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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 He also played Ralph Furley on the sitcom Three's Company from 1979 to 1984.
Don Knotts. 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.
Jan 23, 2023 · While Don Knotts was epically funny on the small screen, his tragic-real life story includes a wounded childhood, struggles and later severe health struggles.
Apr 2, 2014 · Follow the comedic career of actor Don Knotts, from his Emmy Award-winning years on The Andy Griffith Show to his films, at Biography.com.
Don Knotts. 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.
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...
Feb 25, 2006 · Don Knotts, the skinny, lovable nerd who kept generations of television audiences laughing as bumbling Deputy Barney Fife on “The Andy Griffith Show,” has died. He was 81.
Feb 24, 2006 · For playing Deputy Barney Fife, Knotts was nominated for five Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actor from 1961 to 1967, winning each time. He was cast as would-be-swinger landlord Ralph Furley on the popular sitcom (1976) after the original landlords were spun off into their own series.
Feb 26, 2006 · 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. He was 81.
Feb 26, 2006 · Don Knotts, the skinny, lovable nerd who kept generations of television audiences laughing as bumbling Deputy Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show, dies at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly...