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
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TV Shows 61
Movies 38
self 1
Voice 1
Life with Lucy (1986)
L.A. Law (1986)
Zorro and Son (1983)
Newhart (1982)
The Kid with the Broken Halo (1982)
The New Adventures of Zorro (1981)
Hill Street Blues (1981)
Dynasty (1981)
Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)
This Year's Blonde (1980)
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion (1979)
The White Shadow (1978)
Vega$ (1978)
WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)
Joe and Valerie (1978)
The Toolbox Murders (1978)
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
Quincy, M.E. (1976)
The Rear Guard (1976)
One Day at a Time (1975)
Shell Game (1975)
The Rockford Files (1974)
Devlin (1974)
Breezy (1973)
Police Story (1973)
Hawkins (1973)
Hit Man (1972)
The Judge and Jake Wyler (1972)
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
Flight to the Finish (1972)
Frog Jog (1972)
Croakus Pocus (1971)
Serape Happy (1971)
What's a Nice Girl Like You...? (1971)
How to Steal an Airplane (1971)
Owen Marshall: Counselor at Law (1971)
Columbo (1971)
Cannon (1971)
Fastest Tongue in the West (1971)
A Leap in the Deep (1971)
The Egg and Ay-Yi-Yi! (1971)
Two Jumps and a Chump (1971)
Mud Squad (1971)
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy (1971)
Snake in the Gracias (1971)
A Dopey Hacienda (1970)
The Immortal (1970)
The Odd Couple (1970)
Never on Thirsty (1970)
Hop and Chop (1970)
The Froggy Froggy Duo (1970)
Go for Croak (1969)
A Pair of Greenbacks (1969)
Viva Max! (1969)
Tijuana Toads (1969)
Tijuana Toads (1969)
Here's Lucy (1968)
Adam-12 (1968)
The High Chaparral (1967)
The Guns of Will Sonnett (1967)
The Flying Nun (1967)
That Girl (1966)
Get Smart (1965)
The Wild Wild West (1965)
The Big Valley (1965)
F Troop (1965)
Run for Your Life (1965)
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (1964)
Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
My Favorite Martian (1963)
Redigo (1963)
Burke's Law (1963)
The Patty Duke Show (1963)
The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
Swingin' Along (1961)
Route 66 (1960)
Pete and Gladys (1960)
The Story of Ruth (1960)
The Untouchables (1959)
Zorro, the Avenger (1959)
Holiday for Lovers (1959)
Rawhide (1959)
77 Sunset Strip (1958)
The Old Man and the Sea (1958)
Peter Gunn (1958)
26 Men (1957)
Raiders of Old California (1957)
Zorro (1957)
Trackdown (1957)
Two Crows from Tacos (1956)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
The Gale Storm Show (1956)
Frontier (1955)
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
Lassie (1954)
Adventures of Superman (1952)
The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951)
Borderline (1950)
The Lone Ranger (1949)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1921-06-04
Deathday2011-06-19 (90 years old)
Birth NameDonald Alan Diamond
Birth PlaceBrooklyn, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsDonald Alan Diamond
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