Don Knotts
Biography
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.
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Full filmography
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- The Love Boat (1977) as Don Knotts
- The Love Boat (1977) as Herb Groebecker
- The Andy Griffith Show (1960) as Barney Fife
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- Robot Chicken (2005) as Don Knotts (voice)
- That '70s Show (1998) as Landlord
- Las Vegas (2003) as Don Knotts
- Matlock (1986) as Les Calhoun
- Johnny Bravo (1997) as Don Knotts (voice)
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- Newhart (1982)
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963) as Curly Kid
- Fantasy Island (1978) as Stanley Scheckter
- The Dick Cavett Show (1968) as Self - Guest
- Step by Step (1991) as Deputy Feif
- Three's Company (1977) as Ralph Furley
- Here's Lucy (1968) as Ben Fletcher
- The Muppet Show (1976) as Self - Special Guest Star
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- 8 Simple Rules (2002) as Ralph Furley
- 101 Dalmatians Series (1997)
- The Steve Allen Show (1956) as Self
- The Bob Hope Show (1950) as Self