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Jan 23, 2023 · Jesse Donald Knotts was born in Morgantown, West Virginia in 1924. When author Daniel de Visé did a deep-dive into Knotts' childhood in his book Andy and Don: The Making of a Friendship and a Classic American TV Show, he wrote (via Delancey Place) that his childhood was horrible.Knotts was an accidental child that came along 14 years after his next closest sibling.
Jul 3, 2012 · Times Staff Writer. 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...
Actor: The Andy Griffith Show. Don Knotts, the legendary television character actor, was born Jesse Donald Knotts on July 21, 1924 in Morgantown, West Virginia, to William Jesse Knotts and the former Elsie Luzetta Moore. He was the youngest of four sons in a family that had been in America since the 17th century.
Jun 11, 2018 · Original name, Jesse Donald Knotts; born July 21, 1924, in Morgantown, WV; died of complications from lung cancer, February 24, 2006, in Beverly Hills, CA. Actor, comedian, and writer. Known for his comedic portrayals of affable yet somewhat dimwitted characters, Knotts worked in the entertainment industry for half a century.
Feb 24, 2006 · 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.
Feb 27, 2006 · LOS ANGELES, Feb. 26 - Don Knotts, the skinny, lovable nerd who kept generations of television audiences laughing as the bumbling Deputy Barney Fife on "The Andy Griffith Show," died on Friday....
Jesse Donald Knotts (July 21, 1924 – February 24, 2006) was an American actor. He played Deputy Barney Fife in the 1950s sitcom television series The Andy Griffith Show. He left the show after its fifth season to act in movies. Two of his movies are The Incredible Mr. Limpet and The Apple Dumpling Gang. He died from lung cancer-related pneumonia
