Don Knotts
Acting
1924-07-21 · 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 · Movie
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
2007 · Movie
Hermie & Friends: Buzby and the Grumble Bees
2007 · Movie
Air Buddies
2006 · Movie
Hermie & Friends: Hermie and Wormie's Nutty Adventure
2006 · Movie
Hermie & Friends: Stanley the Stinkbug Goes to Camp
2006 · Movie
Chicken Little
2005 · Movie
Hermie & Friends: A Fruitcake Christmas
2005 · Movie
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005 · Movie
Robot Chicken
2005 · Series
Hermie & Friends: Buzby, the Misbehaving Bee
2005 · Movie
Hermie & Friends: Webster the Scaredy Spider
2004 · Movie
Hermie & Friends: Flo the Lyin' Fly
2004 · Movie
Las Vegas
2003 · Series
Hermie a Common Caterpillar
2003 · Movie
8 Simple Rules
2002 · Series
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
2002 · Movie
Quints
2000 · Movie
Tom Sawyer
2000 · Movie
Jingle Bells
1999 · Movie
Pleasantville
1998 · Movie
That '70s Show
1998 · Series
101 Dalmatians Series
1997 · Series
Johnny Bravo
1997 · Series
Cats Don't Dance
1997 · Movie
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · Series
Big Bully
1996 · Movie
Serial Mom
1994 · Movie
Burke's Law
1994 · Series
Fish Police
1992 · Series
Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas
1991 · Movie
Step by Step
1991 · Series
The Little Troll Prince
1987 · Movie
She's the Sheriff
1987 · Series
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
1987 · Movie
What a Country!
1986 · Series
Return to Mayberry
1986 · Movie
Matlock
1986 · Series
Cannonball Run II
1984 · Movie
Inspector Gadget
1983 · Series
Newhart
1982 · Series
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
1982 · Movie
The Private Eyes
1980 · Movie
The Tim Conway Show
1980 · Series
The Prize Fighter
1979 · Movie
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
1979 · Movie
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979 · Movie
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
1978 · Movie
Fantasy Island
1978 · Series
Mule Feathers
1977 · Movie
The Love Boat
1977 · Series
The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour
1977 · Series
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
1977 · Movie
Three's Company
1977 · Series
The Captain and Tennille
1976 · Series
The Muppet Show
1976 · Series
Gus
1976 · Movie
Joys
1976 · Movie
No Deposit, No Return
1976 · Movie
The Sonny and Cher Show
1976 · Series
Donny & Marie
1976 · Series
The Apple Dumpling Gang
1975 · Movie
Tony Orlando and Dawn
1974 · Series
Dinah!
1974 · Series
The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts
1973 · Series
Keep US Beautiful
1973 · Series
Keep U.S. Beautiful
1973 · Movie
I Love a Mystery
1973 · Movie
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1972 · Movie
Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
1972 · Series
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
1972 · Series
The Best of The New Scooby-Doo Movies
1972 · Series
How to Frame a Figg
1971 · Movie
The New Andy Griffith Show
1971 · Series
The Don Knotts Show
1970 · Series
The Leslie Uggams Show
1969 · Series
The Bill Cosby Show
1969 · Series
The Love God?
1969 · Movie
Here's Lucy
1968 · Series
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968 · Series
The Shakiest Gun in the West
1968 · Movie
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Series
Rowan & Martin at the Movies
1968 · Movie
The Reluctant Astronaut
1967 · Movie
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
1966 · Movie
No Time for Sergeants
1964 · Series
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
1964 · Movie
Move Over, Darling
1963 · Movie
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963 · Movie
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1963 · Series
The Danny Kaye Show
1963 · Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Series
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Series
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Series
The Joey Bishop Show
1961 · Series
The Last Time I Saw Archie
1961 · Movie
The Andy Griffith Show
1960 · Series
Wake Me When It's Over
1960 · Movie
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
1959 · Series
Kraft Music Hall
1958 · Series
No Time for Sergeants
1958 · Movie
The Lux Show
1957 · Series
The Steve Allen Show
1956 · Series
The Oscars
1953 · Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Series
The Bob Hope Show
1950 · Series