Known For
Acting
Born
Jul 21, 1924
Died
Feb 24, 2006
Place of Birth
Morgantown, West Virgina, USA
Credits
104 titles
Don Knotts
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.
Known For
Filmography
Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter
Himself
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
Self (archive footage)
Hermie & Friends: Buzby and the Grumble Bees
Wormie (voice)
Air Buddies
Sniffer (voice)
Hermie & Friends: Hermie and Wormie's Nutty Adventure
Wormie
Hermie & Friends: Stanley the Stinkbug Goes to Camp
Wormie (voice)
Chicken Little
Mayor Turkey Lurkey (voice)
Hermie & Friends: A Fruitcake Christmas
Wormie
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Self (archive footage)
Robot Chicken
Don Knotts (voice)
Hermie & Friends: Buzby, the Misbehaving Bee
Wormie
Hermie & Friends: Webster the Scaredy Spider
Wormie
Hermie & Friends: Flo the Lyin' Fly
Wormie (voice)
Las Vegas
Don Knotts
Hermie a Common Caterpillar
Wormie
8 Simple Rules
Ralph Furley
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
Self
Quints
Governor Healy
Tom Sawyer
Mutt Potter (voice)
Jingle Bells
Kris (voice)
Pleasantville
TV Repairman
That '70s Show
Landlord
101 Dalmatians Series
Johnny Bravo
Don Knotts (voice)
Cats Don't Dance
T.W. Turtle (voice)
E! True Hollywood Story
Big Bully
Principal Kokelar
Serial Mom
Thanks
Burke's Law
Dr. Adkins
Fish Police
Mr. Lichen (voice)
Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas
Titus (voice)
Step by Step
Deputy Feif
The Little Troll Prince
Professor Nidaros (voice)
She's the Sheriff
Moe
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
Gee Willikers (voice)
What a Country!
F. Jerry 'Bud' McPherson
Return to Mayberry
Barney Fife
Matlock
Les Calhoun
Cannonball Run II
CHP #2
Inspector Gadget
Newhart
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
The Private Eyes
Inspector Winship
The Tim Conway Show
Self
The Prize Fighter
Shake
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
Theodore
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
Denver Kid
Fantasy Island
Stanley Scheckter
Mule Feathers
Narrator / The Mule (voice)