Don Diamond
Acting
1921-06-04 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
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
Life with Lucy
1986 · Series
L.A. Law
1986 · Series
MacGyver
1985 · Series
1st & Ten
1984 · Series
Masquerade
1983 · Series
Zorro and Son
1983 · Series
Newhart
1982 · Series
The Kid with the Broken Halo
1982 · Movie
The New Adventures of Zorro
1981 · Series
Hill Street Blues
1981 · Series
Dynasty
1981 · Series
Herbie Goes Bananas
1980 · Movie
This Year's Blonde
1980 · Movie
Paris
1979 · Series
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979 · Movie
The White Shadow
1978 · Series
Vega$
1978 · Series
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978 · Series
The Toolbox Murders
1978 · Movie
Lou Grant
1977 · Series
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977 · Series
Quincy, M.E.
1976 · Series
The Rear Guard
1976 · Series
One Day at a Time
1975 · Series
Ellery Queen
1975 · Series
Shell Game
1975 · Movie
The Rockford Files
1974 · Series
Breezy
1973 · Movie
Thicker than Water
1973 · Series
Police Story
1973 · Series
Hawkins
1973 · Series
Hit Man
1972 · Movie
The Judge and Jake Wyler
1972 · Movie
The Streets of San Francisco
1972 · Series
Flight to the Finish
1972 · Movie
Frog Jog
1972 · Movie
Croakus Pocus
1971 · Movie
Serape Happy
1971 · Movie
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
1971 · Movie
How to Steal an Airplane
1971 · Movie
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971 · Series
Columbo
1971 · Series
Cannon
1971 · Series
A Leap in the Deep
1971 · Movie
Fastest Tongue in the West
1971 · Movie
The Egg and Ay-Yi-Yi!
1971 · Movie
Mud Squad
1971 · Movie
Two Jumps and a Chump
1971 · Movie
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
1971 · Movie
Snake in the Gracias
1971 · Movie
A Dopey Hacienda
1970 · Movie
The Odd Couple
1970 · Series
The Immortal
1970 · Series
Never on Thirsty
1970 · Movie
Hop and Chop
1970 · Movie
The Froggy Froggy Duo
1970 · Movie
Go for Croak
1969 · Movie
A Pair of Greenbacks
1969 · Movie
Viva Max!
1969 · Movie
Love, American Style
1969 · Series
Tijuana Toads
1969 · Series
Tijuana Toads
1969 · Movie
Here's Lucy
1968 · Series
Adam-12
1968 · Series
How Sweet It Is!
1968 · Movie
It Takes a Thief
1968 · Series
The High Chaparral
1967 · Series
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967 · Series
The Flying Nun
1967 · Series
Good Morning World
1967 · Series
That Girl
1966 · Series
Get Smart
1965 · Series
The Wild Wild West
1965 · Series
The Big Valley
1965 · Series
F Troop
1965 · Series
Run for Your Life
1965 · Series
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964 · Series
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963 · Series
My Favorite Martian
1963 · Series
Redigo
1963 · Series
Burke's Law
1963 · Series
The Patty Duke Show
1963 · Series
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961 · Series
Swingin' Along
1961 · Movie
Route 66
1960 · Series
Pete and Gladys
1960 · Series
The Story of Ruth
1960 · Movie
The Untouchables
1959 · Series
Zorro, the Avenger
1959 · Movie
Holiday for Lovers
1959 · Movie
Rawhide
1959 · Series
77 Sunset Strip
1958 · Series
The Old Man and the Sea
1958 · Movie
Peter Gunn
1958 · Series
Le Secret de Zorro
1958 · Movie
Raiders of Old California
1957 · Movie
26 Men
1957 · Series
Zorro
1957 · Series
Trackdown
1957 · Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · Series
The Gale Storm Show
1956 · Series
Frontier
1955 · Series
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955 · Series
Studio 57
1954 · Series
Lassie
1954 · Series
Adventures of Superman
1952 · Series
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951 · Series
Borderline
1950 · Movie
The Lone Ranger
1949 · Series