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Don Diamond
Actor
Died June 19, 2011 (90 years)
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
| 1987 | Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Heigh-Ho · as Corporal Reyes |
| 1986 | L.A. Law (TV Series) · as Trustee Lloyd |
| 1986 | Life with Lucy (TV Series) · as Man #2 |
| 1985 | MacGyver (TV Series) · as Archbishop |
| 1984 | 1st & Ten (TV Series) · as Papa Voytak |
| 1982 | The Kid with the Broken Halo · as Giuseppe |
| 1982 | Newhart (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1981 | Dynasty (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1981 | Hill Street Blues (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1980 | Herbie Goes Bananas · as Local #2 |
| 1978 | Dallas (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1978 | WKRP in Cincinnati (TV Series) · as Delivery Man # 1 |
| 1978 | Vega$ (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1978 | The White Shadow (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1978 | The Toolbox Murders · as Sgt. Cameron |
| 1977 | Lou Grant (TV Series) · as Harry |
| 1977 | The Hardy Boys Nancy Drew Mysteries (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1977 | Lucan (TV Series) · as Passenger |
| 1976 | Most Wanted (TV Series) · as Customs Officer |
| 1976 | Quincy, M.E. (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1975 | Ellery Queen (TV Series) · as Police Officer |
| 1975 | One Day at a Time (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1975 | Shell Game · as Chauffeur |
| 1974 | The Rockford Files (TV Series) · as Lt. Alvarez |
| 1974 | Devlin (TV Series) · as Additional Voices |
| 1974 | Chico and the Man (TV Series) · as Second Delivery Man |
| 1973 | Breezy · as Maitre 'D |
| 1973 | Barnaby Jones (TV Series) · as Sheriff |
| 1973 | Police Story (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1973 | Hawkins (TV Series) · as Reporter #1 |
| 1972 | Hit Man · as Nano Zito |
| 1972 | Pete 'n' Tillie · as Policeman |
| 1972 | Flight to the Finish · as Toro (voice) |
| 1972 | Frog Jog · as Toro (voice) |
| 1972 | The Streets of San Francisco (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1972 | Emergency! (TV Series) · as Foreman |
| 1971 | Mrs. Pollifax-Spy · as DeGamez |
| 1971 | Two Jumps and a Chump · as Toro (voice) |
| 1971 | Snake in the Gracias · as Toro (voice) |
| 1971 | Croakus Pocus · as Toro (voice) |
| 1971 | Mud Squad · as Toro (voice) |
| 1971 | A Leap in the Deep · as Toro (voice) |
| 1971 | Fastest Tongue in the West · as Toro (voice) |
| 1971 | Serape Happy · as Toro (voice) |
| 1971 | The Egg and Ay-Yi-Yi! · as Toro (voice) |
| 1971 | Columbo (TV Series) · as Larry |
| 1971 | Cannon (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1970 | Hop and Chop · as Toro (voice) |
| 1970 | The Froggy Froggy Duo · as Toro (voice) |
| 1970 | Never on Thirsty · as El Toro (voice) |
| 1970 | A Dopey Hacienda · as Toro (voice) |
| 1970 | The Odd Couple (TV Series) · as Man at OTB |
| 1969 | Viva Max · as Hernandez |
| 1969 | Go for Croak · as Toro (voice) |
| 1969 | A Pair of Greenbacks · as Toro (voice) |
| 1969 | The Pink Panther Show (1969) (TV Series) · as Fatso |
| 1969 | Love, American Style (TV Series) · as Gus (segment "Love and the Optimist") |
| 1969 | The Tijuana Toads (TV Series) · as Toro |
| 1968 | How Sweet It Is! · as Bartender |
| 1968 | The Jim Nabors Hour (TV Series) · as actor |
| 1968 | Here's Lucy (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1968 | It Takes a Thief (TV Series) · as Messenger |
| 1968 | Adam-12 (TV Series) · as Clerk |
| 1967 | The High Chaparral (TV Series) · as Miguel |
| 1967 | Good Morning, World (TV Series) · as Moving Man |
| 1967 | The Flying Nun (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1966 | Mission: Impossible (TV Series) · as Det. Fred White |
| 1966 | That Girl (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1965 | The Wild Wild West (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1965 | The Big Valley (TV Series) · as Diego |
| 1965 | Get Smart (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1965 | F Troop (TV Series) · as Crazy Cat |
| 1964 | The Carpetbaggers · as Gambler |
| 1964 | Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1963 | Irma la Douce · as Man with Samples |
| 1963 | Fun in Acapulco · as Waiter |
| 1963 | My Favorite Martian (TV Series) · as Judge Gonzales |
| 1963 | The Patty Duke Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1963 | Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV Series) · as Paco |
| 1961 | Man-Trap · as Mexican Border Guard |
| 1961 | Swingin' Along · as Unknown |
| 1961 | The Dick Van Dyke Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1960 | The Story of Ruth · as Yomar |
| 1960 | Route 66 (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1959 | Rawhide (TV Series) · as Mexican Cowhand |
| 1959 | The Untouchables (TV Series) · as George Keeley |
| 1958 | Fräulein · as Russian Soldier |
| 1958 | 77 Sunset Strip (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1958 | Peter Gunn (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1958 | The Old Man and the Sea · as Cafe Proprietor (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Raiders of Old California · as Pepe |
| 1957 | Omar Khayyam · as Trooper Captain |
| 1957 | |
| 1957 | Trackdown (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1957 | Zorro (1957) (TV Series) · as Corporal Reyes |
| 1956 | The Gale Storm Show (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie (TV Series) · as Espinosa |
| 1956 | Zane Grey Theater (TV Series) · as Cota |
| 1955 | The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1954 | Lassie (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1952 | Death Valley Days (TV Series) · as Jim Robbins |
| 1952 | Adventures of Superman (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Kit Carson (TV Series) · as Unknown |
| 1950 | Borderline · as Deusik |
| 1950 | The Jack Benny Program (TV Series) · as Sy's Cousin |
| 1949 | The Lone Ranger (TV Series) · as Pedro Matinez |