- Bobby Diamond
Infobox actor
name = Bobby Diamond
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birthdate = birth date |1943|8|23
location = Los Angeles,California , USA
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birthname = Robert Leroy Diamond
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occupation =Attorney Actor : "Fury" (NBC )
"The Nanette Fabray Show ", NBC
"The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis " (CBS )
spouse =Divorce d from Tara Parker Diamond (born 1960)
children = Two sons, Robert A. Diamond and Jesse Diamond [ [http://find.intelius.com/search-summary-out.php?ReportType=1&searchform=name Intelius People Search - Public Records, Background Checks & More ] ]Bobby Diamond, also known as Robert Leroy Diamond (born
August 23 ,1943 , in Los Angeles), is aCalifornia civil andcriminal law attorney who was a child star and young-adultactor , mostly in the 1950s and 1960s. He is best remembered after nearly a half-century for his role as theorphan ed Joey Clark Newton in thetelevision series "Fury", which ran onNBC with new episodes fromOctober 15 ,1955 throughMarch 19 ,1960 . [ [http://www.goatview.com/october15fury.htm October 15 - Saint Theresa of Avila, Bobby Diamond and Fury ] ] In 1961, Diamond appeared as "Buddy" in NBC'ssituation comedy "The Nanette Fabray Show ". He was thereafter cast in 1962-1963 asDobie Gillis 'scousin , Duncan "Dunky" Gillis, for seven episodes of the final season ofCBS 's "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis ", starringDwayne Hickman . [ [http://brokenwheelranch.com/bobbydiamond.htm Bobby Diamond" ] ]In "Fury", Diamond's character Joey, who had run afoul of the law, befriends a handsome wild black
stallion and lives on the Broken WheelRanch in California with his widowed and presumably adopted father, Jim Newton, played by Peter Graves. Newton's wife and son had been killed by a drunk driver. [ [http://www.tv.com/bobby-diamond/person/65081/summary.html Bobby Diamond - TV.com ] ] Joey called Jim by his first name but in time looked upon him as a father. The latecharacter actor William Fawcett played the housekeeper and ranch hand Pete Wilkey. [ [http://brokenwheelranch.com/pete.htm William Fawcett" ] ] The popular series, which ran on Saturdaymorning s, was subtitled: "The Story of aHorse and the Boy Who Loves Him." "Fury" reruns continued on the network untilSeptember 3 ,1966 , and later in syndication under the name "Black Stallion". [http://www.classicmoviekids.com/diamondbobby.htm; http://www.fiftiesweb.com/tv/fury.htm]In 1964, Diamond graduated from Ulysses S. Grant High School in the
San Fernando Valley , then located in Van Nuys but now in Valley Glen. He has two sons, Gary and Jesse, from a previousmarriage to Tara Parker. [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0224593/bio Bobby Diamond - Biography ] ] His interest in the law was spurred by his efforts to procure a student draft deferment during theVietnam War . He obtained hisbachelor of arts degree fromCalifornia State University, Northridge , then known as San Fernando Valley State College. He received hisJuris Doctor degree from theUniversity of West Los Angeles , then known as the San Fernando Valley College of Law in Woodland Hills. OnJanuary 5 ,1972 , Diamond was admitted to the California bar and soon commenced the practice of law in Los Angeles. He resides in Woodland Hills. [ [http://brokenwheelranch.com/bobbydiamond.htm Bobby Diamond" ] ]As a boy, Diamond appeared in the
film s "Vaquero" (1953), "Americano" (1955), and "Man With a Gun" (1958). In 1965, he starred in the British film "Billie", starringPatty Duke as atomboy whose strait-laced father, portrayed byJim Backus , is running formayor . [ [http://brokenwheelranch.com/bobbydiamond.htm Bobby Diamond" ] ]Over the years, Diamond appeared in dozens of television series, including "The Fugitive" with
David Janssen and "The Rebel" starring Nick Adams, both on ABC, "The Loretta Young Show " and "Father Knows Best ", both then on NBC. He also appeared in episodes of NBC's "Wagon Train " and CBS's "The Twilight Zone ", "The Andy Griffith Show ", and "Mr. Ed ". He starred withRobert Bray , who portrayedforest ranger Corey Stuart, in three episodes of CBS's "Lassie" between 1965 and 1967. Diamond's last role was inGary Cole 's "Midnight Caller " program on NBC in 1990. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0224593/; http://www.starpulse.com/Actors/Diamond,_Bobby/index.html]On
October 21 ,2000 , Diamond was among the honorees at amovie ranch , Iverson's, near Chatsworth in the San Fernando Valley, [ [http://ponderosascenery.homestead.com/iverson.html Iverson Ranch ] ] where he left his signature, handprints, and bootprints in the courtyard. Iverson's is dedicated to preserving the history of film and television Westerns. [ [http://www.celebhost.net/stevestevens/iverson.html Official Steve Stevens Website - Iverson's Movie Ranch ] ]References
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