#Richard Deacon

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Richard Deacon: Body of Thought (1988)

[georgeromeros]

The Addams Family - Season 1 Episode 32 (1965) Cousin Itt and the Vocational Counselor

[citizenscreen]

“The Dick Van Dyke Show, created by Carl Reiner, premiered on CBS on October 3, 1961. It ran until 1966. One of my favorites #OnThisDay

[100gayicons]

Richard Deacon’s balding visage is probably familiar to Boomers. He played Lumpy’s dad in Leave It to Beaver (1957-1963) and Mel Cooley, the grumpy producer of the show within the show, on the Dick Van Dyke series (1961-1966). He also played various prissy, and imperious figures on TV throughout the 1960s to the 1980s in show such as The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour, the Twilight Zone, Green Acres, and the Addams Family.

Deacon himself described his TV persona as:

"As a straight man, I'm hired for my buttoned-down quality. I'm nearly always an executive of some sort, in suit and tie, and somebody always pricks my bubble of dignity. I've been called every adjective - smug, lugubrious, unctuous, bland, you name it.”

Some would be surprised to learn that Deacon was also a gourmet chef. He wrote several cookbooks and hosted a cooking show on Canadian TV.

Everyone would be surprised that Richard Deacon was Gay. In his later years Deacon was asked if he thought the public guessed he was gay. He replied:

“No, not even gays. Most would be surprised… a serious (unsmiling) guy in a suit isn't how people think of gay men.”

He added:

"I'm nearly the exact opposite of a Paul Lynde."

Except for his close personal friends, Deacon said he didn’t think anyone within the film industry knew that he was gay.

Deacon with his friend Charles Pierce, a professional female impersonator.

Deacon passed away in 1984 due to a heart attack.

[mentaltimetraveller]

Richard Deacon About Us Galerie Thomas Schulte, Berlin June 29 – August 24, 2024

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The cast of "The Mothers-in-law", 1967

[bethlynchartist]

Close up of an oil painting based on a patchwork quilt

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[hollowsart]

Guys, wake up, new Acedia villain dropped: The Human Fly, Richard Deacon, based on the Dark-Edged Bee-Fly!

He spits acid in one of 2 ways: globs for a quick and heavy hit or a long distance reaching stream of acid. The acid is strong enough to nearly melt through titanium.

He also has an acidic touch that he can activate at will by rubbing his hands together. The gloves he wears protect him from the acid and help to generate the acidic substance so he doesn't have to rely on his spit so much.

His rapier is very sharp, and he is quite the classy and skilled swordsman. Using it to aid himself in battle.

The wings on his back are biological, they're a part of him. He can fly surprisingly well.

[discocuttlefish]

"Emerald"

Glazed porcelain sculpture by Richard Deacon, 2022

From lissongallery.com

[countesspetofi]

Today in the Department of Before They Were Star Trek Stars, Majel Barrett guest stars in "Beaver and Violet," episode 32 of the third season of Leave it to Beaver (original air date May 7, 1960). Barrett plays the wife of Ward Cleaver's colleague Fred Rutherford. When the two families start socializing outside of work, Beaver is uncomfortable with constantly being thrown together with the Rutherfords' young daughter.

[georgeromeros]

The Addams Family - Season 1 Episode 32 (1965) Cousin Itt and the Vocational Counselor

[queer-cinephile]

30 Days of Classic Queer Hollywood

Day 22: Richard Deacon (1922 - 1984)

Richard Deacon was an American character actor best known for his role as Mel Cooley on The Dick Van Dyke Show. He often played pompous, bald-headed characters, which became his signature look. Deacon also appeared in numerous other television series and films, including Leave It to Beaver and Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (1963).

Deacon was a closeted gay man. In the 1970s, he was interviewed about his experiences by Boze Hadleigh for the book "Hollywood Gays". In the interview, he shares his perspective on queerness in Hollywood and his experience playing "the straight man" as a gay man.

[citizenscreen]

Richard Deacon, Dick Van Dyke, and Carl Reiner in a 1963 promotional photo for 'The Dick Van Dyke Show'. They are shown playing treholipees, which are cousins of the ukulele.

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i actually run a fan acc on insta still, if anyone wants to follow !

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[oldshowbiz]

The Incredible Range of Richard Deacon

[wondrous-art]

New chapter of Spidersona fic. Uncle Ben is totally gonna be fine after this chapter I prommy. 🤞