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| name=Robert Leroy "Bobby" Diamond​<br>

| name=Robert Leroy "Bobby" Diamond​<br>

(California attorney and former child actor on NBC's ''Fury'' and ''The Nanette Fabray Show'' and CBS'<br> ''The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis''

(California attorney and former child actor on NBC's ''Fury'' and ''The Nanette Fabray Show'' and CBS'<br> ''The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis'')

| birth_date=August 23, 1943​

| birth_date=August 23, 1943​

| birth_place=[[Los Angeles]], [[California]], [[United States|USA]]​

| birth_place=[[Los Angeles]], [[California]], [[United States|USA]]​

==Background==

==Background==

Diamond was spotted in Los Angeles in 1955 by a talent scout and was subsequently cast on ''Fury.'' ​He graduated in 1964 from Ulysses S. Grant High School in the San Fernando Valley, then located in Van Nuys but now in Valley Glen. He had two sons, Robert A. Diamond and Jesse Diamond, from a previous marriage to Tara Lynn Parker, who is seventeen years younger than Diamond and like Diamond shared an interst in a gymnastics.<ref name=diamondbio>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0224593/bio|title=Bobby Diamond – Biography|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=March 27, 2020}}</ref>  

Diamond was spotted in Los Angeles in 1955 by a talent scout and was subsequently cast on ''Fury.'' ​He graduated in 1964 from Ulysses S. Grant High School in the San Fernando Valley, then located in Van Nuys but now in Valley Glen. He had two sons, Robert A. Diamond and Jesse Diamond, from a previous marriage to Tara Lynn Parker, who is seventeen years younger than Diamond and like Diamond shared an interest in a gymnastics.<ref name=diamondbio>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0224593/bio|title=Bobby Diamond – Biography|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=March 27, 2020}}</ref>  

His interest in the law was spurred by his efforts to procure a student draft deferment during the [[Vietnam War]]. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University, Northridge, then known as San Fernando Valley State College. In 1970, he received his [[Juris Doctor]]ate from the University of West Los Angeles, then known as the San Fernando Valley College of Law in Woodland Hills. On January 5, 1972, Diamond was admitted to the California bar<ref>{{cite web|url=http://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/LicenseeSearch/QuickSearch?FreeText=Robert+Leroy+Diamond&SoundsLike=false|title=CA State Bar Records|publisher=albar.ca.gov|date=March 27, 2020}}</ref> and soon commenced the practice of law in Los Angeles. He resided in Newberry Park in Ventura County at the time of his admission to the bar. His clients included former child actor Paul Petersen (born 1945) on ''[[The Donna Reed Show]]'' and Kelsey Grammer (born 1955) of NBC's ''Cheers'' and ''Frasier.''<ref name=hreporter/>

His interest in the law was spurred by his efforts to procure a student draft deferment during the [[Vietnam War]]. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University, Northridge, then known as San Fernando Valley State College. In 1970, he received his [[Juris Doctor]]ate from the University of West Los Angeles, then known as the San Fernando Valley College of Law in Woodland Hills. On January 5, 1972, Diamond was admitted to the California bar<ref>{{cite web|url=http://members.calbar.ca.gov/fal/LicenseeSearch/QuickSearch?FreeText=Robert+Leroy+Diamond&SoundsLike=false|title=CA State Bar Records|publisher=albar.ca.gov|date=March 27, 2020}}</ref> and soon commenced the practice of law in Los Angeles. He resided in Newberry Park in Ventura County at the time of his admission to the bar. His clients included former child actor Paul Petersen (born 1945) on ''[[The Donna Reed Show]]'' and Kelsey Grammer (born 1955) of NBC's ''Cheers'' and ''Frasier.''<ref name=hreporter/>

==''Fury'' television series==

==''Fury'' television series==

Diamond's character, Joey, had run afoul of the law, befriended a handsome wild black stallion, and lived on the Broken Wheel Ranch in California with his widowed and adopted father, Jim Newton, portrayed by Peter Graves (1926-2010), later known for his roles on ''Mission: Impossible'' and ''[[Seventh Heaven]].'' In the story line, Newton's wife and son had been killed by a drunk driver.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/bobby-diamond/person/65081/summary.html|title=Bobby Diamond|publisher=TV.com|accessdate=March 27, 2020}}</ref><ref name=hreporter/>

Diamond's character, Joey, had run afoul of the law, befriended a handsome wild black stallion, and lived on the Broken Wheel Ranch in California with his widowed and adopted father, Jim Newton, portrayed by Peter Graves (1926-2010), later known for his roles on ''Mission: Impossible'' and ''[[Seventh Heaven]].'' In the story line, Newton's wife and son had been killed by a drunk driver.<ref name=hreporter/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/bobby-diamond/person/65081/summary.html|title=Bobby Diamond|publisher=TV.com|accessdate=March 27, 2020}}</ref>

Joey called Jim by his first name but in time looked upon him as a father. Character actor William Fawcett (1894-1974), who held a [[Ph.D.]], played the housekeeper and top ranch hand, Pete Wilkey, remembered for his tone of voice.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0269514/|title=William Fawcett|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=March 27, 2020}}</ref>  Fawcett was the veteran of many westerns on both television and in motion picutures. ​

Joey called Jim by his first name but in time looked upon him as a father. Character actor William Fawcett (1894-1974), who held a [[Ph.D.]], played the housekeeper and top ranch hand, Pete Wilkey, remembered for his tone of voice.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0269514/|title=William Fawcett|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=March 27, 2020}}</ref>  Fawcett was the veteran of many westerns on both television and in motion picutures. ​

==Attempted entry into films==

==Attempted entry into films==

 

Guided by his mother, Pearl Diamond (1924-2010),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142130351/pearl-diamond#view-photo=196137022|title=Pearl Diamond|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=March 29, 2020}}</ref> a Los Angeles homemaker, Diamond made his way into such films as ''The Greatest Show on Earth'' (1952), ''Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'' (1953), ''3 Ring Circus'' (1954), and ,,To Hell and Back,, (1955). He was cast in the lead role in the 1962 film ''Airborne,'' as Eddie Slocom, a naive, country boy who wants to join the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division. ''Airborne'' follows the course of his training to become a paratrooper. The film was was moderately well-received by the public, but critics considered it contrived with a highly predictable story line, and it remains today almost unknown. ''Airborne'' was his only lead role in a film, his only other film appearances were in supporting roles in the 1965 Patty Duke (1946-2016) comedy film, ''Billie,'' and the 1981 slasher film, ''Scream.''​<ref name=hreporter/>

Guided by his mother, Pearl Diamond (1924-2010),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142130351/pearl-diamond#view-photo=196137022|title=Pearl Diamond|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=March 29, 2020}}</ref> a Los Angeles homemaker, Diamond made his way into such films as ''The Greatest Show on Earth'' (1952), ''Gentlemen Prefer Blondes'' (1953), ''3 Ring Circus'' (1954), and ,,To Hell and Back,, (1955). He was cast in the lead role in the 1962 film ''Airborne,'' as Eddie Slocom, a naive, country boy who wants to join the U.S. 82nd Airborne Division. ''Airborne'' follows the course of his training to become a paratrooper. The film was was moderately well-received by the public, but critics considered it contrived with a highly predictable story line, and it remains today almost unknown. ''Airborne'' was his only lead role in a film, his only other film appearances were in supporting roles in the 1965 Patty Duke (1946-2016) comedy film, ''Billie,'' and the 1981 slasher film, ''Scream.''​<ref name=hreporter/>

==Later television career==

==Later television career==

 

Over the years, Diamond appeared in dozens of television series, including ABC's ''The Fugitive'' with David Janssen (1931-1980), NBC's ''The Loretta Young Show,''  CBS's ''Angel,'' and ''Father Knows Best,'' starring Robert Young (1907-1998). He also appeared in episodes of NBC's ''Wagon Train,'' starring Ward Bond (1903-1960) and John McIntyre (1907-1991), and CBS's ''Mister Ed,'' with Alan Young (1919-2016), owner of a talking horse. He was cast as Gus in the 1964 episode, "Visions of Sugar Plums," of the NBC education drama series, ''Mr. Novak,'' starring James Franciscus (1934-1991), formerly the lead actor in CBS's ''[[The Investigators (TV series)|The Investigators]]'' who was cast as an idealistic high school teacher in Los Angeles.<ref name=diamondbio/>​

Over the years, Diamond appeared in dozens of television series, including ABC's ''The Fugitive'' with David Janssen (1931-1980), NBC's ''The Loretta Young Show,''  CBS's ''Angel,'' and ''Father Knows Best,'' starring Robert Young (1907-1998). He also appeared in episodes of NBC's ''Wagon Train,'' starring Ward Bond (1903-1960) and John McIntyre (1907-1991), and CBS's ''Mister Ed,'' with Alan Young (1919-2016), owner of a talking horse. He was cast as Gus in the 1964 episode, "Visions of Sugar Plums," of the NBC education drama series, ''Mr. Novak,'' starring James Franciscus (1934-1991), formerly the lead actor in CBS's ''[[The Investigators (TV series)|The Investigators]]'' who was cast as an idealistic high school teacher in Los Angeles.<ref name=diamondbio/>​

==References==

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