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.
39 movies · 69 shows
The Kid with the Broken Halo
1982·6.7
Herbie Goes Bananas
1980·5.4
This Year's Blonde
1980·6.3
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979·0.0
The Toolbox Murders
1978·5.5
Shell Game
1975·4.5
Breezy
1973·6.8
Hit Man
1972·5.4
The Judge and Jake Wyler
1972·2.5
Frog Jog
1972·8.0
Flight to the Finish
1972·7.0
Croakus Pocus
1971·8.0
Serape Happy
1971·8.0
What's a Nice Girl Like You...?
1971·6.3
How to Steal an Airplane
1971·8.0
Fastest Tongue in the West
1971·8.0
A Leap in the Deep
1971·10.0
The Egg and Ay-Yi-Yi!
1971·8.0
Two Jumps and a Chump
1971·9.0
Mud Squad
1971·8.0
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
1971·6.3
Snake in the Gracias
1971·6.3
A Dopey Hacienda
1970·9.0
Never on Thirsty
1970·5.5
Hop and Chop
1970·9.0
The Froggy Froggy Duo
1970·9.0
Go for Croak
1969·10.0
A Pair of Greenbacks
1969·5.5
Viva Max!
1969·5.4
Tijuana Toads
1969·10.0
How Sweet It Is!
1968·6.9
Swingin' Along
1961·6.0
The Story of Ruth
1960·7.4
Zorro, the Avenger
1959·9.0
Holiday for Lovers
1959·6.3
The Old Man and the Sea
1958·6.5
Le Secret de Zorro
1958·0.0
Raiders of Old California
1957·5.4
Borderline
1950·5.6