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.

Filmography

• 2007Hermie & Friends: Buzby and the Grumble Bees — Wormie (voice)
• 2006Air Buddies — Sniffer (voice)
• 2006Hermie & Friends: Hermie and Wormie's Nutty Adventure — Wormie
• 2006Hermie & Friends: Stanley the Stinkbug Goes to Camp — Wormie (voice)
• 2005Chicken Little — Mayor Turkey Lurkey (voice)
• 2005Hermie & Friends: A Fruitcake Christmas — Wormie
• 2005Hermie & Friends: Buzby, the Misbehaving Bee — Wormie (voice)
• Robot Chicken — Don Knotts (voice)
• 2004Hermie & Friends: Flo the Lyin' Fly — Wormie (voice)
• 2004Hermie & Friends: Webster the Scaredy Spider — Wormie
• 2003Hermie: A Common Caterpillar — Wormie (voice)
• Las Vegas — Don Knotts
• 8 Simple Rules — Ralph Furley
• 2000Quints — Governor Healy
• 2000Tom Sawyer — Mutt Potter (voice)
• 1999Jingle Bells — Kris (voice)
• 1998Pleasantville — TV Repairman
• That '70s Show — Landlord
• 101 Dalmatians: The Series
• 1997Cats Don't Dance — T.W. Turtle (voice)
• Johnny Bravo — Don Knotts (voice)
• 1996Big Bully — Principal Kokelar
• E! True Hollywood Story
• Burke's Law — Dr. Adkins
• 1994Serial Mom — Thanks
• Fish Police — Mr. Lichen (voice)
• Step by Step — Deputy Feif
• 1991Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas — Titus (voice)
• 1987Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night — Gee Willikers (voice)
• She's the Sheriff — Moe
• 1987The Little Troll Prince — Professor Nidaros (voice)
• Matlock — Les Calhoun
• 1986Return to Mayberry — Barney Fife
• What a Country! — F. Jerry 'Bud' McPherson
• 1984Cannonball Run II — CHP #2
• Inspector Gadget
• Newhart
• 1980The Private Eyes — Inspector Winship
• 1979The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again — Theodore
• 1979The Prize Fighter — Shake
• Fantasy Island — Stanley Scheckter
• 1978Hot Lead & Cold Feet — Denver Kid
• 1977Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo — Wheely Applegate
• 1977Mule Feathers — Narrator / The Mule (voice)
• The Love Boat — Don Knotts, Herb Groebecker
• The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour
• Three's Company — Ralph Furley
• 1976Gus — Coach Venner
• 1976No Deposit, No Return — Bert Delaney
• 1975The Apple Dumpling Gang — Theodore Ogelvie
• 1973I Love a Mystery — Alexander Archer
• Keep US Beautiful
• The Best of The New Scooby-Doo Movies — Homer Pipsqueak (voice), Don Knotts (voice)
• 1972The Man Who Came to Dinner — Dr. Bradley
• The New Scooby-Doo Movies — Homer Pipsqueak (voice)
• Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
• 1971How to Frame a Figg — Hollis Alexander Figg, Story
• The New Andy Griffith Show — Barney Fife
• The Bill Cosby Show — Leo Swann
• The Leslie Uggams Show
• 1969The Love God? — Abner Audubon Peacock IV
• Here's Lucy — Ben Fletcher
• Mayberry R.F.D. — Barney Fife
• 1968The Shakiest Gun in the West — Dr. Jesse W. Heywood
• 1967The Reluctant Astronaut — Roy Fleming
• 1966The Ghost and Mr. Chicken — Luther Heggs
• No Time for Sergeants
• 1964The Incredible Mr. Limpet — Henry Limpet
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre — Curly Kid
• 1963It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World — Nervous Motorist
• 1963Move Over, Darling — Shoe Clerk
• The Joey Bishop Show — Barney Fife
• 1961The Last Time I Saw Archie — Capt. Harry Little
• The Andy Griffith Show — Barney Fife
• 1960Wake Me When It's Over — Percy Warren
• The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
• Kraft Music Hall
• 1958No Time for Sergeants — Cpl. John C. Brown
• Hallmark Hall of Fame — Dr. Bradley

Appearances as themselves (27)

• 2011Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter — Himself
• 2007Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn — Self (archive footage)
• 2005The Adventures of Errol Flynn — Self (archive footage)
• 2002The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo — Self
• 1982Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers! — Self (archive footage)
• The Tim Conway Show — Self
• 1979The Muppets Go Hollywood — Self (uncredited)
• Donny & Marie — Self
• 1976Joys — Self
• The Captain and Tennille — Self - Guest
• The Muppet Show — Self - Special Guest Star
• The Sonny and Cher Show — Self
• Dinah! — Self
• Tony Orlando and Dawn — Self
• 1973Keep U.S. Beautiful — Self
• The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts — Self
• The Don Knotts Show — Self - Host
• 1968Rowan & Martin at the Movies — Self
• The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest
• The Danny Kaye Show — Self
• The Merv Griffin Show — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
• The Mike Douglas Show — Self
• The Lux Show — Self
• The Steve Allen Show — Self
• The Oscars — Self
• The Bob Hope Show — Self, Self (uncredited)