Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1924-07-21
Day of Death
2006-02-24
Place of Birth
Morgantown, West Virgina, USA
Don Knotts
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
Filmography (52)
Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter
2011
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
2007
Hermie & Friends: Buzby and the Grumble Bees
2007
Air Buddies
2006
Hermie & Friends: Hermie and Wormie's Nutty Adventure
2006
Hermie & Friends: Stanley the Stinkbug Goes to Camp
2006
Chicken Little
2005
Hermie & Friends: A Fruitcake Christmas
2005
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
2005
Hermie & Friends: Buzby, the Misbehaving Bee
2005
Hermie & Friends: Webster the Scaredy Spider
2004
Hermie & Friends: Flo the Lyin' Fly
2004
Hermie a Common Caterpillar
2003The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
2002