Don Knotts
Actor
- Born
- July 21, 1924 · Morgantown, West Virgina, USA
- Died
- February 24, 2006 (age 81)
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.
Known for
Chicken Little
November 4, 2005
Pleasantville
September 17, 1998
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
November 7, 1963
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
June 24, 1977
Cannonball Run II
June 29, 1984
Air Buddies
December 12, 2006
Cats Don't Dance
March 26, 1997
The Apple Dumpling Gang
July 1, 1975
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
January 20, 1966
Move Over, Darling
December 19, 1963
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
March 28, 1964
No Deposit, No Return
February 5, 1976
Acting53
- 2011Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter as Himself
- 2007Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn as Self (archive footage)
- 2007Hermie & Friends: Buzby and the Grumble Bees as Wormie (voice)
- 2006Air Buddies as Sniffer (voice)
- 2006Hermie & Friends: Hermie and Wormie's Nutty Adventure as Wormie
- 2006Hermie & Friends: Stanley the Stinkbug Goes to Camp as Wormie (voice)
- 2005Chicken Little as Mayor Turkey Lurkey (voice)
- 2005Hermie & Friends: A Fruitcake Christmas as Wormie
- 2005The Adventures of Errol Flynn as Self (archive footage)