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Richard Deacon
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Actor Born: May 14, 1922 in Philadelphia, PA Death: August 8, 1984 in Los Angeles, CA Biography:Very early in his stage career, Richard Deacon was advised by Helen Hayes to abandon all hopes of becoming a leading man: instead, she encouraged him to aggressively pursue a career as a character actor. Tall, bald, bespectacled and bass-voiced since high school, Deacon heeded Ms. Hayes' advice, and managed to survive in show business far longer than many of the "perfect" leading men who were his contemporaries. Usually cast as a glaring sourpuss or humorless bureaucrat, Deacon was a valuable and highly regarded supporting-cast commodity in such films as "Desiree" (1954), "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (1956), "Kiss Them For Me" (1957), "The Young Philadelphians" (1959) and "The King's Pirate" (1967), among many others. Virtually every major star who worked with Deacon took time out to compliment him on his skills: among his biggest admirers were Lou Costello, Jack Benny and Cary Grant. Even busier... Full Biography
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