Don Knotts
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 21, 1924
- Died
- February 24, 2006
- Birthplace
- Morgantown, 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). 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.
Filmography
Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter 2011
as Himself
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn 2007
as Self (archive footage)
Hermie & Friends: Buzby and the Grumble Bees 2007
as Wormie (voice)
Air Buddies 2006
as Sniffer (voice)
Hermie & Friends: Hermie and Wormie's Nutty Adventure 2006
as Wormie
Hermie & Friends: Stanley the Stinkbug Goes to Camp 2006
as Wormie (voice)
Chicken Little 2005
as Mayor Turkey Lurkey (voice)
Hermie & Friends: A Fruitcake Christmas 2005
as Wormie
The Adventures of Errol Flynn 2005
as Self (archive footage)
Hermie & Friends: Buzby, the Misbehaving Bee 2005
as Wormie (voice)
Hermie & Friends: Webster the Scaredy Spider 2004
as Wormie
Hermie & Friends: Flo the Lyin' Fly 2004
as Wormie (voice)
Hermie: A Common Caterpillar 2003
as Wormie (voice)
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo 2002
as Self
Quints 2000
as Governor Healy
Tom Sawyer 2000
as Mutt Potter (voice)
Jingle Bells 1999
as Kris (voice)
Pleasantville 1998
as TV Repairman
Cats Don't Dance 1997
as T.W. Turtle (voice)
Big Bully 1996
as Principal Kokelar
Serial Mom 1994
Thanks
- Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas
Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas 1991
as Titus (voice)
The Little Troll Prince 1987
as Professor Nidaros (voice)
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night 1987
as Gee Willikers (voice)
Return to Mayberry 1986
as Barney Fife
Cannonball Run II 1984
as CHP #2
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! 1982
as Self (archive footage)
The Private Eyes 1980
as Inspector Winship
The Prize Fighter 1979
as Shake
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again 1979
as Theodore
The Muppets Go Hollywood 1979
as Self (uncredited)
Hot Lead & Cold Feet 1978
as Denver Kid
Mule Feathers 1977
as Narrator / The Mule (voice)
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo 1977
as Wheely Applegate
Gus 1976
as Coach Venner
Bob Hope's Bicentennial Star-Spangled Spectacular 1976
as Self
Joys 1976
as Self
No Deposit, No Return 1976
as Bert Delaney
The Apple Dumpling Gang 1975
as Theodore Ogelvie
- Keep U.S. Beautiful
Keep U.S. Beautiful 1973
as Self
I Love a Mystery 1973
as Alexander Archer
The Man Who Came to Dinner 1972
as Dr. Bradley
How to Frame a Figg 1971
as Hollis Alexander Figg, Story
The Love God? 1969
as Abner Audubon Peacock IV
The Shakiest Gun in the West 1968
as Dr. Jesse W. Heywood
Rowan & Martin at the Movies 1968
as Self
The Reluctant Astronaut 1967
as Roy Fleming
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken 1966
as Luther Heggs
The Incredible Mr. Limpet 1964
as Henry Limpet
Move Over, Darling 1963
as Shoe Clerk
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963
as Nervous Motorist
The Last Time I Saw Archie 1961
as Capt. Harry Little
Wake Me When It's Over 1960
as Percy Warren
No Time for Sergeants 1958
as Cpl. John C. Brown
Credits from TMDB.