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Known For
Acting
Birthday
June 4, 1921
Died
June 19, 2011
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Donald Alan Diamond
Don Diamond
0.5 Popularity
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
Credits
Life with Lucy
as Man #2
1986
8.3
L.A. Law
as Trustee Lloyd
1986
7.0
MacGyver
as Archbishop Fierro
1985
7.7
1st & Ten
as Papa Voytak
1984
5.9
Zorro and Son
1983
5.0
Newhart
1982
7.1
The Kid with the Broken Halo
as Giuseppe
1982
6.0
The New Adventures of Zorro
1981
6.0
Hill Street Blues
1981
7.6
Dynasty
1981
6.4
Herbie Goes Bananas
as Local #2
1980
5.3
This Year's Blonde
as Lacey's Captain
1980
5.7
Paris
as Sam
1979
5.0
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
as Self
1979
0.0
The White Shadow
as Salvation Army Man
1978
7.1
Vega$
1978
7.0
WKRP in Cincinnati
as Delivery Man # 1
1978
7.6
The Toolbox Murders
as Sgt. Cameron
1978
5.5
Lou Grant
as Harry
1977
7.3
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
7.1
Quincy, M.E.
as Printer
1976
7.5
The Rear Guard
as Foster
1976
0.0
One Day at a Time
1975
6.7
Ellery Queen
as Police Officer (uncredited)
1975
7.4
Shell Game
as Chauffeur
1975
3.0
The Rockford Files
as Lt. Alvarez
1974
7.6
The Rockford Files
as Coelho
1974
7.6
Breezy
as Maitre 'D
1973
6.8
Police Story
1973
6.9
Hawkins
as Reporter #1
1973
7.2
Hit Man
as Nano Zito
1972
4.7
The Judge and Jake Wyler
as 1st Workman
1972
3.0
The Streets of San Francisco
1972
7.0
The Streets of San Francisco
as Cook
1972
7.0
Frog Jog
as Toro (voice)
1972
0.0
🎬
Flight to the Finish
as Toro (voice)
1972
0.0
🎬
Serape Happy
as Toro (voice)
1971
0.0
Croakus Pocus
as Toro (voice)
1971
0.0
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
as Duty Sergeant
1971
5.3
How to Steal an Airplane
as Sam
1971
0.0
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law
as Clerk
1971
6.3
Columbo
as Larry
1971
8.1
Columbo
as Portland Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1971
8.1
Cannon
1971
6.6
A Leap in the Deep
as Toro (voice)
1971
0.0
🎬
Fastest Tongue in the West
as Toro (voice)
1971
0.0
🎬
The Egg and Ay-Yi-Yi!
as Toro (voice)
1971
0.0
🎬
Two Jumps and a Chump
as Toro (voice)
1971
0.0
🎬
Mud Squad
as Toro (voice)
1971
0.0
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
as DeGamez
1971
6.1
🎬
Snake in the Gracias
as Toro (voice)
1971
5.0
A Dopey Hacienda
as Toro (voice)
1970
0.0
The Odd Couple
as Man at OTB
1970
7.8
The Immortal
1970
7.4
🎬
Never on Thirsty
as El Toro (voice)
1970
3.0
🎬
Hop and Chop
as Toro (voice)
1970
0.0
🎬
The Froggy Froggy Duo
as Toro (voice)
1970
0.0
🎬
Go for Croak
as Toro (voice)
1969
0.0
🎬
A Pair of Greenbacks
as Toro (voice)
1969
1.0
Viva Max!
as Hernandez
1969
5.5
Love, American Style
as Gus
1969
6.1
Tijuana Toads
as Toro
1969
7.0
Tijuana Toads
as Toro (voice)
1969
10.0
Here's Lucy
as Pedro
1968
6.7
Adam-12
as Clerk
1968
7.0
Adam-12
as Sailor
1968
7.0
It Takes a Thief
as Messenger
1968
7.2
The High Chaparral
as Miguel
1967
6.6
The Guns of Will Sonnett
1967
6.2
The Flying Nun
1967
6.3
The Flying Nun
as Dr. Tapia
1967
6.3
The Flying Nun
as Dr. Escovito
1967
6.3
Good Morning World
as Moving Man
1967
5.3
That Girl
1966
6.1
Get Smart
1965
7.9
The Wild Wild West
as The Bartender
1965
7.6
The Big Valley
as Border
1965
6.1
The Big Valley
as Diego
1965
6.1
The Big Valley
as Federale
1965
6.1
F Troop
as Crazy Cat
1965
6.2
Run for Your Life
as Esteban
1965
7.2
Run for Your Life
as Taxi Driver
1965
7.2
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
7.0
Kraft Suspense Theatre
as Paco
1963
5.3
My Favorite Martian
1963
5.9
My Favorite Martian
as Judge Gonzales
1963
5.9
Redigo
as Arturo
1963
5.0
Burke's Law
as Romeo
1963
6.0
The Patty Duke Show
1963
5.6
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
7.5
Swingin' Along
as Tony
1961
5.0
Route 66
1960
6.3
Pete and Gladys
1960
6.0
The Story of Ruth
as Yomar
1960
7.4
The Untouchables
as George Keeley
1959
7.8
The Untouchables
as Mob Pit Boss (uncredited)
1959
7.8
Zorro, the Avenger
as Corporal Reyes
1959
9.0
Holiday for Lovers
as Airplane steward
1959
5.5
Rawhide
as Mexican Cowhand
1959
7.2
Rawhide
as Paco (uncredited)
1959
7.2
Rawhide
as Tony
1959
7.2
77 Sunset Strip
1958
6.7
77 Sunset Strip
as Taxi driver (uncredited)
1958
6.7
The Old Man and the Sea
as Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
1958
6.5
Peter Gunn
1958
6.4
Le Secret de Zorro
as Caporal Reyes
1958
0.0
Raiders of Old California
as Pepe
1957
4.7
26 Men
1957
4.2
Zorro
as Corporal Reyes
1957
7.5
Zorro
as Corp. Reyes (uncredited)
1957
7.5
Zorro
as Lancer Hivarro (uncredited)
1957
7.5
Zorro
as Cpl. Reyes
1957
7.5
Zorro
as Corp. Reyes
1957
7.5
Trackdown
1957
6.4
Trackdown
as Sheriff
1957
6.4
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Jones - Outlaw
1956
6.0
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Cota
1956
6.0
🎬
The Gale Storm Show
1956
5.5
🎬
The Gale Storm Show
as Capt. Alicante
1956
5.5
🎬
The Gale Storm Show
as Chief of Police
1956
5.5
Frontier
1955
5.0
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
1955
6.8
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
as Stevens - Suspect (uncredited)
1955
6.8
Studio 57
1954
0.0
Lassie
1954
6.1
Adventures of Superman
as Harry Fix
1952
6.6
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
5.3
Borderline
as Deusik
1950
5.5
The Lone Ranger
as Pedro Matinez
1949
6.8