Home >

Don Knotts

Don Knotts

Birthday: 1924-07-21 | Place of Birth: Morgantown, West Virgina, USA

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

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2006
Air Buddies

as    Sniffer (voice)

2005
Chicken Little

as    Mayor Turkey Lurkey (voice)

1999
Jingle Bells

as    Kris (voice)

1998
Pleasantville

as    TV Repairman

1997
Cats Don't Dance

as    T.W. Turtle (voice)

1996
Big Bully

as    Principal Kokelar

1991
1987
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night

as    Gee Willikers (voice)

1986
Return to Mayberry

as    Barney Fife

1986
What a Country!

as    F. Jerry 'Bud' McPherson

1980
The Private Eyes

as    Inspector Winship

1979
The Prize Fighter

as    Shake

1979
1978
Hot Lead & Cold Feet

as    Denver Kid

1977
Three's Company

as    Ralph Furley

1977
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo

as    Wheely Applegate

1976
No Deposit, No Return

as    Bert Delaney

1976
Gus

as    Coach Venner

1975
The Apple Dumpling Gang

as    Theodore Ogelvie

1971
The New Andy Griffith Show

as    Barney Fife

1971
How to Frame a Figg

as    Hollis Alexander Figg

1970
The Don Knotts Show

as    Host

1969
The Love God?

as    Abner Audubon Peacock IV

1968
The Shakiest Gun in the West

as    Dr. Jesse W. Heywood

1967
The Reluctant Astronaut

as    Roy Fleming