Don Knotts

Birthday

1924-07-21

Place of Birth

Morgantown, West Virgina, USA

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
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Air Buddies

Air Buddies

2006 4.7
Air Buddies

as Sniffer (voice)

2006
Chicken Little

Chicken Little

2005 5.7
Chicken Little

as Mayor Turkey Lurkey (voice)

2005
Cats Don't Dance

Cats Don't Dance

1997 6.9
Cats Don't Dance

as T.W. Turtle (voice)

1997
Big Bully

Big Bully

1996 4.8
Big Bully

as Principal Kokelar

1996
What a Country!

What a Country!

1986 6.6
What a Country!

as F. Jerry 'Bud' McPherson

1986
Gus

Gus

1976 5.7
Gus

as Coach Venner

1976
The Love God?

The Love God?

1969 6.3
The Love God?

as Abner Audubon Peacock IV

1969