Person Details

Birthday: 1921-06-04 18:16:27

Death: 2011-06-19 18:16:27

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Brooklyn, New York United States

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Movie Involvements: 28

TV Involvements: 20


Most Famous Work

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.

Most Famous Work

Columbo
Average
8

Columbo

(1971) Larry
The Big Valley
Average
6

The Big Valley

(1965) Federale
Rawhide
Average
7

Rawhide

(1959) Paco (uncredited)
The High Chaparral
Average
7

The High Chaparral

(1967) Miguel
The Lone Ranger
Average
7

The Lone Ranger

(1949) Pedro Matinez
The Rockford Files
Average
7

The Rockford Files

(1974) Lt. Alvarez
L.A. Law
Average
7

L.A. Law

(1986) Trustee Lloyd
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Average
5

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
1986 Man #2
Trustee Lloyd
1983 N/A
1982 N/A
Giuseppe
1981 N/A
N/A
N/A
1980 Local #2
Lacey's Captain
1979 Self
1978 Salvation Army Man
N/A
Delivery Man # 1
Sgt. Cameron
1977 N/A
1976 N/A
1975 N/A
Chauffeur
1974 Coelho
Lt. Alvarez
1973 Maitre 'D
N/A
Reporter #1
1972 Nano Zito
1st Workman
N/A
Toro (voice)
Toro (voice)
1971 Toro (voice)
Toro (voice)
Duty Sergeant
Sam
Larry
N/A
Toro (voice)
Toro (voice)
Toro (voice)
Toro (voice)
Toro (voice)
DeGamez
Toro (voice)
1970 Toro (voice)
N/A
Man at OTB
El Toro (voice)
Toro (voice)
Toro (voice)
1969 Toro (voice)
Toro (voice)
Hernandez
Toro (voice)
1968 N/A
1967 Miguel
N/A
N/A
1966 N/A
1965 N/A
The Bartender
Diego
Federale
Border
Crazy Cat
Taxi Driver
Esteban
1964 N/A
1963 Paco
N/A
N/A
Romeo
N/A
1961 N/A
Tony
1960 N/A
N/A
Yomar
1959 Corporal Reyes
Airplane steward
Paco (uncredited)
Mexican Cowhand
1958 N/A
Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
N/A
1957 Pepe
N/A
Corp. Reyes (uncredited)
Lancer Hivarro (uncredited)
Corporal Reyes
Sheriff
N/A
1956 Jones - Outlaw
Cota
N/A
1955 N/A
N/A
1954 N/A
1952 N/A
1951 N/A
1950 Deusik
1949 Pedro Matinez
Year Character Movie/Tv

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