Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 04, 1921
Died
Jun 19, 2011
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Credits
108 titles
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
Life with Lucy
Man #2
L.A. Law
Trustee Lloyd
MacGyver
Archbishop Fierro
1st & Ten
Papa Voytak
Masquerade
Pepe, Maitre D'
Zorro and Son
Newhart
The Kid with the Broken Halo
Giuseppe
The New Adventures of Zorro
Hill Street Blues
Dynasty
Herbie Goes Bananas
Local #2
This Year's Blonde
Lacey's Captain
Paris
Sam
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Self
The White Shadow
Salvation Army Man
Vega$
Carney Hendricks
WKRP in Cincinnati
Delivery Man # 1
The Toolbox Murders
Sgt. Cameron
Lou Grant
Harry
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
Quincy, M.E.
Printer
The Rear Guard
Foster
One Day at a Time
Ellery Queen
Police Officer (uncredited)
Shell Game
Chauffeur
The Rockford Files
Lt. Alvarez
Breezy
Maitre 'D
Thicker than Water
Robert
Police Story
Hawkins
Reporter #1
Hit Man
Nano Zito
The Judge and Jake Wyler
1st Workman
The Streets of San Francisco
Flight to the Finish
Toro (voice)
Frog Jog
Toro (voice)
Serape Happy
Toro (voice)
Croakus Pocus
Toro (voice)
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
Duty Sergeant
How to Steal an Airplane
Sam
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
Clerk
Columbo
Larry
Cannon
A Leap in the Deep
Toro (voice)
Fastest Tongue in the West
Toro (voice)
The Egg and Ay-Yi-Yi!
Toro (voice)
Two Jumps and a Chump
Toro (voice)
Mud Squad
Toro (voice)
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
DeGamez
Snake in the Gracias
Toro (voice)