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Arnold Diamond
Arnold Diamond in The Saint (1963)
Born(1915-04-18)18 April 1915
Died18 March 1992(1992-03-18) (aged 76)
Poole, Dorset, England[2]
Alma materRADA
OccupationActor

Arnold Diamond (18 April 1915 – 18 March 1992) was an English character actor, regularly cast in small parts on television such as in The Avengers 1967 episode entitled Who's Who when he played Krelmar.[3]

He graduated from RADA in 1936, and his stage work included the RSC, and three years in Agatha Christie's The Mousetrap in the West End (1954-1957).[4][5][6] In a long career, he was cast in a variety of roles, but frequently in 'foreigner' roles, and often as policemen.[7] Indeed, his most remembered role is probably that of Colonel Latignant in the 1960s ITC series The Saint with Roger Moore.[8] The character of Latignant was one of the few recurring characters in the series' long run.[9]

Towards the end of his career he appeared in the BBC comedy series In Sickness and in Health as Mr Rabinsky,[10] Alf Garnett's Jewish tight neighbour with a black hat and long beard.

Selected filmography

References

  1. ^ "Search Results for England & Wales Births 1837-2006 - findmypast.co.uk". search.findmypast.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Search Results for England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 - findmypast.co.uk". search.findmypast.co.uk.
  3. ^ "Arnold Diamond". Archived from the original on 12 March 2016.
  4. ^ "Arnold Diamond — RADA". www.rada.ac.uk.
  5. ^ "Arnold Diamond - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  6. ^ "Production of The Mousetrap - Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
  7. ^ "Arnold Diamond - Biography, Movie Highlights and Photos - AllMovie". AllMovie.
  8. ^ Chance, Norman (7 January 2011). Who was Who on TV. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 9781456824563 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ Condon, Paul (15 February 2018). 1001 TV Series: You Must Watch Before You Die. Octopus. ISBN 9781788400466 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ "In Sickness and in Health: Cast & Crew".