Don Knotts

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1924-07-21

Deathday 2006-02-24 (81 years old)

Place of Birth Morgantown, West Virgina, USA

Don Knotts

Biography

Don Knotts (July 21, 1924 – February 24, 2006) was an American comedic actor best known for his portrayal of Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show and Ralph Furley on Three's Company. Knotts was married three times. His marriage to Kathryn Metz lasted from 1947 until their divorce in 1964, and he raised his daughter as a single parent.  He married Loralee Czuchna in 1974 and they divorced in 1983. His third marriage was to Frances Yarborough, from 2002 until his death in 2006. From his first marriage, Knotts had a son, Thomas Knotts, and a daughter, actress Karen Knotts (born April 2, 1954). Knotts died at age 81 on February 24, 2006, at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from pulmonary and respiratory complications of pneumonia related to lung cancer. CLR

Known For

Actor

2006
Air Buddies

as Sniffer (voice)

2005
Chicken Little

as Mayor Turkey Lurkey (voice)

2005
The Adventures of Errol Flynn

as Self (archive footage)

2000
Quints

as Governor Healy

2000
Tom Sawyer

as Mutt Potter (voice)

1999
Jingle Bells

as Kris (voice)

1998
Pleasantville

as TV Repairman

1998
That '70s Show

as Landlord

1997
Cats Don't Dance

as T.W. Turtle (voice)

1997
Johnny Bravo

as Don Knotts (voice)

1996
Big Bully

as Principal Kokelar

1994
Burke's Law

as Dr. Adkins

1992
Fish Police

as Mr. Lichen

1987
1986
Return to Mayberry

as Barney Fife

1986
What a Country!

as F. Jerry 'Bud' McPherson

1986
Matlock

as Les Calhoun

1984
1982
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

as Self (archive footage)

1980
The Private Eyes

as Inspector Winship

1979
1978
Hot Lead & Cold Feet

as Denver Kid

1977
Mule Feathers

as Narrator / The Mule (voice)

1977
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo

as Wheely Applegate

1977
The Love Boat

as Don Knotts

1977
The Love Boat

as Herb Groebecker

1977
Three's Company

as Ralph Furley

1976
Gus

as Coach Venner

1976
Joys

as Self

1976
No Deposit, No Return

as Bert Delaney

1976
The Muppet Show

as Self - Special Guest Star

1976
1975
The Apple Dumpling Gang

as Theodore Ogelvie

1973
I Love a Mystery

as Alexander Archer

1972
1972
The New Scooby-Doo Movies

as Don Knotts (voice)

1971
How to Frame a Figg

as Hollis Alexander Figg

1971
1970
The Don Knotts Show

as Self - Host

1969
The Love God?

as Abner Audubon Peacock IV

1969
The Bill Cosby Show

as Leo Swann

1968
The Shakiest Gun in the West

as Dr. Jesse W. Heywood

1968
Here's Lucy

as Ben Fletcher

1968
Mayberry R.F.D.

as Barney Fife

1968
The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest

1967
1966
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken

as Luther Heggs

1964
1963
Move Over, Darling

as Shoe Clerk

1963
1961
The Last Time I Saw Archie

as Capt. Harry Little

1961
The Joey Bishop Show

as Barney Fife

1960
Wake Me When It's Over

as Sgt. Percy Warren

1960
The Andy Griffith Show

as Barney Fife

1958
No Time for Sergeants

as Cpl. John C. Brown

1957
The Lux Show

as Self

1953
The Oscars

as Self

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Dr. Bradley

1950
1950
The Bob Hope Show

as Self (uncredited)

Writer

1971

Crew

1994
Serial Mom

as Thanks