Don Diamond
Acting
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.
Born: June 4, 1921
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, USA
Known For
Tijuana Toads
Poncho and Toro turn their hunger pangs toward a certain grasshopper with attitude who sounds just like John Wayne!
Zorro, the Avenger
Masked crusader Zorro and his father, Don Alejandro, face off against mysterious despot The Eagle in a fight for control of old Spanish California.
Life with Lucy
Life With Lucy is an American sitcom starring Lucille Ball. The show ran on the ABC network in 1986 not on the CBS network as her previous shows had and unlike Ball's previous programs, it was a critical and ratings flop. Only eight out of the thirteen episodes that were filmed aired before ABC cancelled the series. It is the very last sitcom she starred in before her death in 1989.
Columbo
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.
Columbo
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.
Get Smart
Get Smart is an American comedy television series that satirizes the secret agent genre. Created by Mel Brooks with Buck Henry, the show stars Don Adams, Barbara Feldon, and Edward Platt. Henry said they created the show by request of Daniel Melnick, who was a partner, along with Leonard Stern and David Susskind, of the show's production company, Talent Associates, to capitalize on "the two biggest things in the entertainment world today"—James Bond and Inspector Clouseau. Brooks said: "It's an insane combination of James Bond and Mel Brooks comedy." This is the only Mel Brooks production to feature a laugh track. The success of the show eventually spawned the follow-up films The Nude Bomb and Get Smart, Again!, as well as a 1995 revival series and a 2008 film remake. In 2010, TV Guide ranked Get Smart's opening title sequence at No. 2 on its list of TV's Top 10 Credits Sequences, as selected by readers.
The Untouchables
Special Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptible agents battle organized crime in 1930s Chicago.
The Untouchables
Special Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptible agents battle organized crime in 1930s Chicago.
The Odd Couple
Felix and Oscar are two divorced men. Felix is neat and tidy while Oscar is sloppy and casual. They share a Manhattan apartment, and their different lifestyles inevitably lead to conflicts.
MacGyver
He's everyone's favorite action hero... but he's a hero with a difference. Angus MacGyver is a secret agent whose wits are his deadliest weapon. Armed with only a knapsack filled with everyday items he picks up along the way, he improvises his way out of every peril the bad guys throw at him. Making a bomb out of chewing gum? Fixing a speeding car's breaks... while he's riding in it? Using soda pop to cook up tear gas? That's all in a day's adventures for MacGyver. He's part Boy Scout, part genius. And all hero.
Filmography
as Man #2
as Trustee Lloyd
as Archbishop Fierro
as Papa Voytak
as Pepe, Maitre D'
as Giuseppe
as Local #2
as Lacey's Captain
as Sam
as Salvation Army Man
as Delivery Man # 1
as Sgt. Cameron
as Harry
as Printer
as Foster
as Police Officer (uncredited)
as Chauffeur
as Lt. Alvarez
as Coelho
as Maitre 'D
as Reporter #1
as Nano Zito
as 1st Workman
as Cook
as Toro (voice)
as Toro (voice)
as Duty Sergeant
as Sam
as Clerk
as Larry
as Portland Desk Clerk (uncredited)
as Toro (voice)
as DeGamez
as Toro (voice)
as Man at OTB
as Hernandez
as Gus
as Toro (voice)
as Pedro
as Clerk
as Sailor
as Messenger
as Miguel
as Dr. Tapia
as Dr. Escovito
as Moving Man
as Goldmouth
as The Bartender
as Border
as Diego
as Federale
as Crazy Cat
as Esteban
as Taxi Driver
as Paco
as Judge Gonzales
as Arturo
as Romeo
as Tony
as Yomar
as George Keeley
as Mob Pit Boss (uncredited)
as Corporal Reyes
as Airplane steward
as Mexican Cowhand
as Paco (uncredited)
as Tony
as Taxi driver (uncredited)
as Cafe Proprietor (uncredited)
as Caporal Reyes
as Pepe
as Corporal Reyes
as Corp. Reyes (uncredited)
as Lancer Hivarro (uncredited)
as Cpl. Reyes
as Corp. Reyes
as Sheriff
as Jones - Outlaw
as Stevens - Suspect (uncredited)
as Harry Fix
as Deusik
as Pedro Matinez