Don Diamond
Acting
- Born
- June 4, 1921
- Died
- June 19, 2011
- Place of Birth
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Known For
- Мужской
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
Columbo
as Portland Desk Clerk (uncredited), as Larry
1971
MacGyver
as Archbishop Fierro
1985
L.A. Law
as Trustee Lloyd
1986
Adam-12
as Clerk, as Sailor
1968
The Rockford Files
as Coelho, as Lt. Alvarez
1974
Quincy, M.E.
as Printer
1976
Get Smart
as Goldmouth
1965
Hill Street Blues
1981
Lassie
1954
Cannon
1971
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
The Untouchables
as Mob Pit Boss (uncredited), as George Keeley
1959
The Wild Wild West
as The Bartender
1965
Newhart
1982
Rawhide
as Paco (uncredited), as Tony, as Mexican Cowhand
1959
The Big Valley
as Diego, as Federale, as Border
1965
The Lone Ranger
as Pedro Matinez
1949
Lou Grant
as Harry
1977
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
1964
Here's Lucy
as Pedro
1968
One Day at a Time
1975
The Odd Couple
as Man at OTB
1970
The High Chaparral
as Miguel
1967
77 Sunset Strip
as Taxi driver (uncredited)
1958
Zorro
as Corp. Reyes, as Corporal Reyes, as Cpl. Reyes, as Corp. Reyes (uncredited), as Lancer Hivarro (uncredited)
1957
The Streets of San Francisco
as Cook
1972
Peter Gunn
1958
That Girl
1966
Vega$
as Carney Hendricks
1978
My Favorite Martian
as Judge Gonzales
1963
Adventures of Superman
as Harry Fix
1952
Ellery Queen
as Police Officer (uncredited)
1975
WKRP in Cincinnati
as Delivery Man # 1
1978
The Hardy Boys / Nancy Drew Mysteries
1977
The Flying Nun
as Dr. Tapia, as Dr. Escovito
1967