Don Knotts

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

106

Gender

Male

Birthday

1924-07-21

Day of death

2006-02-24 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Morgantown, West Virgina, USA

Don Knotts

Biography

Don 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 on February 24, 2006, at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from pulmonary and respiratory complications of pneumonia related to lung cancer. CLR

Known For

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • Robot Chicken

    Robot Chicken

  • The Andy Griffith Show

    The Andy Griffith Show

  • That '70s Show

    That '70s Show

  • Las Vegas

    Las Vegas

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Johnny Bravo

    Johnny Bravo

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • Fantasy Island

    Fantasy Island

  • Step by Step

    Step by Step

  • Three's Company

    Three's Company

  • The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

  • The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

  • Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

  • Newhart

    Newhart

  • The Muppet Show

    The Muppet Show

  • Gus

    Gus

  • Quints

    Quints

  • Big Bully

    Big Bully

  • The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

    The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

  • Air Buddies

    Air Buddies

  • 101 Dalmatians: The Series

    101 Dalmatians: The Series

  • The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

    The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

  • Chicken Little

    Chicken Little

  • 8 Simple Rules

    8 Simple Rules

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Joys

    Joys

  • Inspector Gadget

    Inspector Gadget

  • The Danny Kaye Show

    The Danny Kaye Show

  • Mayberry R.F.D.

    Mayberry R.F.D.

  • Donny & Marie

    Donny & Marie

  • Kraft Music Hall

    Kraft Music Hall

  • The New Scooby-Doo Movies

    The New Scooby-Doo Movies

  • Tom Sawyer

    Tom Sawyer

  • Jingle Bells

    Jingle Bells

  • I Love a Mystery

    I Love a Mystery

  • The Bill Cosby Show

    The Bill Cosby Show

  • Tony Orlando and Dawn

    Tony Orlando and Dawn

  • The Apple Dumpling Gang

    The Apple Dumpling Gang

  • The Captain and Tennille

    The Captain and Tennille

  • Pleasantville

    Pleasantville

  • Wait Till Your Father Gets Home

    Wait Till Your Father Gets Home

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • No Time for Sergeants

    No Time for Sergeants

  • Cats Don't Dance

    Cats Don't Dance

  • The Don Knotts Show

    The Don Knotts Show

  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

    It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

  • Cannonball Run II

    Cannonball Run II

  • The Sonny and Cher Show

    The Sonny and Cher Show

  • Hot Lead & Cold Feet

    Hot Lead & Cold Feet

  • The Lux Show

    The Lux Show

  • She's the Sheriff

    She's the Sheriff

  • The Tim Conway Show

    The Tim Conway Show

  • Hermie & Friends: Flo the Lyin' Fly

    Hermie & Friends: Flo the Lyin' Fly

  • Fish Police

    Fish Police

  • The Joey Bishop Show

    The Joey Bishop Show

  • Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo

    Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo

  • The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour

    The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour

  • Hermie a Common Caterpillar

    Hermie a Common Caterpillar

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • What a Country!

    What a Country!

  • Move Over, Darling

    Move Over, Darling

  • The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

    The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

  • The Incredible Mr. Limpet

    The Incredible Mr. Limpet

  • Rowan & Martin at the Movies

    Rowan & Martin at the Movies

  • The New Andy Griffith Show

    The New Andy Griffith Show

  • Keep US Beautiful

    Keep US Beautiful

  • The Private Eyes

    The Private Eyes

  • Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night

    Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night

  • The Shakiest Gun in the West

    The Shakiest Gun in the West

  • Hermie & Friends: Buzby and the Grumble Bees

    Hermie & Friends: Buzby and the Grumble Bees

  • The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo

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

  • The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

    The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

  • The Muppets Go Hollywood

    The Muppets Go Hollywood

  • No Deposit, No Return

    No Deposit, No Return

  • Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn

    Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn

  • The Love God?

    The Love God?

  • Hermie & Friends: Buzby, the Misbehaving Bee

    Hermie & Friends: Buzby, the Misbehaving Bee

  • The Prize Fighter

    The Prize Fighter

  • No Time for Sergeants

    No Time for Sergeants

  • The Leslie Uggams Show

    The Leslie Uggams Show

  • Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

    Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

  • How to Frame a Figg

    How to Frame a Figg

  • The Adventures of Errol Flynn

    The Adventures of Errol Flynn

  • The Little Troll Prince

    The Little Troll Prince

  • The Reluctant Astronaut

    The Reluctant Astronaut

  • Mule Feathers

    Mule Feathers

  • Return to Mayberry

    Return to Mayberry

  • Wake Me When It's Over

    Wake Me When It's Over

  • The Last Time I Saw Archie

    The Last Time I Saw Archie

  • The New Steve Allen Show

    The New Steve Allen Show

  • The Man Who Came to Dinner

    The Man Who Came to Dinner

  • Hermie & Friends: Webster the Scaredy Spider

    Hermie & Friends: Webster the Scaredy Spider

  • Hermie & Friends: Hermie and Wormie's Nutty Adventure

    Hermie & Friends: Hermie and Wormie's Nutty Adventure

  • Hermie & Friends: Stanley the Stinkbug Goes to Camp

    Hermie & Friends: Stanley the Stinkbug Goes to Camp

  • Hermie & Friends: A Fruitcake Christmas

    Hermie & Friends: A Fruitcake Christmas

  • Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas

    Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas

  • Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter

    Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter

  • Keep U.S. Beautiful

    Keep U.S. Beautiful