1. Donald Alan Diamond was an American radio, film, and television actor who portrayed "Crazy Cat", the sidekick and heir apparent to Chief Wild Eagle on the popular 1960s television sitcom, F Troop.
14 Facts About Don Diamond
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Don Diamond co-starred as "El Toro", the sidekick of Bill Williams' main character of Kit Carson in 105 episodes of the popular early television series, The Adventures of Kit Carson, from 1951 to 1955.
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Don Diamond was born in New York City on June 4,1921.
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Benjamin Diamond served in the United States Army in World War I and then became a prosperous clothing merchant.
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Benjamin and Ruth Diamond had another son, Neal, three years younger than Don, and a daughter, Muriel, nine years younger than Don.
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Don Diamond graduated from the University of Michigan, with a degree in drama supplemented by studies in Spanish.
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Don Diamond then enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps.
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Don Diamond studied Spanish further while he was stationed in the Southwest.
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Don Diamond played El Toro in The Adventures of Kit Carson syndicated television series.
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Don Diamond played Corporal Reyes on the Walt Disney television series Zorro and Crazy Cat on F Troop.
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Don Diamond appeared on more than 100 television shows and in many feature films.
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Don Diamond performed extensive voice-over work in commercials and cartoons, most notably as the voice of Toro in the DePatie-Freleng Enterprises cartoon series Tijuana Toads.
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On radio, Don Diamond was heard on the NBC crime drama Confession.
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Don Diamond died due to heart failure in Los Angeles, California, on June 19,2011, at age 90.