.

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