Don Diamond
Known for: Acting
Born: June 4, 1921
Died: June 19, 2011
Place of birth: 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.
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Filmography
39 movies · 70 TV shows, newest first
8.0
Life with Lucy
1986
7.1
L.A. Law
1986
7.7
MacGyver
1985
6.3
1st & Ten
1984
7.5
Masquerade
1983
5.8
Zorro and Son
1983
7.2
Newhart
1982
6.7
The Kid with the Broken Halo
1982
6.4
The New Adventures of Zorro
1981
7.6
Hill Street Blues
1981
6.5
Dynasty
1981
5.4
Herbie Goes Bananas
1980
6.3
This Year's Blonde
1980
6.5
Paris
1979
NR
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979
7.1
The White Shadow
1978
6.9
Vega$
1978
7.6
WKRP in Cincinnati
1978
5.6
The Toolbox Murders
1978
7.4
Lou Grant
1977
7.1
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
7.5
Quincy, M.E.
1976
8.0
The Rear Guard
1976
6.8
One Day at a Time
1975
7.5
Ellery Queen
1975
4.5
Shell Game
1975
7.6
The Rockford Files
1974
6.8
Breezy
1973NR
Thicker than Water
1973
7.0
Police Story
1973
7.8
Hawkins
1973
5.4
Hit Man
1972
2.5
The Judge and Jake Wyler
1972
7.1
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
8.0
Frog Jog
19727.0
Flight to the Finish
1972
8.0
Croakus Pocus
19718.0
Serape Happy
1971
6.3
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
1971
8.0
How to Steal an Airplane
1971
6.5
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
1971
8.1
Columbo
1971
6.7
Cannon
19718.0
Fastest Tongue in the West
1971
10.0
A Leap in the Deep
19718.0
The Egg and Ay-Yi-Yi!
19719.0
Two Jumps and a Chump
19718.0
Mud Squad
1971
6.3
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
19716.3
Snake in the Gracias
1971
9.0
A Dopey Hacienda
1970
7.8
The Odd Couple
1970
7.4
The Immortal
19705.5
Never on Thirsty
19709.0
Hop and Chop
19709.0
The Froggy Froggy Duo
197010.0
Go for Croak
19695.5
A Pair of Greenbacks
1969
5.4
Viva Max!
1969
6.2
Love, American Style
1969
10.0
Tijuana Toads
1969
7.0
Tijuana Toads
1969
6.7
Here's Lucy
1968
7.1
Adam-12
1968
6.9
How Sweet It Is!
1968
7.2
It Takes a Thief
1968
6.8
The High Chaparral
1967
6.5
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
6.3
The Flying Nun
1967
6.4
Good Morning World
1967
6.2
That Girl
1966
8.0
Get Smart
1965
7.5
The Wild Wild West
1965
6.2
The Big Valley
1965
6.3
F Troop
1965
7.1
Run for Your Life
1965
7.1
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
6.5
Kraft Suspense Theatre
1963
6.2
My Favorite Martian
1963
6.3
Redigo
1963
6.3
Burke's Law
1963
6.2
The Patty Duke Show
1963
7.6
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
6.0
Swingin' Along
1961
6.7
Route 66
1960
6.3
Pete and Gladys
1960
7.4
The Story of Ruth
1960
8.0
The Untouchables
1959
8.6
Zorro, the Avenger
1959
6.3
Holiday for Lovers
1959
7.2
Rawhide
1959
7.2
77 Sunset Strip
1958
6.5
The Old Man and the Sea
1958
6.6
Peter Gunn
1958
NR
Le Secret de Zorro
1958
5.4
Raiders of Old California
1957
5.0
26 Men
1957
7.6
Zorro
1957
6.9
Trackdown
1957
6.2
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
6.7
The Gale Storm Show
1956
7.5
Frontier
1955
6.8
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
7.5
Studio 57
1954
6.3
Lassie
1954
6.7
Adventures of Superman
1952
6.0
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
5.6
Borderline
1950
6.8
The Lone Ranger
1949