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Don Diamond

Don Diamond

Birthday: 1921-06-04 | Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA

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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1972
Hit Man

as    Nano Zito

1972
Frog Jog

as    Toro (voice)

1972
Flight to the Finish

as    Toro (voice)

1971
Snake in the Gracias

as    Toro (voice)

1971
The Egg and Ay-Yi-Yi!

as    Toro (voice)

1971
Fastest Tongue in the West

as    Toro (voice)

1970
Never on Thirsty

as    El Toro (voice)

1970
A Dopey Hacienda

as    Toro (voice)

1970
The Froggy Froggy Duo

as    Toro (voice)

1970
Hop and Chop

as    Toro (voice)

1969
Go for Croak

as    Toro (voice)

1969
A Pair of Greenbacks

as    Toro (voice)

1965
F Troop

as    Crazy Cat

1959
Zorro, the Avenger

as    Corporal Reyes

1958
The Old Man and the Sea

as    Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)

1950
Borderline

as    Deusik