Don Knotts

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

107

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 Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The Andy Griffith Show

    The Andy Griffith Show

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Love Boat

    The Love Boat

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • That '70s Show

    That '70s Show

  • The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

  • The Bob Hope Show

    The Bob Hope Show

  • Robot Chicken

    Robot Chicken

  • Las Vegas

    Las Vegas

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • Matlock

    Matlock

  • Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

    Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Johnny Bravo

    Johnny Bravo

  • Step by Step

    Step by Step

  • Here's Lucy

    Here's Lucy

  • Three's Company

    Three's Company

  • Newhart

    Newhart

  • 101 Dalmatians: The Series

    101 Dalmatians: The Series

  • Fantasy Island

    Fantasy Island

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

  • Kraft Music Hall

    Kraft Music Hall

  • The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

    The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

  • 8 Simple Rules

    8 Simple Rules

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Danny Kaye Show

    The Danny Kaye Show

  • Chicken Little

    Chicken Little

  • The New Scooby-Doo Movies

    The New Scooby-Doo Movies

  • The Muppet Show

    The Muppet Show

  • Mayberry R.F.D.

    Mayberry R.F.D.

  • Inspector Gadget

    Inspector Gadget

  • Burke's Law

    Burke's Law

  • Donny & Marie

    Donny & Marie

  • The Sonny and Cher Show

    The Sonny and Cher Show

  • The Apple Dumpling Gang

    The Apple Dumpling Gang

  • The Don Knotts Show

    The Don Knotts Show

  • The Joey Bishop Show

    The Joey Bishop Show

  • The Reluctant Astronaut

    The Reluctant Astronaut

  • It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

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

  • The Bill Cosby Show

    The Bill Cosby Show

  • Cannonball Run II

    Cannonball Run II

  • Pleasantville

    Pleasantville

  • Quints

    Quints

  • The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

    The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

  • Cats Don't Dance

    Cats Don't Dance

  • She's the Sheriff

    She's the Sheriff

  • Air Buddies

    Air Buddies

  • Hot Lead & Cold Feet

    Hot Lead & Cold Feet

  • Wait Till Your Father Gets Home

    Wait Till Your Father Gets Home

  • The Ghost & Mr. Chicken

    The Ghost & Mr. Chicken

  • Jingle Bells

    Jingle Bells

  • The Love God?

    The Love God?

  • Tony Orlando and Dawn

    Tony Orlando and Dawn

  • The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

    The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

  • The Shakiest Gun in the West

    The Shakiest Gun in the West

  • The Prize Fighter

    The Prize Fighter

  • No Time for Sergeants

    No Time for Sergeants

  • Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo

    Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo

  • The Lux Show

    The Lux Show

  • The Captain and Tennille

    The Captain and Tennille

  • The Captain and Tennille

    The Captain and Tennille

  • The Muppets Go Hollywood

    The Muppets Go Hollywood

  • The Private Eyes

    The Private Eyes

  • Tom Sawyer

    Tom Sawyer

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • 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

  • Gus

    Gus

  • The Little Troll Prince

    The Little Troll Prince

  • No Time for Sergeants

    No Time for Sergeants

  • Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night

    Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night

  • The Tim Conway Show

    The Tim Conway Show

  • Wake Me When It's Over

    Wake Me When It's Over

  • The Adventures of Errol Flynn

    The Adventures of Errol Flynn

  • Hermie & Friends: Stanley the Stinkbug Goes to Camp

    Hermie & Friends: Stanley the Stinkbug Goes to Camp

  • Mule Feathers

    Mule Feathers

  • Big Bully

    Big Bully

  • Fish Police

    Fish Police

  • The New Andy Griffith Show

    The New Andy Griffith Show

  • What a Country!

    What a Country!

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Keep US Beautiful

    Keep US Beautiful

  • Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter

    Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter

  • Joys

    Joys

  • The Incredible Mr. Limpet

    The Incredible Mr. Limpet

  • I Love a Mystery

    I Love a Mystery

  • Hermie & Friends: Webster the Scaredy Spider

    Hermie & Friends: Webster the Scaredy Spider

  • No Deposit, No Return

    No Deposit, No Return

  • The New Steve Allen Show

    The New Steve Allen Show

  • The Leslie Uggams Show

    The Leslie Uggams Show

  • Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

    Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

  • Move Over, Darling

    Move Over, Darling

  • The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour

    The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour

  • Return to Mayberry

    Return to Mayberry

  • The Last Time I Saw Archie

    The Last Time I Saw Archie

  • Rowan & Martin at the Movies

    Rowan & Martin at the Movies

  • How to Frame a Figg

    How to Frame a Figg

  • Hermie a Common Caterpillar

    Hermie a Common Caterpillar

  • The Man Who Came to Dinner

    The Man Who Came to Dinner

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

    Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn

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

    Hermie & Friends: Hermie and Wormie's Nutty Adventure

  • Hermie & Friends: Flo the Lyin' Fly

    Hermie & Friends: Flo the Lyin' Fly

  • Hermie & Friends: Buzby and the Grumble Bees

    Hermie & Friends: Buzby and the Grumble Bees

  • Hermie & Friends: A Fruitcake Christmas

    Hermie & Friends: A Fruitcake Christmas

  • Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas

    Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas

  • Hermie & Friends: Buzby, the Misbehaving Bee

    Hermie & Friends: Buzby, the Misbehaving Bee