Don Diamond
ActingAlso Known As
Donald Alan 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.
Movies
(38 total)
Herbie Goes Bananas
as Local #2
The Old Man and the Sea
as Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
Breezy
as Maitre 'D
The Toolbox Murders
as Sgt. Cameron
The Story of Ruth
as Yomar
Borderline
as Deusik
Hit Man
as Nano Zito
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
as DeGamez
Zorro, the Avenger
as Corporal Reyes
Viva Max!
as Hernandez
Holiday for Lovers
as Airplane steward
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
as Duty Sergeant
Shell Game
as Chauffeur
This Year's Blonde
as Lacey's Captain
The Kid with the Broken Halo
as Giuseppe
The Judge and Jake Wyler
as 1st Workman
Tijuana Toads
as Toro (voice)
Swingin' Along
as Tony
TV Shows
(91 total)
MacGyver
as Archbishop Fierro
Columbo
as Larry
Columbo
as Portland Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Get Smart
as Goldmouth
Zorro
as Corporal Reyes
Zorro
as Corp. Reyes (uncredited)
Zorro
as Lancer Hivarro (uncredited)
Zorro
as Cpl. Reyes
Zorro
as Corp. Reyes
The Untouchables
as George Keeley
The Untouchables
as Mob Pit Boss (uncredited)
The Rockford Files
as Lt. Alvarez
The Rockford Files
as Coelho
Quincy, M.E.
as Printer
WKRP in Cincinnati
as Delivery Man # 1