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Don Knotts

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1924-07-21

Deathday: 2006-02-24 (81 years old)

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

Filmography

all 103

Movies 52

TV Shows 51

self 30

Voice 6

Don Knotts

Biography

Filmography

all 103

Movies 52

TV Shows 51

self 30

Voice 6

Narrator 1

Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter (2011)

Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn (2007)

Hermie & Friends: Buzby and the Grumble Bees (2007)

Air Buddies (2006)

Hermie & Friends: Hermie and Wormie's Nutty Adventure (2006)

Hermie & Friends: Stanley the Stinkbug Goes to Camp (2006)

Chicken Little (2005)

Hermie & Friends: A Fruitcake Christmas (2005)

The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005)

Hermie & Friends: Buzby, the Misbehaving Bee (2005)

Hermie & Friends: Webster the Scaredy Spider (2004)

Hermie & Friends: Flo the Lyin' Fly (2004)

Las Vegas (2003)

Hermie a Common Caterpillar (2003)

8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter (2002)

The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo (2002)

Quints (2000)

Tom Sawyer (2000)

Jingle Bells (1999)

Pleasantville (1998)

That '70s Show (1998)

101 Dalmatians: The Series (1997)

Johnny Bravo (1997)

Cats Don't Dance (1997)

E! True Hollywood Story (1996)

Big Bully (1996)

Serial Mom (1994)

Burke's Law (1994)

Fish Police (1992)

Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas (1991)

The Little Troll Prince (1987)

She's the Sheriff (1987)

Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987)

What a Country! (1986)

Return to Mayberry (1986)

Matlock (1986)

Cannonball Run II (1984)

Inspector Gadget (1983)

Newhart (1982)

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982)

The Private Eyes (1980)

The Tim Conway Show (1980)

The Prize Fighter (1979)

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again (1979)

The Muppets Go Hollywood (1979)

Hot Lead & Cold Feet (1978)

Mule Feathers (1977)

The Love Boat (1977)

The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour (1977)

Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)

Three's Company (1977)

The Captain and Tennille (1976)

The Muppet Show (1976)

Gus (1976)

Joys (1976)

No Deposit, No Return (1976)

The Sonny & Cher Show (1976)

Donny & Marie (1976)

The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)

Tony Orlando and Dawn (1974)

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts (1973)

I Love a Mystery (1973)

The Man Who Came to Dinner (1972)

Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (1972)

The New Bill Cosby Show (1972)

The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972)

Make Your Own Kind of Music (1971)

How to Frame a Figg (1971)

The New Andy Griffith Show (1971)

The Don Knotts Show (1970)

The Leslie Uggams Show (1969)

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1924-07-21

Deathday
2006-02-24 (81 years old)

Birth Place
Morgantown, United States of America

Father
William Jesse Knotts

Mother
Elsie Luzetta Knotts

Citizenships
United States of America

Awards
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series