Don Knotts
Known for
Across changing tastes and formats, Don Knotts has stayed an American actor who arrived well before the current crop and stayed. 'Chicken Little' is the entry that tends to open any account of the career. 'Pleasantville' rounds out the better-known part of the filmography. Measured end to end, the working life on screen runs about 68 years. He won the Emmy for 'The Andy Griffith Show'.
Don Knotts
37 Movies
26 Series
Across changing tastes and formats, Don Knotts has stayed an American actor who arrived well before the current crop and stayed. 'Chicken Little' is the entry that tends to open any account of the career. 'Pleasantville' rounds out the better-known part of the filmography. Measured end to end, the working life on screen runs about 68 years. He won the Emmy for 'The Andy Griffith Show'.
Movies
Plays Mayor Turkey Lurkey (voice)
Chicken Little
2005
Plays Nervous Motorist
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
Plays TV Repairman
Pleasantville
1998
Plays Sniffer (voice)
Air Buddies
2006
Plays CHP #2
Cannonball Run II
1984
Plays Wheely Applegate
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
1977
Plays T.W. Turtle (voice)
Cats Don't Dance
1997
Plays Principal Kokelar
Big Bully
1996
Plays Theodore Ogelvie
The Apple Dumpling Gang
1975
Plays Luther Heggs
The Ghost and Mr. Chicken
1966
Plays Denver Kid
Hot Lead & Cold Feet
1978
Plays Dr. Jesse W. Heywood
The Shakiest Gun in the West
1968
Plays Shoe Clerk
Move Over, Darling
1963
Plays Mutt Potter (voice)
Tom Sawyer
2000
Plays Coach Venner
Gus
1976
Plays Theodore
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
1979
Plays Gee Willikers (voice)
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
1987
Plays Percy Warren
Wake Me When It's Over
1960
Plays Wormie (voice)
Hermie & Friends: Buzby, the Misbehaving Bee
2005
Plays Bert Delaney
No Deposit, No Return
1976
Plays Inspector Winship
The Private Eyes
1980
Plays Henry Limpet
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
1964
Plays Wormie (voice)
Hermie & Friends: Flo the Lyin' Fly
2004
Plays Cpl. John C. Brown
No Time for Sergeants
1958
Plays Abner Audubon Peacock IV
The Love God?
1969
Writer
Plays Hollis Alexander Figg
How to Frame a Figg
1971
Plays Wormie (voice)
Hermie: A Common Caterpillar
2003
Plays Roy Fleming
The Reluctant Astronaut
1967
Plays Kris (voice)
Jingle Bells
1999
Plays Capt. Harry Little
The Last Time I Saw Archie
1961
Plays Shake
The Prize Fighter
1979
Plays Wormie
Hermie & Friends: Hermie and Wormie's Nutty Adventure
2006
TV Shows
Plays Barney Fife
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
Plays Ralph Furley
Three's Company
1977
Plays F. Jerry 'Bud' McPherson
What a Country!
1986
Plays Les Calhoun
Matlock
1986
Plays Barney Fife
The New Andy Griffith Show
1971
Plays Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956
Plays Self
The Sonny and Cher Show
1976
Plays Self - Guest
The Captain and Tennille
1976
Plays Homer Pipsqueak (voice)
The New Scooby-Doo Movies
1972
Plays Don Knotts (voice)
The Best of The New Scooby-Doo Movies
1972
Plays Don Knotts (voice)
Johnny Bravo
1997
Plays Don Knotts
The Love Boat
1977
Plays Leo Swann
The Bill Cosby Show
1969
Plays Ralph Furley
8 Simple Rules
2002
Plays Mr. Lichen (voice)
Fish Police
1992
Plays Moe
She's the Sheriff
1987
Plays Landlord
That '70s Show
1998
Plays Ben Fletcher
Here's Lucy
1968
Plays Don Knotts
Las Vegas
2003
Plays Dr. Bradley
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Plays Barney Fife
Mayberry R.F.D.
1968
Plays Dr. Adkins
Burke's Law
1994
Plays Stanley Scheckter
Fantasy Island
1978
Plays Don Knotts (voice)
Robot Chicken
2005
Plays Deputy Feif
Step by Step
1991
Latest Trailers
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Air Buddies
Full Filmography
Hermie & Friends: Buzby and the Grumble Bees
Wormie (voice)
2007
Film
Air Buddies
Sniffer (voice)
2006
Film
Hermie & Friends: Hermie and Wormie's Nutty Adventure
Wormie
2006
Film
Hermie & Friends: Stanley the Stinkbug Goes to Camp
Wormie (voice)
2006
Film
Chicken Little
Mayor Turkey Lurkey (voice)
2005
Film
Hermie & Friends: A Fruitcake Christmas
Wormie
2005
Film
Robot Chicken
Don Knotts (voice) · 1 episode
2005–
TV
Hermie & Friends: Buzby, the Misbehaving Bee
Wormie (voice)
2005
Film
Hermie & Friends: Webster the Scaredy Spider
Wormie
2004
Film
Photos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Don Knotts still alive?
Don Knotts passed away on February 24, 2006 at age 81.
What are the most famous roles of Don Knotts?
Don Knotts is best known for roles in Chicken Little, Pleasantville, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World.
How many movies has Don Knotts been in?
Over a 48-year career (since 1958), Don Knotts has appeared in 36 movies and 23 TV shows.
What was Don Knotts's first movie?
The career of Don Knotts began with No Time for Sergeants (1958).
What is Don Knotts's most recent movie or series?
Don Knotts's most recent release is Hermie & Friends: Buzby and the Grumble Bees, which premiered on September 22, 2007.
What TV shows has Don Knotts appeared in?
On television, Don Knotts has appeared in That '70s Show, Johnny Bravo, Robot Chicken, Step by Step.
Don Knotts
1924-07-21 · Morgantown, West Virgina, USA
Don Knotts (born Jesse Donald 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. He married Loralee Czuchna in 1974 and they divorced in 1983. His third marriage was to Frances Yarborough, from 2002 until his death in 2006. From his first marriage, Knotts had a son, Thomas Knotts, and a daughter, actress Karen Knotts (born April 2, 1954).
Knotts died at age 81, at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from pulmonary and respiratory complications of pneumonia related to lung cancer.