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Don Diamond

Profession
Acting
Born
June 4, 1921 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died
June 19, 2011

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.

Known for

MacGyver poster
MacGyver
Series · 1985 · ★ 7.7
Columbo poster
Columbo
Series · 1971 · ★ 8.1
Get Smart poster
Get Smart
Series · 1965 · ★ 8.0
Herbie Goes Bananas poster
Herbie Goes Bananas
Film · 1980 · ★ 5.4
Zorro poster
Zorro
Series · 1957 · ★ 7.6
The Old Man and the Sea poster
The Old Man and the Sea
Film · 1958 · ★ 6.5
Breezy poster
Breezy
Film · 1973 · ★ 6.8
The Untouchables poster
The Untouchables
Series · 1959 · ★ 8.0
Dynasty poster
Dynasty
Series · 1981 · ★ 6.5
The Rockford Files poster
The Rockford Files
Series · 1974 · ★ 7.6
Hill Street Blues poster
Hill Street Blues
Series · 1981 · ★ 7.6
The Toolbox Murders poster
The Toolbox Murders
Film · 1978 · ★ 5.5

Filmography