Don Knotts
Known for ActingBorn 1924-07-21 — died 2006-02-24Morgantown, West Virgina, USA
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
2005 · as Mayor Turkey Lurkey (voice)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963 · as Nervous Motorist
Cannonball Run II
1984 · as CHP #2
Pleasantville
1998 · as TV Repairman
Air Buddies
2006 · as Sniffer (voice)
Cats Don't Dance
1997 · as T.W. Turtle (voice)
Big Bully
1996 · as Principal Kokelar
Joys
1976 · as Self
The Apple Dumpling Gang
1975 · as Theodore Ogelvie
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
1977 · as Wheely Applegate
Move Over, Darling
1963 · as Shoe Clerk
Tom Sawyer
2000 · as Mutt Potter (voice)
No Time for Sergeants
1958 · as Cpl. John C. Brown
Jingle Bells
1999 · as Kris (voice)
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
1966 · as Luther Heggs
The Love God?
1969 · as Abner Audubon Peacock IV
The Private Eyes
1980 · as Inspector Winship
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
1964 · as Henry Limpet