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Bernard "Barney" Fife [nb 1] is a fictional character in the American television program The Andy Griffith Show, portrayed by comic actor Don Knotts. Barney Fife is a deputy sheriff in the slow-paced, sleepy, southern community of Mayberry, North Carolina. He appeared in the first five seasons (1960–65) as a main character, and after leaving ...
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.
His professional life, however, is complicated by the repeated gaffes of his inept deputy, Barney Fife . Barney is Andy's cousin and best friend. At home, widower Andy raises his young son Opie (Ronny Howard), assisted by his maiden aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee (Frances Bavier). Opie, though generally respectful and well-behaved, is also ...
Barney Fife: Don Knotts: Deputy Sheriff of Mayberry Main: Guest: 162 Aunt Bee: Frances Bavier: Andy's paternal aunt Main [a] 188 Emma Watson [b] Cheerio Meredith: A townsperson Recurring: 6 Jud Fletcher Burt Mustin: Elderly citizen of Mayberry Recurring: Guest: Guest: Guest: 8 [c] Otis Campbell: Hal Smith
For first-generation North Carolinians of a certain age, our impressions of the state were shaped by basketball coaches Dean Smith and Mike Krzyzewski … and Deputy Barney Fife.. Three iconic men ...
Nov. 11—Not every war story has Sheriff Andy Taylor and Deputy Barney Fife in it, but this one does. During one lazy afternoon back in the 1990s, Jack Sealy was in his living room in Georgia ...
For instance, you can take a squad car tour of certain spots in a replica of Deputy Barney Fife's vehicle. You can stay in the Aunt Bee Room at the Mayberry Motor Inn. Or grab a pork chop sandwich ...
During the first half of the 1965–1966 season of The Andy Griffith Show, in an attempt to replace the Barney Fife character after Don Knotts left the show, Burns was cast as Warren Ferguson, a dedicated but inept deputy sheriff. Warren possessed some of the same qualities as Barney which irritated Andy but without the chemistry.