Don Knotts
44 movies · 33 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Jul 21, 1924
- Died
- Feb 24, 2006 (age 81)
- Place of birth
- Morgantown, West Virgina, USA
- Also known as
- دان ناتز · Jesse Donald Knotts
Biography
Don Knotts (born Jesse Donald 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).
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Knotts died at age 81, at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from pulmonary and respiratory complications of pneumonia related to lung cancer.
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Known for
Don Knotts: movies and TV shows
Acting (76)
- 2007 Hermie & Friends: Buzby and the Grumble Bees
as Wormie (voice)
- 2006 Air Buddies
as Sniffer (voice)
- 2006
- 2006 Hermie & Friends: Stanley the Stinkbug Goes to Camp
as Wormie (voice)
- 2005 Chicken Little
as Mayor Turkey Lurkey (voice)
- 2005 Hermie & Friends: A Fruitcake Christmas
as Wormie
- 2005
- 2005 Hermie & Friends: Buzby, the Misbehaving Bee
as Wormie (voice)
- 2004
- 2004 Hermie & Friends: Flo the Lyin' Fly
as Wormie (voice)
- 2003
- 2003 Hermie: A Common Caterpillar
as Wormie (voice)
- 2002
- 2000 Quints
as Governor Healy
- 2000 Tom Sawyer
as Mutt Potter (voice)
- 1999 Jingle Bells
as Kris (voice)
- 1998 Pleasantville
as TV Repairman
- 1998
- 1997
- 1997
- 1997 Cats Don't Dance
as T.W. Turtle (voice)
- 1996
- 1996 Big Bully
as Principal Kokelar
- 1994
- 1992
- 1991 Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas
as Titus (voice)
- 1991
- 1987 The Little Troll Prince
as Professor Nidaros (voice)
- 1987
- 1987 Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
as Gee Willikers (voice)
- 1986
- 1986 Return to Mayberry
as Barney Fife
- 1986
- 1984 Cannonball Run II
as CHP #2
- 1983
- 1982
- 1980 The Private Eyes
as Inspector Winship
- 1979 The Prize Fighter
as Shake
- 1979 The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
as Theodore
- 1978 Hot Lead & Cold Feet
as Denver Kid
- 1978
- 1977 Mule Feathers
as Narrator / The Mule (voice)
- 1977
- 1977
- 1977 Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
as Wheely Applegate
- 1977
- 1976 Gus
as Coach Venner
- 1976 No Deposit, No Return
as Bert Delaney
- 1975 The Apple Dumpling Gang
as Theodore Ogelvie
- 1973
- 1973 I Love a Mystery
as Alexander Archer
- 1972 The Man Who Came to Dinner
as Dr. Bradley
- 1972
- 1972
- 1972 The Best of The New Scooby-Doo Movies · TV
as Homer Pipsqueak (voice) / Don Knotts (voice) · 2 episodes
- 1971 How to Frame a Figg
as Hollis Alexander Figg
- 1971
- 1969
- 1969
- 1969 The Love God?
as Abner Audubon Peacock IV
- 1968
- 1968
- 1968 The Shakiest Gun in the West
as Dr. Jesse W. Heywood
- 1967 The Reluctant Astronaut
as Roy Fleming
- 1966 The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
as Luther Heggs
- 1964
- 1964 The Incredible Mr. Limpet
as Henry Limpet
- 1963 Move Over, Darling
as Shoe Clerk
- 1963 It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
as Nervous Motorist
- 1961 The Last Time I Saw Archie
as Capt. Harry Little
- 1960
- 1960 Wake Me When It's Over
as Percy Warren
- 1959
- 1958
- 1958 No Time for Sergeants
as Cpl. John C. Brown
- 1951
Behind the camera (2)
- 1994 Serial Mom
Thanks
- 1971 How to Frame a Figg
Story
Talk shows and appearances (30)
- 2011
- 2007
- 2005
- 2002
- 1982
- 1980 The Tim Conway Show
1 episode
- 1979
- 1976 The Captain and Tennille
3 episodes
- 1976 The Muppet Show
1 episode
- 1976
- 1976
- 1976 The Sonny and Cher Show
5 episodes
- 1976 Donny & Marie
2 episodes
- 1974 Tony Orlando and Dawn
1 episode
- 1974 Dinah!
1 episode
- 1973 The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1 episode
- 1973
- 1970 The Don Knotts Show
25 episodes
- 1968 The Dick Cavett Show
1 episode
- 1968
- 1963 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1 episode
- 1963 The Danny Kaye Show
2 episodes
- 1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1 episode
- 1962 The Merv Griffin Show
1 episode
- 1961 The Mike Douglas Show
1 episode
- 1961 The Joey Bishop Show
34 episodes
- 1957 The Lux Show
2 episodes
- 1956 The Steve Allen Show
9 episodes
- 1953 The Oscars
1 episode
- 1950 The Bob Hope Show
6 episodes