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Don Knotts

Acting

Born July 21, 1924 · Morgantown, West Virgina, USA

Died February 24, 2006

Also known as دان ناتز

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Biography

Jesse Donald Knotts 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. He also played Ralph Furley on the sitcom Three's Company from 1979 to 1984. He starred in multiple comedic films, including leading roles in The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964) and The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966). In 2004, TV Guide ranked him number 27 on its "50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time" list.

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Awards & recognition

  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series · 1967
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series · 1966
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series · 1963
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series · 1962
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series · 1961
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  • Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Filmography50+ titles

The Don Knotts Show

1970as Self - Host

The Muppet Show

1976as Self - Special Guest Star

That '70s Show

1998as Landlord

Step by Step

1991as Deputy Feif

The Tim Conway Show

1980as Self

The New Scooby-Doo Movies

1972as Homer Pipsqueak (voice)

Robot Chicken

2005as Don Knotts (voice)

Three's Company

1977as Ralph Furley

The Andy Griffith Show

1960as Barney Fife

Hermie & Friends: Flo the Lyin' Fly

2004as Wormie (voice)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962as Self

Pleasantville

1998as TV Repairman

Johnny Bravo

1997as Don Knotts (voice)

No Time for Sergeants

1958as Cpl. John C. Brown

Cats Don't Dance

1997as T.W. Turtle (voice)

Las Vegas

2003as Don Knotts

Matlock

1986as Les Calhoun

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

1963as Nervous Motorist

8 Simple Rules

2002as Ralph Furley

Inspector Gadget

1983

The Dick Cavett Show

1968as Self - Guest

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

1966as Luther Heggs

Serial Mom

1994Thanks

Here's Lucy

1968as Ben Fletcher

Move Over, Darling

1963as Shoe Clerk

101 Dalmatians: The Series

1997

The Apple Dumpling Gang

1975as Theodore Ogelvie

How to Frame a Figg

1971as Hollis Alexander Figg

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

1979as Theodore

Fantasy Island

1978as Stanley Scheckter

Jingle Bells

1999as Kris (voice)

The Love Boat

1977as Herb Groebecker

No Deposit, No Return

1976as Bert Delaney

The Shakiest Gun in the West

1968as Dr. Jesse W. Heywood

The Last Time I Saw Archie

1961as Capt. Harry Little

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

1959

Tom Sawyer

2000as Mutt Potter (voice)

Mayberry R.F.D.

1968as Barney Fife

The Incredible Mr. Limpet

1964as Henry Limpet

The Private Eyes

1980as Inspector Winship

Wait Till Your Father Gets Home

1972

Hot Lead & Cold Feet

1978as Denver Kid

Gus

1976as Coach Venner

The Reluctant Astronaut

1967as Roy Fleming

The Joey Bishop Show

1961as Barney Fife

Air Buddies

2006as Sniffer (voice)

Chicken Little

2005as Mayor Turkey Lurkey (voice)

Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo

1977as Wheely Applegate

Quints

2000as Governor Healy

Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night

1987as Gee Willikers (voice)