Don Knotts was an American actor and comedian best known for his roles in classic TV shows and movies. He was born on July 21, 1924, in Morgantown, West Virginia, and passed away on February 24, 2006, in Los Angeles, California.
Knotts began his career in show business as a ventriloquist and comedian, performing on various stages and TV shows throughout the 1950s. He rose to fame in the 1960s with his role as Deputy Barney Fife on “The Andy Griffith Show,” which earned him five Emmy Awards.
In addition to his acting career, Knotts was also a talented writer and musician, and he released several albums of comedic songs and sketches. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1996, and his contributions to American comedy and entertainment continue to be celebrated to this day.
Don Knotts has done a lot in his acting career:
- The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964)
- The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966)
- The Apple and Dumpling Gang (1975)
- Return to Mayberry (1986)
- The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968)
- The Private Eyes (1980)
- The Prize Fighter (1979)
- The Reluctant Astronaut (1967)
- Chicken Little (2005)
- Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)
- The Love God? (1969)
- Pleasantville (1998)
- The Apple Dumpling Gang Rises Again (1979)
- No Time for Sergeants (1958)
- Gus (1976)
- Hot Lead and Cold Feet (1978)
- Move Over, Darling (1963)
- The Griffith Show (1960-1968)
- Three’s Company (1977-1984)
- Matlock (1986-1995)
- Hermie and Friends (Since 2006)
- The Steve Allen Show (1956-1964)
- No Deposit, No Return (1976)
- How To Frame a Figg (1971)
- Air Buddies (2006)
- Cat’s Don’t Dance (1997)
- The Don Knotts Show (1970-1971)
- 8 Simple Rules (2002-2005)
- Hermie: A Common Caterpillar (2003)
- Hermie & Friends: To Share or Nut to Share (2006)
- It’s Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
- Big Bully (1996)
- Buzby the Misbehaving Bee (2005)
- Cannonball Run II (1984)
- Search for Tomorrow (1951-1986)
- Don Knott’s Tied up with Laughter (2011)
- Hermie & Friends: A Fruitcake Christmas (2005)
- The Haunted Mansion (2003)
- Wake Me When It’s Over (1960)
- Tom Sawyer (2000)
- Quints (2000)
- Fantasy Island (1978-1984)
- Inspector Gadget (1982-1986)
- Watership Down (1978)
- Pinnochio and the Emperor of the Night (1987)
- An American Tale: The Treasure of Manhattan Island (1998)
