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