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.
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). In a long career, he was cast in a variety of roles, but frequently in 'foreigner' roles, and often as policemen. Indeed, his most remembered role is probably that of Colonel Latignant in the 1960s ITC series The Saint with Roger Moore. The character of Latignant was one of the few recurring characters in the series' long run.
Towards the end of his career he appeared in the BBC comedy series In Sickness and in Health as Mr Rabinsky, Alf Garnett's Jewish tight neighbour with a black hat and long beard.
Selected filmography
Snowbound (1948) - Italian Hotel Guest (uncredited) The Spider and the Fly (1949) - Police Officer (uncredited) Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) - Emmanuel Goldstein Cairo Road (1950) - Police Major Circle of Danger (1951) - Geronimo's Waiter (uncredited) Mantrap (1953) - Alphonse South of Algiers (1953) - Spahi Officer Forbidden Cargo (1954) - French Customs Officer (uncredited) Five Days (1954) - Perkins (uncredited) The Constant Husband (1955) - Car Loan Manager (uncredited) Othello (1956) - Iago (English version, voice) The Hideout (1956) - Zacki Time Without Pity (1957) - Third Journalist Don Quixote (1957) - Don Quixote (English version, voice, uncredited) The Duke Wore Jeans (1958) - MC Dunkirk (1958) - Constable (uncredited) The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) - Molke Carry On Sergeant (1958) - Fifth Specialist Bobbikins (1959) - LeFarge Hand in Hand (1960) - Mr. Mathias Carry On Constable (1960) - Chief Constable (voice, uncredited) The Hands of Orlac (1960) - Dresser (uncredited) The Man Who Was Nobody (1960) - Eddie The Breaking Point (1961) - Telling The Frightened City (1961) - Moffat It's Trad, Dad! (1962) - TV Panelist Two Letter Alibi (1962) - Ballistics Expert Masters of Venus (1962) - Imos The Switch (1963) - Jean Lecraze Paranoiac (1963) - Publican Maniac (1963) - Janiello Return from the Ashes (1965) - Neighbour A Man Could Get Killed (1966) - Milo The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966) - Agent in Water Wagon The Vulture (1966) - (uncredited) Casino Royale (1967) - Russian Officer (uncredited) The Anniversary (1968) - Headwaiter The Girl on a Motorcycle (1968) - French Customs Officer Isadora (1968) - (uncredited) The File of the Golden Goose (1969) - Pollard The Best House in London (1969) - Charles Dickens The Italian Job (1969) - Senior Computer Room Official Run a Crooked Mile (1969, TV Movie) - Swiss News Agent Doppelgänger (1969) - Paris EuroSEC Representative (uncredited) All the Way Up (1970) - Manager 'Bella Capri' Zeppelin (1971) - Major Proudfoot Puppet on a Chain (1971) - Coroner (uncredited) Fiddler on the Roof (1971) - Moishe Madame Sin (1972) - Lengetti Young Winston (1972) - Officer (uncredited) The Alf Garnett Saga (1972) - Policeman Our Miss Fred (1972) - German C.O. Steptoe and Son (1973) - 'The Party' Christmas Special Don't Just Lie There, Say Something! (1974) - Priest The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones (1976) - Noisy Reveller March or Die (1977) - Husband Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978) - Douvier's Board member Quincy's Quest (1979) - Manager The Great Riviera Bank Robbery (1979) - Town Hall Man Avalanche Express (1979) - (uncredited) Omen III: The Final Conflict (1981) - Astronomer Venom (1981) - Head Waiter Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (1986) - Dr. Markov
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