Don Diamond

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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Breezy (1973)

A free-spirited young woman, Breezy, hitches a ride with an aging real estate salesman, Frank. Sensing that she just wants to use him he tries to have nothing to do with her. She's not that easy to shake, however, and over time a bond forms between them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clint Eastwood
CAST:  William Holden  •  Kay Lenz  •  Roger C. Carmel  •  Marj Dusay

A free-spirited young woman, Breezy, hitches a ride with an aging real estate salesman, Frank. Sensing that she just wants to use him he tries to have nothing to do with her. She's not that easy to shake, however, and over time a bond forms between them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Clint Eastwood
CAST:  William Holden  •  Kay Lenz  •  Roger C. Carmel  •  Marj Dusay

Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)

The adorable little VW helps its owners break up a counterfeiting ring in Mexico.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincent McEveety
CAST:  Cloris Leachman  •  Charles Martin Smith  •  Stephen W. Burns  •  Elyssa Davalos

The adorable little VW helps its owners break up a counterfeiting ring in Mexico.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vincent McEveety
CAST:  Cloris Leachman  •  Charles Martin Smith  •  Stephen W. Burns  •  Elyssa Davalos

Viva Max! (1969)

In order to prove his greatness to his unimpressed girlfriend, Mexican general Max takes a group of men across the border and recaptures the Alamo - international hijinks ensue!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerry Paris
CAST:  Peter Ustinov  •  Jonathan Winters  •  John Astin  •  Harry Morgan

In order to prove his greatness to his unimpressed girlfriend, Mexican general Max takes a group of men across the border and recaptures the Alamo - international hijinks ensue!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerry Paris
CAST:  Peter Ustinov  •  Jonathan Winters  •  John Astin  •  Harry Morgan

Holiday for Lovers (1959)

Clifton Webb as a strict, conservative father heads the cast of this 1959 comedy, about an American family vacationing in South America. Directed by Henry Levin, the film also features Jane Wyman, Jill St. John, Carol Lynley, Paul Henreid, Gary Crosby, Henny Backus ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Levin
CAST:  Clifton Webb  •  Jane Wyman  •  Jill St. John  •  Carol Lynley

Clifton Webb as a strict, conservative father heads the cast of this 1959 comedy, about an American family vacationing in South America. Directed by Henry Levin, the film also features Jane Wyman, Jill St. John, Carol Lynley, Paul Henreid, Gary Crosby, Henny Backus ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Levin
CAST:  Clifton Webb  •  Jane Wyman  •  Jill St. John  •  Carol Lynley

This Year's Blonde (1980)

First he seduced her. Then he made her a star. He was Johnny Hyde, 52-year-old agent, friend, lover. She was an unemployed starlet — destined to be America's greatest sex goddess. Theirs was a sizzling romance — torrid, touching, tragic.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Lloyd Bridges  •  Constance Forslund  •  Norman Fell  •  Vic Tayback

First he seduced her. Then he made her a star. He was Johnny Hyde, 52-year-old agent, friend, lover. She was an unemployed starlet — destined to be America's greatest sex goddess. Theirs was a sizzling romance — torrid, touching, tragic.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Erman
CAST:  Lloyd Bridges  •  Constance Forslund  •  Norman Fell  •  Vic Tayback

What's a Nice Girl Like You...? (1971)

A Bronx working girl is drawn into an elaborate extortion plot after being kidnapped by a gang of sophisticated con men who force her, because of her remarkable resemblance, to impersonate a wealthy socialite. Based on E.V. Cunningham's (Howard Fast's) novel, "Shirley."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerry Paris
CAST:  Brenda Vaccaro  •  Jack Warden  •  Roddy McDowall  •  Jo Anne Worley

A Bronx working girl is drawn into an elaborate extortion plot after being kidnapped by a gang of sophisticated con men who force her, because of her remarkable resemblance, to impersonate a wealthy socialite. Based on E.V. Cunningham's (Howard Fast's) novel, "Shirley."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jerry Paris
CAST:  Brenda Vaccaro  •  Jack Warden  •  Roddy McDowall  •  Jo Anne Worley

Hit Man (1972)

Bernie Casey portrays Tyrone and Pamela Grier plays a sultry skin-flick star in this first Americanized remake of the iconic Michael Caine action film Get Carter. From Watts to the West Side, from porno parlors to a high-rise, from motel dives to a crime kingpin’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Armitage
CAST:  Bernie Casey  •  Pam Grier  •  Lisa Moore  •  Bhetty Waldron

Bernie Casey portrays Tyrone and Pamela Grier plays a sultry skin-flick star in this first Americanized remake of the iconic Michael Caine action film Get Carter. From Watts to the West Side, from porno parlors to a high-rise, from motel dives to a crime kingpin’s ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  George Armitage
CAST:  Bernie Casey  •  Pam Grier  •  Lisa Moore  •  Bhetty Waldron

Mrs. Pollifax — Spy (1971)

Mrs. Emily Pollifax of New Jersey goes to the CIA to volunteer for spy duty, being in her own opinion, expendable now that the children are grown and she's widowed. And being just what the department needed (someone who looks and acts completely unlike a spy), ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie H. Martinson
CAST:  Rosalind Russell  •  Darren McGavin  •  Nehemiah Persoff  •  Harold Gould

Mrs. Emily Pollifax of New Jersey goes to the CIA to volunteer for spy duty, being in her own opinion, expendable now that the children are grown and she's widowed. And being just what the department needed (someone who looks and acts completely unlike a spy), ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Leslie H. Martinson
CAST:  Rosalind Russell  •  Darren McGavin  •  Nehemiah Persoff  •  Harold Gould

Borderline (1950)

Two undercover agents infiltrate a drug-smuggling ring in Mexico, thee find them selves falling in love with each other. Neither is aware of the other's identity As they decide to make a run for the border.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Seiter
CAST:  Fred MacMurray  •  Claire Trevor  •  Raymond Burr  •  José Torvay

Two undercover agents infiltrate a drug-smuggling ring in Mexico, thee find them selves falling in love with each other. Neither is aware of the other's identity As they decide to make a run for the border.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Seiter
CAST:  Fred MacMurray  •  Claire Trevor  •  Raymond Burr  •  José Torvay

Raiders of Old California (1957)

A villainous cavalry officer is trying to force the owner of a hacienda to give him his land when a courageous settler comes to the rescue.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Albert C. Gannaway
CAST:  Jim Davis  •  Arleen Whelan  •  Faron Young  •  Lee Van Cleef

A villainous cavalry officer is trying to force the owner of a hacienda to give him his land when a courageous settler comes to the rescue.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Albert C. Gannaway
CAST:  Jim Davis  •  Arleen Whelan  •  Faron Young  •  Lee Van Cleef

Swingin' Along (1961)

An amateur tunesmith and a con man pool their resources in order to win first prize in a songwriting contest.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Barton
CAST:  Tommy Noonan  •  Peter Marshall  •  Barbara Eden  •  Ray Charles

An amateur tunesmith and a con man pool their resources in order to win first prize in a songwriting contest.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Barton
CAST:  Tommy Noonan  •  Peter Marshall  •  Barbara Eden  •  Ray Charles

The Story of Ruth (1960)

Ruth is an unusual character in the Bible. First she's a female protagonist, one of a select few there. Secondly her story gets its own book in the Old Testament, a short item of only four chapters. Lastly she's the first non-Hebrew protagonist in the Bible since ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Koster
CAST:  Stuart Whitman  •  Tom Tryon  •  Peggy Wood  •  Viveca Lindfors

Ruth is an unusual character in the Bible. First she's a female protagonist, one of a select few there. Secondly her story gets its own book in the Old Testament, a short item of only four chapters. Lastly she's the first non-Hebrew protagonist in the Bible since ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Koster
CAST:  Stuart Whitman  •  Tom Tryon  •  Peggy Wood  •  Viveca Lindfors

The Old Man and the Sea (1958)

Santiago is an aging, down-on-his-luck, Cuban fisherman who, after catching nothing for nearly 3 months, hooks a huge Marlin and struggles to land it far out in the Gulf Stream.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Sturges
CAST:  Spencer Tracy  •  Felipe Pazos  •  Harry Bellaver  •  Don Diamond

Santiago is an aging, down-on-his-luck, Cuban fisherman who, after catching nothing for nearly 3 months, hooks a huge Marlin and struggles to land it far out in the Gulf Stream.  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Sturges
CAST:  Spencer Tracy  •  Felipe Pazos  •  Harry Bellaver  •  Don Diamond

The Judge and Jake Wyler (1972)

A retired lady judge runs a private detective agency with a charming ex-con as her leg man and various parolees helping in the day-to-day operation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lowell Rich
CAST:  Bette Davis  •  Doug McClure  •  Eric Braeden  •  Joan Van Ark

A retired lady judge runs a private detective agency with a charming ex-con as her leg man and various parolees helping in the day-to-day operation.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lowell Rich
CAST:  Bette Davis  •  Doug McClure  •  Eric Braeden  •  Joan Van Ark

The Toolbox Murders (1978)

No one is safe when a killer, wielding the deadly contents of his toolbox, methodically stalks his prey.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dennis Donnelly
CAST:  Cameron Mitchell  •  Pamelyn Ferdin  •  Wesley Eure  •  Aneta Corsaut

No one is safe when a killer, wielding the deadly contents of his toolbox, methodically stalks his prey.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dennis Donnelly
CAST:  Cameron Mitchell  •  Pamelyn Ferdin  •  Wesley Eure  •  Aneta Corsaut

Zorro, the Avenger (1959)

Masked crusader Zorro and his father, Don Alejandro, face off against mysterious despot The Eagle in a fight for control of old Spanish California.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Barton
CAST:  Guy Williams  •  Charles Korvin  •  Henry Calvin  •  Gene Sheldon

Masked crusader Zorro and his father, Don Alejandro, face off against mysterious despot The Eagle in a fight for control of old Spanish California.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Barton
CAST:  Guy Williams  •  Charles Korvin  •  Henry Calvin  •  Gene Sheldon

Tijuana Toads (1969)

Poncho and Toro turn their hunger pangs toward a certain grasshopper with attitude who sounds just like John Wayne!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hawley Pratt
CAST:  John Byner  •  Don Diamond  •  Tom Holland

Poncho and Toro turn their hunger pangs toward a certain grasshopper with attitude who sounds just like John Wayne!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hawley Pratt
CAST:  John Byner  •  Don Diamond  •  Tom Holland

A Pair of Greenbacks (1969)

When Pancho and Toro caught the El Kukaracha, they thought they would share it for breakfast tomorrow, but when they're asleep, one of them would sneak to the breakfast and eat it themselves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Davis
CAST:  Tom Holland  •  Don Diamond

When Pancho and Toro caught the El Kukaracha, they thought they would share it for breakfast tomorrow, but when they're asleep, one of them would sneak to the breakfast and eat it themselves.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Arthur Davis
CAST:  Tom Holland  •  Don Diamond

Go for Croak (1969)

A clumsy bird named Crazylegs Crane is chasing Toro and Pancho for a meal. When the two frogs arrive to the room full of bottles containing nitroglycerine in the small house, the two frogs thought they could trick the bird by pretending to drink it by filling empty ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hawley Pratt
CAST:  Don Diamond  •  Tom Holland  •  Larry D. Mann

A clumsy bird named Crazylegs Crane is chasing Toro and Pancho for a meal. When the two frogs arrive to the room full of bottles containing nitroglycerine in the small house, the two frogs thought they could trick the bird by pretending to drink it by filling empty ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hawley Pratt
CAST:  Don Diamond  •  Tom Holland  •  Larry D. Mann

The Froggy Froggy Duo (1970)

While Pancho and El Toro are vacationing in Acapulco, a nearby hotel cook is desperate to find some frog legs to cook for the visiting French ambassador. But where is he going to find frog legs in Acapulco?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hawley Pratt
CAST:  Don Diamond  •  Tom Holland  •  Marvin Miller

While Pancho and El Toro are vacationing in Acapulco, a nearby hotel cook is desperate to find some frog legs to cook for the visiting French ambassador. But where is he going to find frog legs in Acapulco?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hawley Pratt
CAST:  Don Diamond  •  Tom Holland  •  Marvin Miller
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