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.
Series | L.A. Law | Unknown | 1986-09-15 |
Series | Zorro and Son | Unknown | 1983-04-06 |
Movie | The Kid with the Broken Halo | Giuseppe | 1982-04-05 |
Series | Newhart | Unknown | 1982-10-02 |
Series | Dynasty | Unknown | 1981-01-12 |
Series | The New Adventures of Zorro | 1981-09-12 | |
Series | Hill Street Blues | Unknown | 1981-01-15 |
Movie | This Year's Blonde | Lacey's Captain | 1980-05-18 |
Movie | Herbie Goes Bananas | Local #2 | 1980-06-25 |
Series | WKRP in Cincinnati | Delivery Man # 1 | 1978-09-18 |
Movie | The Toolbox Murders | Sgt. Cameron | 1978-03-15 |
Series | Vega$ | Unknown | 1978-09-20 |
Series | The White Shadow | Unknown | 1978-11-27 |
Series | The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries | Unknown | 1977-01-30 |
Series | The Rear Guard | Foster | 1976-08-10 |
Series | Quincy, M.E. | Unknown | 1976-10-03 |
Series | One Day at a Time | Unknown | 1975-12-16 |
Series | The Rockford Files | Coelho | 1974-09-13 |
Series | Police Story | Unknown | 1973-03-20 |
Movie | Breezy | Maitre 'D | 1973-11-18 |
Movie | Flight to the Finish | Toro (voice) | 1972-04-22 |
Series | The Streets of San Francisco | Unknown | 1972-09-23 |
Movie | Frog Jog | Toro (voice) | 1972-04-22 |
Movie | The Judge and Jake Wyler | 1st Workman | 1972-12-02 |
Movie | Hit Man | Nano Zito | 1972-12-20 |
Movie | Two Jumps and a Chump | Toro (voice) | 1971-03-27 |
Movie | The Egg and Ay-Yi-Yi! | Toro (voice) | 1971-06-06 |
Movie | Mud Squad | Toro (voice) | 1971-03-27 |
Movie | Snake in the Gracias | Toro (voice) | 1971-01-24 |
Movie | A Leap in the Deep | Toro (voice) | 1971-06-20 |
Movie | Mrs. Pollifax — Spy | DeGamez | 1971-02-17 |
Movie | How to Steal an Airplane | Sam | 1971-12-10 |
Movie | Croakus Pocus | Toro (voice) | 1971-12-26 |
Movie | Serape Happy | Toro (voice) | 1971-12-26 |
Movie | Fastest Tongue in the West | Toro (voice) | 1971-06-20 |
Movie | What's a Nice Girl Like You...? | Duty Sergeant | 1971-12-18 |
Series | Cannon | Unknown | 1971-09-14 |
Movie | Hop and Chop | Toro (voice) | 1970-06-17 |
Movie | Never on Thirsty | El Toro (voice) | 1970-08-05 |
Movie | The Froggy Froggy Duo | Toro (voice) | 1970-03-14 |
Series | The Immortal | Unknown | 1970-09-24 |
Movie | A Dopey Hacienda | Toro (voice) | 1970-12-06 |
Series | The Odd Couple | Unknown | 1970-09-24 |
Movie | Tijuana Toads | Toro (voice) | 1969-08-06 |
Movie | Viva Max! | Hernandez | 1969-12-01 |
Movie | A Pair of Greenbacks | Toro (voice) | 1969-12-16 |
Movie | Go for Croak | Toro (voice) | 1969-12-25 |
Series | Here's Lucy | Unknown | 1968-09-23 |
Series | The Flying Nun | Unknown | 1967-09-07 |
Series | The Guns of Will Sonnett | Unknown | 1967-09-08 |
Series | The High Chaparral | Unknown | 1967-09-10 |
Series | That Girl | Unknown | 1966-09-08 |
Series | Run for Your Life | Unknown | 1965-09-13 |
Series | F Troop | Crazy Cat | 1965-09-14 |
Series | The Big Valley | Unknown | 1965-09-15 |
Series | The Wild Wild West | Unknown | 1965-09-17 |
Series | Get Smart | Unknown | 1965-09-18 |
Series | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. | Unknown | 1964-09-25 |
Series | Burke's Law | Unknown | 1963-09-20 |
Series | Redigo | Unknown | 1963-09-24 |
Series | The Patty Duke Show | Unknown | 1963-09-18 |
Series | My Favorite Martian | Unknown | 1963-09-29 |
Series | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Unknown | 1963-10-10 |
Series | The Dick Van Dyke Show | Unknown | 1961-10-03 |
Movie | The Story of Ruth | Yomar | 1960-06-17 |
Series | Pete and Gladys | Unknown | 1960-09-19 |
Series | Route 66 | Unknown | 1960-10-07 |
Series | Rawhide | Unknown | 1959-01-09 |
Movie | Holiday for Lovers | Airplane steward | 1959-07-21 |
Movie | Zorro, the Avenger | Corporal Reyes | 1959-09-10 |
Movie | The Old Man and the Sea | Cafe Proprietor (uncredited) | 1958-10-07 |
Series | Peter Gunn | Unknown | 1958-09-22 |
Series | 77 Sunset Strip | Unknown | 1958-10-10 |
Series | Trackdown | Unknown | 1957-10-04 |
Series | Zorro | Caporale Reyes | 1957-10-10 |
Movie | Raiders of Old California | Pepe | 1957-11-01 |
Series | 26 Men | Unknown | 1957-11-01 |
Series | The Gale Storm Show | Unknown | 1956-09-29 |
Series | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Unknown | 1956-10-05 |
Series | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp | Unknown | 1955-09-06 |
Series | Frontier | Unknown | 1955-09-25 |
Series | Lassie | Unknown | 1954-09-12 |
Series | Adventures of Superman | Unknown | 1952-09-19 |
Series | The Adventures of Kit Carson | 1951-08-11 | |
Movie | Borderline | Deusik | 1950-03-01 |