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Jesse Donald Knotts (July 21, 1924 – February 24, 2006) was an American actor and comedian. He is widely known for his role as Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife on the 1960s sitcom The Andy Griffith Show, for which he earned five Emmy Awards. [1] : 18 [2] He also played Ralph Furley on the highly rated [3] sitcom Three's Company from 1979 to 1984.
Barney Fife. Bernard " Barney " Fife [nb 1] is a fictional character in the American television program The Andy Griffith Show, portrayed by comic actor Don Knotts. Barney Fife is a deputy sheriff in the slow-paced, sleepy southern community of Mayberry, North Carolina.
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- Return to Mayberry, April 13, 1986
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However, he was soon cast in Andy Griffith 's new television series about a small-town sheriff, The Andy Griffith Show (1960), in the role that would make him a legend. For playing "Deputy Barney Fife", Don was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor five times from 1961 to 1967, winning each time.
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Apr 2, 2014 · In 1998, he played a key role in the acclaimed movie Pleasantville, ... Barney Fife and Other Characters I Have Known. Knotts died of lung cancer on February 24, 2006, at the age of 81, in Los ...
For playing "Deputy Barney Fife", Don was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor five times from 1961 to 1967, winning each time. He soon tasted big-screen success, starring in The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964) .
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Jul 3, 2012 · Don Knotts, the saucer-eyed, scarecrow-thin comic actor best known for his roles as the high-strung small-town deputy Barney Fife on the 1960s CBS series “The Andy Griffith Show” and the...
Feb 25, 2006 · Pop Culture. Actor Don Knotts dies at 81. Don Knotts, the skinny, lovable nerd who kept generations of television audiences laughing as bumbling Deputy Barney Fife on “The Andy Griffith...
