
Don Knotts
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 21, 1924
- Died
- February 24, 2006 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- Morgantown, West Virgina, USA
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). 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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Filmography

Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter
Movie · as Himself

Hermie & Friends: Buzby and the Grumble Bees
Movie · as Wormie (voice)

Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

Air Buddies
Movie · as Sniffer (voice)

Hermie & Friends: Hermie and Wormie's Nutty Adventure
Movie · as Wormie

Hermie & Friends: Stanley the Stinkbug Goes to Camp
Movie · as Wormie (voice)

Chicken Little
Movie · as Mayor Turkey Lurkey (voice)

Hermie & Friends: A Fruitcake Christmas
Movie · as Wormie

Hermie & Friends: Buzby, the Misbehaving Bee
Movie · as Wormie (voice)

The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

Robot Chicken
TV · as Don Knotts (voice) · 1 ep

Hermie & Friends: Flo the Lyin' Fly
Movie · as Wormie (voice)

Hermie & Friends: Webster the Scaredy Spider
Movie · as Wormie

Hermie: A Common Caterpillar
Movie · as Wormie (voice)

Las Vegas
TV · as Don Knotts · 1 ep

The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
Movie · as Self

8 Simple Rules
TV · as Ralph Furley · 1 ep

Tom Sawyer
Movie · as Mutt Potter (voice)

Quints
Movie · as Governor Healy

Jingle Bells
Movie · as Kris (voice)

Pleasantville
Movie · as TV Repairman

That '70s Show
TV · as Landlord · 1 ep

Cats Don't Dance
Movie · as T.W. Turtle (voice)

101 Dalmatians: The Series
TV · 1 ep

Johnny Bravo
TV · as Don Knotts (voice) · 2 eps

Big Bully
Movie · as Principal Kokelar

E! True Hollywood Story
TV · 2 eps

Burke's Law
TV · as Dr. Adkins · 1 ep

Fish Police
TV · as Mr. Lichen (voice) · 1 ep
Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas
Movie · as Titus (voice)

Step by Step
TV · as Deputy Feif · 1 ep

The Little Troll Prince
Movie · as Professor Nidaros (voice)

Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
Movie · as Gee Willikers (voice)

She's the Sheriff
TV · as Moe · 1 ep

Return to Mayberry
Movie · as Barney Fife

What a Country!
TV · as F. Jerry 'Bud' McPherson · 24 eps

Matlock
TV · as Les Calhoun · 17 eps

Cannonball Run II
Movie · as CHP #2

Inspector Gadget
TV · 1 ep

Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Movie · as Self (archive footage)

Newhart
TV · as Iron (uncredited)

The Private Eyes
Movie · as Inspector Winship

The Tim Conway Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
Movie · as Theodore

The Prize Fighter
Movie · as Shake

The Muppets Go Hollywood
Movie · as Self (uncredited)

Hot Lead & Cold Feet
Movie · as Denver Kid

Fantasy Island
TV · as Stanley Scheckter · 1 ep

Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
Movie · as Wheely Applegate

Mule Feathers
Movie · as Narrator / The Mule (voice)

Three's Company
TV · as Ralph Furley · 117 eps

The Love Boat
TV · as Don Knotts, Herb Groebecker · 1 ep

The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour
TV · 1 ep

No Deposit, No Return
Movie · as Bert Delaney

Gus
Movie · as Coach Venner

Joys
Movie · as Self

Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star-Spangled Spectacular
Movie · as Self

The Sonny and Cher Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps

Donny & Marie
TV · as Self · 2 eps

The Muppet Show
TV · as Self - Special Guest Star · 1 ep

The Captain and Tennille
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps

The Apple Dumpling Gang
Movie · as Theodore Ogelvie

Tony Orlando and Dawn
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Dinah!
TV · as Self · 1 ep

I Love a Mystery
Movie · as Alexander Archer
Keep U.S. Beautiful
Movie · as Self

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Keep US Beautiful
TV · 1 ep

The Man Who Came to Dinner
Movie · as Dr. Bradley

The New Scooby-Doo Movies
TV · as Homer Pipsqueak (voice) · 2 eps

Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
TV · 1 ep

The Best of The New Scooby-Doo Movies
TV · as Homer Pipsqueak (voice), Don Knotts (voice) · 1 ep

How to Frame a Figg
Movie · as Hollis Alexander Figg

The New Andy Griffith Show
TV · as Barney Fife · 9 eps
The Don Knotts Show
TV · as Self - Host · 25 eps

The Love God?
Movie · as Abner Audubon Peacock IV

The Bill Cosby Show
TV · as Leo Swann · 1 ep
The Leslie Uggams Show
TV · 1 ep

The Shakiest Gun in the West
Movie · as Dr. Jesse W. Heywood

Rowan & Martin at the Movies
Movie · as Self

Here's Lucy
TV · as Ben Fletcher · 1 ep

Mayberry R.F.D.
TV · as Barney Fife · 1 ep

The Dick Cavett Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

The Reluctant Astronaut
Movie · as Roy Fleming

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Movie · as Luther Heggs

The Incredible Mr. Limpet
Movie · as Henry Limpet

No Time for Sergeants
TV · 1 ep

Move Over, Darling
Movie · as Shoe Clerk

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Movie · as Nervous Motorist
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV · as Curly Kid · 1 ep

The Danny Kaye Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Merv Griffin Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

The Last Time I Saw Archie
Movie · as Capt. Harry Little

The Joey Bishop Show
TV · as Barney Fife · 34 eps

The Mike Douglas Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Wake Me When It's Over
Movie · as Percy Warren

The Andy Griffith Show
TV · as Barney Fife · 164 eps

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
TV · as Esmond Metzger

No Time for Sergeants
Movie · as Cpl. John C. Brown

Kraft Music Hall
TV · 1 ep
The Lux Show
TV · as Self · 2 eps

The Steve Allen Show
TV · as Self · 9 eps

The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep

Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Dr. Bradley · 1 ep

The Bob Hope Show
TV · as Self, Self (uncredited) · 5 eps








