Biography
Don Knotts (July 21, 1924 β 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.β 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 105
TV Shows 53
Movies 52
self 33
Voice 5
Narrator 1
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn (2007)
Hermie & Friends: Buzby and the Grumble Bees (2007)
Air Buddies (2006)
Chicken Little (2005)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005)
Quints (2000)
Tom Sawyer (2000)
Jingle Bells (1999)
Pleasantville (1998)
That '70s Show (1998)
Johnny Bravo (1997)
Cats Don't Dance (1997)
Big Bully (1996)
Serial Mom (1994)
Burke's Law (1994)
Fish Police (1992)
The Little Troll Prince (1987)
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987)
What a Country! (1986)
Return to Mayberry (1986)
Matlock (1986)
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982)
The Private Eyes (1980)
Hot Lead & Cold Feet (1978)
Mule Feathers (1977)
The Love Boat (1977)
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)
Three's Company (1977)
The Muppet Show (1976)
Gus (1976)
Joys (1976)
The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)
I Love a Mystery (1973)
The Man Who Came to Dinner (1972)
The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972)
How to Frame a Figg (1971)
The New Andy Griffith Show (1971)
The Don Knotts Show (1970)
The Bill Cosby Show (1969)
The Love God? (1969)
Here's Lucy (1968)
Mayberry R.F.D. (1968)
The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
The Reluctant Astronaut (1967)
The Ghost & Mr. Chicken (1966)
The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964)
Move Over, Darling (1963)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
The Joey Bishop Show (1961)
The Last Time I Saw Archie (1961)
The Andy Griffith Show (1960)
Wake Me When It's Over (1960)
No Time for Sergeants (1958)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
The Bob Hope Show (1950)
Hermie and Friends
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1924-07-21
Deathday2006-02-24 (81 years old)
Birth PlaceMorgantown, West Virgina, USA
FatherWilliam Jesse Knotts
MotherElsie Luzetta Knotts
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
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