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Don Diamond

Don Diamond

Acting • 1921-06-04 • 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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Zorro7.6

Zorro

1957

F Troop6.2

F Troop

1965

Newhart7.2

Newhart

1982

The Adventures of Kit Carson6.0

The Adventures of Kit Carson

1951

My Favorite Martian6.2

My Favorite Martian

1963

Borderline5.6

Borderline

1950

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