Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1921-06-04
Day of Death
2011-06-19
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Don Diamond
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 (38)
The Kid with the Broken Halo
1982
Herbie Goes Bananas
1980
This Year's Blonde
1980
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979
The Toolbox Murders
1978
Shell Game
1975
Breezy
1973
Hit Man
1972
The Judge and Jake Wyler
1972
Frog Jog
1972Flight to the Finish
1972
Croakus Pocus
1971Serape Happy
1971
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
1971
