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Don Knotts
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.
As actor
Don Knotts: Tied Up with Laughter
Hermie & Friends: Buzby and the Grumble Bees
Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn
Air Buddies
Hermie & Friends: Hermie and Wormie's Nutty Adventure
Hermie & Friends: Stanley the Stinkbug Goes to Camp
Chicken Little
Hermie & Friends: A Fruitcake Christmas
Hermie & Friends: Buzby, the Misbehaving Bee
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
Hermie & Friends: Flo the Lyin' Fly
Hermie & Friends: Webster the Scaredy Spider
Hermie a Common Caterpillar
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
Tom Sawyer
Quints
Jingle Bells
Pleasantville
Cats Don't Dance
Big Bully
Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas
The Little Troll Prince
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
Return to Mayberry
Cannonball Run II
Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!
The Private Eyes
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
The Prize Fighter
The Muppets Go Hollywood