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Don Knotts
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 2
TMDB ID: 27726
IMDb ID: nm0461455
Known for: Acting
Born: July 21, 1924
Died: February 24, 2006
Age: 81
Place of birth: Morgantown, West Virgina, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1950 - 2011
Years active: 62
Average TMDB rating: 6.68
Wikidata: Q555236
Also known as
دان ناتز • Jesse Donald Knotts
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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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Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Don Knotts.
as TV Repairman
Pleasantville
1998 • Movie
as T.W. Turtle (voice)
Cats Don't Dance
1997 • Movie
as Nervous Motorist
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963 • Movie
as Luther Heggs
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
1966 • Movie
Thanks
Serial Mom
1994 • Movie
as Shoe Clerk
Move Over, Darling
1963 • Movie
as Theodore Ogelvie
The Apple Dumpling Gang
1975 • Movie
as Bert Delaney
No Deposit, No Return
1976 • Movie
as Henry Limpet
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
1964 • Movie
as Wheely Applegate
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
1977 • Movie
as Mayor Turkey Lurkey (voice)
Chicken Little
2005 • Movie
as Sniffer (voice)
Air Buddies
2006 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Don Knotts.
2 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 • Series
as Self - Special Guest Star • 1 eps
The Muppet Show
1976 • Series
as Landlord • 1 eps
That '70s Show
1998 • Series
as Deputy Feif • 1 eps
Step by Step
1991 • Series
as Homer Pipsqueak (voice) • 2 eps
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
1972 • Series
as Don Knotts (voice) • 1 eps
Robot Chicken
2005 • Series
as Barney Fife • 164 eps
The Andy Griffith Show
1960 • Series
as Ralph Furley • 117 eps
Three's Company
1977 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
as Don Knotts (voice) • 2 eps
Johnny Bravo
1997 • Series
as Les Calhoun • 17 eps
Matlock
1986 • Series
as Don Knotts • 1 eps
Las Vegas
2003 • Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Don Knotts.
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Don Knotts.
as Self • 1 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 • Series
as Don Knotts • 1 eps
The Love Boat
1977 • Series
as Barney Fife • 164 eps
The Andy Griffith Show
1960 • Series
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 • Series
as Les Calhoun • 17 eps
Matlock
1986 • Series
as Landlord • 1 eps
That '70s Show
1998 • Series
as Don Knotts (voice) • 1 eps
Robot Chicken
2005 • Series
as Don Knotts • 1 eps
Las Vegas
2003 • Series
as Don Knotts (voice) • 2 eps
Johnny Bravo
1997 • Series
as Stanley Scheckter • 1 eps
Fantasy Island
1978 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Don Knotts.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Don Knotts.
as Himself
Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter
2011 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
2007 • Movie
as Wormie (voice)
Hermie & Friends: Buzby and the Grumble Bees
2007 • Movie
as Sniffer (voice)
Air Buddies
2006 • Movie
as Wormie
Hermie & Friends: Hermie and Wormie's Nutty Adventure
2006 • Movie
as Wormie (voice)
Hermie & Friends: Stanley the Stinkbug Goes to Camp
2006 • Movie
as Mayor Turkey Lurkey (voice)
Chicken Little
2005 • Movie
as Wormie
Hermie & Friends: A Fruitcake Christmas
2005 • Movie
as Self (archive footage)
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005 • Movie
as Wormie
Hermie & Friends: Buzby, the Misbehaving Bee
2005 • Movie
as Wormie
Hermie & Friends: Webster the Scaredy Spider
2004 • Movie
as Wormie (voice)
Hermie & Friends: Flo the Lyin' Fly
2004 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Don Knotts.
as Don Knotts (voice) • 1 eps
Robot Chicken
2005 • Series
as Don Knotts • 1 eps
Las Vegas
2003 • Series
as Ralph Furley • 1 eps
8 Simple Rules
2002 • Series
as Landlord • 1 eps
That '70s Show
1998 • Series
1 eps
101 Dalmatians Series
1997 • Series
as Don Knotts (voice) • 2 eps
Johnny Bravo
1997 • Series
2 eps
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 • Series
as Dr. Adkins • 1 eps
Burke's Law
1994 • Series
as Mr. Lichen (voice) • 1 eps
Fish Police
1992 • Series
as Deputy Feif • 1 eps
Step by Step
1991 • Series
as Moe • 1 eps
She's the Sheriff
1987 • Series
as F. Jerry 'Bud' McPherson • 24 eps
What a Country!
1986 • Series