Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
June 4, 1921
Place of Birth:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Don Diamond
Biography
Brooklyn-born Don Diamond's most famous role is probably that of the scheming and ambitious, but inept and somewhat cowardly, underling Crazy Cat to Frank DeKova's Chief Wild Eagle in the cult western comedy series F Troop (1965). By the time he got that role he had been an actor for quite some time, starting out in radio in the early 1940s, where he discovered that he had a knack for picking up dialects, especially Spanish. He became so proficient in it that many believed he was actually Spanish or Mexican, when in reality his family came from Russia. His facility in that dialect got him the role as the Mexican sidekick of Kit Carson in the early TV series The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951). He also landed a recurring part as a Spanish corporal in the Disney TV series Zorro (1957). In addition to his TV and film work, he did much voice-over work in both cartoons and commercials.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | The Kid with the Broken Halo | Giuseppe |
| 1980 | Herbie Goes Bananas | Local #2 |
| 1980 | This Year's Blonde | Lacey's Captain |
| 1979 | When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion | Self |
| 1978 | The Toolbox Murders | Sgt. Cameron |
| 1975 | Shell Game | Chauffeur |
| 1973 | Breezy | Maitre 'D |
| 1972 | Hit Man | Nano Zito |
| 1972 | The Judge and Jake Wyler | 1st Workman |
| 1972 | Frog Jog | Toro (voice) |
| 1972 | Flight to the Finish | Toro (voice) |
| 1971 | What's a Nice Girl Like You...? | Duty Sergeant |
| 1971 | How to Steal an Airplane | Sam |
| 1971 | Snake in the Gracias | Toro (voice) |
| 1971 | Two Jumps and a Chump | Toro (voice) |
| 1971 | Mud Squad | Toro (voice) |
| 1971 | Fastest Tongue in the West | Toro (voice) |
| 1971 | A Leap in the Deep | Toro (voice) |
| 1971 | Croakus Pocus | Toro (voice) |
| 1971 | The Egg and Ay-Yi-Yi! | Toro (voice) |
| 1971 | Serape Happy | Toro (voice) |
| 1971 | Mrs. Pollifax — Spy | DeGamez |
| 1970 | The Froggy Froggy Duo | Toro (voice) |
| 1970 | Hop and Chop | Toro (voice) |
| 1970 | Never on Thirsty | El Toro (voice) |
| 1970 | A Dopey Hacienda | Toro (voice) |
| 1969 | Tijuana Toads | Toro (voice) |
| 1969 | Go for Croak | Toro (voice) |
| 1969 | A Pair of Greenbacks | Toro (voice) |
| 1969 | Viva Max! | Hernandez |
| 1961 | Swingin' Along | Tony |
| 1960 | The Story of Ruth | Yomar |
| 1959 | Holiday for Lovers | Airplane steward |
| 1959 | Zorro, the Avenger | Corporal Reyes |
| 1958 | The Old Man and the Sea | Cafe Proprietor (uncredited) |
| 1958 | Le Secret de Zorro | Caporal Reyes |
| 1957 | Raiders of Old California | Pepe |
| 1950 | Borderline | Deusik |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | L.A. Law | Trustee Lloyd |
| 1986 | Life with Lucy | Man #2 |
| 1985 | MacGyver | Archbishop Fierro |
| 1984 | 1st & Ten | Papa Voytak |
| 1983 | Zorro and Son | |
| 1983 | Masquerade | Pepe, Maitre D' |
| 1982 | Newhart | |
| 1981 | Dynasty | |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues | |
| 1981 | The New Adventures of Zorro | |
| 1979 | Paris | Sam |
| 1978 | WKRP in Cincinnati | Delivery Man # 1 |
| 1978 | The White Shadow | Salvation Army Man |
| 1978 | Vega$ | Carney Hendricks |
| 1977 | The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries | |
| 1977 | Lou Grant | Harry |
| 1976 | The Rear Guard | Foster |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. | Printer |
| 1975 | One Day at a Time | |
| 1975 | Ellery Queen | Police Officer (uncredited) |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files | Lt. Alvarez |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files | Coelho |
| 1973 | Hawkins | Reporter #1 |
| 1973 | Police Story | |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco | Cook |
| 1971 | Cannon | |
| 1971 | Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law | Clerk |
| 1971 | Columbo | Larry |
| 1971 | Columbo | Portland Desk Clerk (uncredited) |
| 1970 | The Odd Couple | Man at OTB |
| 1970 | The Immortal | |
| 1969 | Love, American Style | Gus |
| 1968 | Here's Lucy | Pedro |
| 1968 | Adam-12 | Clerk |
| 1968 | Adam-12 | Sailor |
| 1968 | It Takes a Thief | Messenger |
| 1967 | The Flying Nun | |
| 1967 | The High Chaparral | Miguel |
| 1967 | The Guns of Will Sonnett | |
| 1967 | The Flying Nun | Dr. Tapia |
| 1967 | Good Morning World | Moving Man |
| 1967 | The Flying Nun | Dr. Escovito |
| 1966 | That Girl | |
| 1965 | F Troop | Crazy Cat |
| 1965 | Run for Your Life | Esteban |
| 1965 | The Big Valley | Border |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild West | The Bartender |
| 1965 | The Big Valley | Federale |
| 1965 | The Big Valley | Diego |
| 1965 | Run for Your Life | Taxi Driver |
| 1965 | Get Smart | Goldmouth |
| 1964 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Romeo |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Paco |
| 1963 | My Favorite Martian | |
| 1963 | Redigo | Arturo |
| 1963 | The Patty Duke Show | |
| 1963 | My Favorite Martian | Judge Gonzales |
| 1961 | The Dick Van Dyke Show | |
| 1960 | Route 66 | |
| 1960 | Pete and Gladys | |
| 1959 | Rawhide | Mexican Cowhand |
| 1959 | Rawhide | Paco (uncredited) |
| 1959 | The Untouchables | George Keeley |
| 1959 | Rawhide | Tony |
| 1959 | The Untouchables | Mob Pit Boss (uncredited) |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | |
| 1958 | Peter Gunn | |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip | Taxi driver (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Trackdown | |
| 1957 | Zorro | Corporal Reyes |
| 1957 | 26 Men | |
| 1957 | Trackdown | Sheriff |
| 1957 | Zorro | Corp. Reyes (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Zorro | Lancer Hivarro (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Zorro | Cpl. Reyes |
| 1957 | Zorro | Corp. Reyes |
| 1956 | The Gale Storm Show | |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Jones - Outlaw |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Cota |
| 1956 | The Gale Storm Show | Capt. Alicante |
| 1956 | The Gale Storm Show | Chief of Police |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | |
| 1955 | Frontier | |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Stevens - Suspect (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Lassie | |
| 1954 | Studio 57 | |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman | Harry Fix |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Kit Carson | |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger | Pedro Matinez |