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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.
Don Knotts' first major project after leaving The Andy Griffith Show, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken uses a similar small town setting and involved a number of alumni from the sitcom, including director Alan Rafkin and writers Jim Fritzell and Everett Greenbaum. It was a box office success, paving the way for a string of other Knotts-fronted comedy ...
The Reluctant Astronaut is a 1967 American comedy film produced and directed by Edward Montagne and starring Don Knotts in a story about a carnival ride operator who is hired as a janitor at the Manned Spacecraft Center in Houston and is eventually sent into space.
Knotts and Griffith as their characters in a still taken from the October 7, 1965, one-hour variety special The Andy Griffith, Don Knotts, and Jim Nabors Show. The sitcom's production team included producers Aaron Ruben (1960–1965) and Bob Ross (1965–1968). [7]
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 .
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again is a 1979 American comedy-Western film directed by Vincent McEveety.Produced by Walt Disney Productions, it is a sequel to The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975), starring the comedy duo of Tim Conway and Don Knotts reprising their respective roles as Amos and Theodore.
The Love God? is a 1969 American comedy film starring Don Knotts and Edmond O'Brien.It was written and directed by Nat Hiken, [1] who died between the completion of shooting and the film's release. [2]
The Private Eyes is a 1980 American comedy mystery film starring Tim Conway and Don Knotts.The pair play bumbling American detectives who work for Scotland Yard.It was filmed at Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina.