Don Knotts
Acting
Born: July 21, 1924 · Morgantown, West Virgina, USA
Died: February 24, 2006 (aged 81)
Highest Rated
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
Chicken Little
2005
Pleasantville
1998
That '70s Show
1998
Serial Mom
1994
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
Johnny Bravo
1997
Robot Chicken
2005
Step by Step
1991
Inspector Gadget
1983
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
1977
Cannonball Run II
1984
Air Buddies
2006
Photos (8)
Movies (42)
Chicken Little
Mayor Turkey Lurkey (voice)
Pleasantville
TV Repairman
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
Nervous Motorist
Cannonball Run II
CHP #2
Air Buddies
Sniffer (voice)
Big Bully
Principal Kokelar
Cats Don't Dance
T.W. Turtle (voice)
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
Wheely Applegate
The Apple Dumpling Gang
Theodore Ogelvie
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
Luther Heggs
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
Henry Limpet
Move Over, Darling
Shoe Clerk
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
Theodore
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
Denver Kid
The Love God?
Abner Audubon Peacock IV
The Last Time I Saw Archie
Capt. Harry Little
The Private Eyes
Inspector Winship
No Deposit, No Return
Bert Delaney
Tom Sawyer
Mutt Potter (voice)
Gus
Coach Venner
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
Gee Willikers (voice)
The Shakiest Gun in the West
Dr. Jesse W. Heywood
Jingle Bells
Kris (voice)
No Time for Sergeants
Cpl. John C. Brown
How to Frame a Figg
Hollis Alexander Figg
Quints
Governor Healy
I Love a Mystery
Alexander Archer
The Man Who Came to Dinner
Dr. Bradley
The Reluctant Astronaut
Roy Fleming
Return to Mayberry
Barney Fife
Hermie & Friends: Buzby, the Misbehaving Bee
Wormie (voice)
Wake Me When It's Over
Percy Warren
The Little Troll Prince
Professor Nidaros (voice)
Hermie & Friends: Buzby and the Grumble Bees
Wormie (voice)
The Prize Fighter
Shake
Hermie a Common Caterpillar
Wormie
Hermie & Friends: Flo the Lyin' Fly
Wormie (voice)
Hermie & Friends: Stanley the Stinkbug Goes to Camp
Wormie (voice)
Mule Feathers
Narrator / The Mule (voice)
Hermie & Friends: Webster the Scaredy Spider
Wormie
Hermie & Friends: Hermie and Wormie's Nutty Adventure
Wormie
Hermie & Friends: A Fruitcake Christmas
Wormie
TV Shows (35)
The Love Boat
Don Knotts · 1 eps
The Love Boat
Herb Groebecker · 1 eps
The Andy Griffith Show
Barney Fife · 164 eps
Las Vegas
Don Knotts · 1 eps
That '70s Show
Landlord · 1 eps
Robot Chicken
Don Knotts (voice) · 1 eps
Newhart
1 eps
Fantasy Island
Stanley Scheckter · 1 eps
Matlock
Les Calhoun · 17 eps
Step by Step
Deputy Feif · 1 eps
Three's Company
Ralph Furley · 117 eps
Johnny Bravo
Don Knotts (voice) · 2 eps
8 Simple Rules
Ralph Furley · 1 eps
Here's Lucy
Ben Fletcher · 1 eps
101 Dalmatians Series
1 eps
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1 eps
Inspector Gadget
1 eps
Kraft Music Hall
1 eps
Mayberry R.F.D.
Barney Fife · 1 eps
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Homer Pipsqueak (voice) · 2 eps
Burke's Law
Dr. Adkins · 1 eps
No Time for Sergeants
1 eps
The Bill Cosby Show
Leo Swann · 1 eps
The Joey Bishop Show
Barney Fife · 34 eps
She's the Sheriff
Moe · 1 eps
The Sonny and Cher Show
4 eps
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
1 eps
Fish Police
Mr. Lichen (voice) · 1 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
2 eps
The New Andy Griffith Show
Barney Fife · 9 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Dr. Bradley · 1 eps
What a Country!
F. Jerry 'Bud' McPherson · 24 eps
The Best of The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Homer Pipsqueak (voice) · 1 eps
The Best of The New Scooby-Doo Movies
Don Knotts (voice) · 1 eps
The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour
1 eps
Self / Appearances (25)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 1 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Dinah!
Self · 1 eps
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star · 1 eps
The Steve Allen Show
Self · 9 eps
The Bob Hope Show
Self · 5 eps
The Bob Hope Show
Self (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Danny Kaye Show
Self · 2 eps
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
Self · 1 eps
Donny & Marie
Self · 2 eps
The Captain and Tennille
Self - Guest · 3 eps
The Sonny and Cher Show
Self · 1 eps
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Self · 1 eps
The Tim Conway Show
Self · 1 eps
The Muppets Go Hollywood
Self (uncredited)
Joys
Self
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
Self (archive footage)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Self (archive footage)
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
Self
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
Self
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
Self (archive footage)
Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter
Himself