Don Diamond
Born: 1921-06-04 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died: 2011-06-19
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
1986
- L.A. Law as Trustee Lloyd
- Life with Lucy as Man #2
1985
- MacGyver as Archbishop Fierro
1984
- 1st & Ten as Papa Voytak
1983
1982
- Newhart
- The Kid with the Broken Halo as Giuseppe
1980
- Herbie Goes Bananas as Local #2
- This Year's Blonde as Lacey's Captain
1979
- When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion as Self
- Paris as Sam
1978
- Vega$
- WKRP in Cincinnati as Delivery Man # 1
- The White Shadow as Salvation Army Man
- The Toolbox Murders as Sgt. Cameron
1977
1976
- Quincy, M.E. as Printer
- The Rear Guard as Foster
1975
- One Day at a Time
- Ellery Queen as Police Officer (uncredited)
- Shell Game as Chauffeur
1974
- The Rockford Files as Lt. Alvarez
1973
- Police Story
- Breezy as Maitre 'D
- Hawkins as Reporter #1
1972
- The Streets of San Francisco
- Hit Man as Nano Zito
- Frog Jog as Toro (voice)
- The Judge and Jake Wyler as 1st Workman
- Flight to the Finish as Toro (voice)
1971
- Columbo as Larry
- Cannon
- Mud Squad as Toro (voice)
- Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law as Clerk
- Mrs. Pollifax — Spy as DeGamez
- Serape Happy as Toro (voice)
- A Leap in the Deep as Toro (voice)
- Fastest Tongue in the West as Toro (voice)
- Two Jumps and a Chump as Toro (voice)
- Snake in the Gracias as Toro (voice)
- What's a Nice Girl Like You...? as Duty Sergeant
- How to Steal an Airplane as Sam
- The Egg and Ay-Yi-Yi! as Toro (voice)
- Croakus Pocus as Toro (voice)
1970
- The Odd Couple as Man at OTB
- A Dopey Hacienda as Toro (voice)
- The Immortal
- Never on Thirsty as El Toro (voice)
- The Froggy Froggy Duo as Toro (voice)
- Hop and Chop as Toro (voice)
1969
- Love, American Style as Gus
- Viva Max! as Hernandez
- A Pair of Greenbacks as Toro (voice)
- Tijuana Toads as Toro
- Go for Croak as Toro (voice)
- Tijuana Toads as Toro (voice)
1968
- Adam-12 as Clerk
- Here's Lucy as Pedro
- It Takes a Thief as Messenger
1967
- The High Chaparral as Miguel
- The Flying Nun
- The Guns of Will Sonnett
- Good Morning World as Moving Man
1966
1965
- The Wild Wild West as The Bartender
- Get Smart
- The Big Valley as Border
- Run for Your Life as Esteban
- F Troop as Crazy Cat
1964
1963
- Burke's Law as Romeo
- My Favorite Martian
- Kraft Suspense Theatre as Paco
- The Patty Duke Show
- Redigo as Arturo
1961
- The Dick Van Dyke Show
- Swingin' Along as Tony
1960
- Route 66
- Pete and Gladys
- The Story of Ruth as Yomar
1959
- The Untouchables as George Keeley
- Rawhide as Mexican Cowhand
- Zorro, the Avenger as Corporal Reyes
- Holiday for Lovers as Airplane steward
1958
- 77 Sunset Strip
- Peter Gunn
- The Old Man and the Sea as Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
- Le Secret de Zorro as Caporal Reyes
1957
- Zorro as Corporal Reyes
- Trackdown
- 26 Men
- Raiders of Old California as Pepe
1956
- Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Jones - Outlaw
- The Gale Storm Show
1952
- Adventures of Superman as Harry Fix
1950
- Borderline as Deusik
1949
- The Lone Ranger as Pedro Matinez