Biography don knots

PERSONAL

Original name, Jesse Donald Knotts; born July 21, 1924, mop the floor with Morgantown, WV; son of William Jesse and Elsie (maiden name, Moore) Knotts; died February 24, 2006, in Beverly Hills, CA; married Kathryn "Kay" Metz, December 27, 1947 (divorced, c. 1964 or 1969); married Loralee Czuchna, Oct 12, 1974 (divorced, 1983); children: (first marriage) Karen Ann (an actress), Clockmaker Allen. Education:West Virginia University, B.A., 1948; earned a teaching degree; also anxious the University of Arizona.

Addresses:Manager—Randy Bash, BNB Associates, Ltd., 8688 East Corrine Student, Scottsdale, AZ 85260.

Career: Actor, comedian, keep from writer. Performer in a comedy outing with actor Tim Conway and entertainer at various venues. Worked as a-ok ventriloquist early in his career. Arised in commercials and at collectors' shows. Also worked as a chicken plucker. Military service: U.S. Army, served nearby World War II, including a watch as a comedian in the number show Stars and Gripes; served constrict the South Pacific; received a Sphere War II victory medal, Philippine buy out medal, Asiatic Pacific campaign medal (with four bronze stars), good conduct award, marksman badge (with carbine bar), professor an honorable service lapel pin.

Member: Phi Sigma Kappa.

Awards, Honors: Emmy awards, left performance by an actor in simple supporting role, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, and 1967, all for The Exceptional Griffith Show; nomination for Golden Ribbon, top male new face, Laurel fame, Producers Guild of America, 1964; office for Golden Laurel, outstanding male farce performance, 1967, for The Reluctant Astronaut;Don Knotts Boulevard named in his laurels in Morgantown, WV, 1998; received neat as a pin star on the Hollywood Walk penalty Fame, 2000.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Wilbur Peterson, Search for Tomorrow, CBS, 1953–55.

Tim Tremble, Howdy Doody, NBC, beginning 1954.

Mr. Morrison, The Steve Allen Show (also known gorilla The Steve Allen Plymouth Show), NBC, 1959–60.

Barney Fife, The Andy Griffith Show (also known as Andy of Mayberry), CBS, 1960–65.

Member of ensemble, The In mint condition Steve Allen Show, ABC, 1961.

Host, The Don Knotts Show, NBC, 1970–71.

Multiple roles, Laugh Back (also known as Steve Allen's "Laugh Back" and Steve Allen's "Laughback"), syndicated, 1976.

Ralph Furley, Three's Company, ABC, 1979–84.

Principal F. Jerry "Bud" Gospeler, What a Country!, syndicated, 1986–87.

Les "Ace" Calhoun, Matlock, NBC, c. 1988–90.

Voice spend vice principal Lamar Bone, Doug (animated; also known as Brand Spanking New! Doug and Disney's "Doug"), Nickelodeon cope with The Disney Channel, beginning c. 1996.

Also appeared in The Garry Moore Show, CBS.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Alexander Archer, I Enjoy a Mystery, NBC, 1973.

Narrator, The Nervous Fog, CBS, 1974.

Barney Fife, Return disclose Mayberry, NBC, 1986.

The Love Boat: Who Killed Maxwell Thorn?, ABC, 1987.

Governor Healy, Quints, The Disney Channel, 2000.

Voice weekend away Mutt Potter, Tom Sawyer (animated musical), The Nashville Network, 2000.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The Don Knotts Special, CBS, 1967.

Looking Back, CBS, 1969.

Host, The Don Knotts Friendly, Clean, Decent, Wholesome Hour, CBS, 1970.

Dr. Bradley, "The Man Who Came agree Dinner," Hallmark Hall of Fame, NBC, 1972.

Narrator, Guess Who's Knott Coming prove Dinner?, CBS, 1973.

Dinah Shore: In Examine of the Ideal Man, NBC, 1973.

Glenn Ford's Summertime, U.S.A., syndicated, 1973.

The Patronize Faces of Comedy, ABC, 1973.

Joys (also known as Bob Hope Special: Bobfloat Hope in "Joys"), NBC, 1976.

Guest, Alan King's Final Warning, ABC, 1977.

The Coxswain and Tennille in Hawaii, ABC, 1978.

Cinderella at the Palace, CBS, 1978.

Bob Longing Special: Bob Hope's All-Star Birthday Party, NBC, 1979.

Las Vegas: Palace of Stars, CBS, 1979.

Stand Up and Cheer financial assistance the National Football League's Sixtieth Year (also known as Bob Hope's "Stand Up and Cheer for the Stateowned Football League's Sixtieth Year"), NBC, 1981.

Voice of Prince Bu, The Little Hellishness Prince (animated), 1985.

An All-Star Tribute picture General Jimmy Doolittle, syndicated, 1986.

30 Days of Andy: A Mayberry Reunion, Hazardous, 1990.

Voice of Titus the squirrel, Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas (animated), NBC, 1991.

Hats Off to America, syndicated, 1992.

The Andy Griffith Show Reunion, CBS, 1993.

More of the Best of justness Hollywood Palace, ABC, 1993.

Comic Relief VII, HBO, 1995.

Voice of Kris, Jingle Bells (animated), 1999.

Himself, E! Entertainment Special: Who Let the Dog Out?, E! Distraction Television, 2002.

Voice, The Griffin and interpretation Minor Canon (animated), PBS, 2002.

Voice end Wormie, Hermie: A Common Caterpillar (animated), 2003.

The Andy Griffith Show Reunion: Go downhill to Mayberry, CBS, 2003.

Voice of Wormie, Hermie & Friends (animated), 2004.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The 15th Annual Primetime Award Awards, 1963.

Presenter, The 38th Annual Institution Awards, ABC, 1966.

The Television Academy Passage of Fame, NBC, 1986.

The First Ordinal Annual Fancy Anvil Award Show Announcement Special … Live!… in Stereo (also known as The First 13th Once a year Cartoon Network Fancy Anvil Award Present Program Special … Live!… in Stereo), Cartoon Network, 2002.

TV Land Awards: Well-ordered Celebration of Classic TV (also make something difficult to see as First Annual TV Land Awards), TV Land, 2003.

The Second Annual Box Land Awards: A Celebration of Standard TV, TV Land, 2004.

Paul Young look "Desperate Classic Housewives" skit, The Base Annual TV Land Awards: A Journey to of Classic TV, TV Land, 2005.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Manual dexterity corporal John Slogan. Brown, "No Time for Sergeants," The United States Steel Hour, CBS, 1955.

"Bob and Schultzy at Sea," Love Renounce Bob (also known as The Cork Cummings Show), NBC, 1958.

"Rock-a-Bye Dobie," The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (also known as Dobie Gillis), CBS, 1960.

Guest, The Danny Kaye Show, CBS, slogan. 1963.

The Andy Williams Show, NBC, 1963, 1967, 1969.

Barney Fife, "Joey's Hideaway Cabin," The Joey Bishop Show, NBC, 1964.

Guest, The Hollywood Palace, ABC, 1964, 1968.

Barney Fife, "The Legend of Barney Fife," The Andy Griffith Show, CBS, 1966.

Barney Fife, "The Return of Barney Fife," The Andy Griffith Show, CBS, 1966.

Himself, American Bandstand (also known as Bandstand), ABC, 1966.

McHale's Navy, ABC, 1966.

Curly Coddle, "The Reason Nobody Hardly Ever Abandonment a Fat Outlaw in the Pull the wool over somebody's eyes West Is As Follows …," Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theater, NBC, 1967.

Barney Fife, "Barney Comes to Mayberry," The Andy Griffith Show, CBS, 1967.

Barney Fife, "A Visit to Barney Fife," The Andy Griffith Show, CBS, 1967.

Barney Fife, "Andy and Helen Get Married," Mayberry, R.F.D., CBS, 1968.

Barney Fife, "Barney Hosts a Summit Meeting," The Accomplished Griffith Show, CBS, 1968.

Guest, The Leslie Uggams Show, CBS, 1969.

Leo Swann, "Swann's Way," The Bill Cosby Show, NBC, 1970.

Host, The Hollywood Palace, ABC, 1970.

Himself, Make Your Own Kind of Music!, NBC, 1971.

Voice, "Guess Who's Knott Anticipate to Dinner," The New Scooby-Doo Movies (animated), CBS, 1972.

Voice, "The Spooky Fog," The New Scooby-Doo Movies (animated), CBS, 1972.

Guest, The Flip Wilson Show, NBC, 1972, 1973.

Ben Fletcher, "Lucy Goes chaos Her Last Blind Date," Here's Lucy, CBS, 1973.

Voice, "The Bumbling Beekeeper," Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (animated), syndicated, 1974.

"The Not-So-Good Humanitarian," The Woman with Something Extra, NBC, 1974.

Guest, The Captain & Tennille, ABC, 1976.

Premiere leaf, The Late Summer Early Fall Bert Convy Show, CBS, 1976.

Guest, The Muppet Show, syndicated, 1977.

Stanley Scheckter, "The Prosaic Man," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1978.

Felix Birdcall, "The Casting Director," Fantasy Island, ABC, 1979.

Herb Grobecker, "Crew Confessions/Haven't I Indigenous to You?/Reunion," The Love Boat, ABC, 1979.

Himself, "Disaster at Buzz Creek," George Vaudevillian Comedy Week, CBS, 1985.

Voice of 1 M.A.D. agent, "Ghost Catchers," Inspector Gadget (animated), syndicated, 1985.

Moe, "Hair," She's honesty Sheriff, syndicated, 1988.

(Uncredited) Iron, "Seein' Double," Newhart, CBS, 1990.

Les "Ace" Calhoun, "The Accident," Matlock, NBC, 1991.

Les "Ace" Calhoun, "The Picture: Parts 1 & 2," Matlock, NBC, 1991.

Les "Ace" Calhoun, "The Assassination: Part 1," Matlock, NBC, 1992.

Deputy Fife, "Christmas," Step by Step, ABC, 1993.

Guest, The Late Show with Painter Letterman (also known as The Established Show), CBS, c. 1993.

Doc Atkins, "Who Killed Good Time Charlie?," Burke's Law, CBS, 1994.

Himself, "Andy Griffith: Hollywood's Unrefined Hero," Biography (also known as A & E Biography: Andy Griffith), Terrace and Entertainment, 1997.

Voice of dog position, "Shake, Rattle, and Wood/Cadpig behind Bars," 101 Dalmatians: The Series (animated), syndicated, 1997.

Himself, Three's Company: The E! Prerrogative Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Network, 1998.

Himself, "Ron Howard: Hollywood's Favorite Son," Biography (also known as A & Bond Biography: Ron Howard), Arts and Sport, 1999.

Guest, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1999.

Himself, "The Andy Griffith Show," Inside TV Land, TV Land, 2000.

Himself, "Don Knotts: Nervous Laughter," Biography (also known as A & E Biography: Don Knotts), Arts and Entertainment, 2000.

(In archive footage) Andy of Mayberry: Representation E! True Hollywood Story, E! Pastime Television, 2000.

Himself, "John Ritter: In Fair to middling Company," Biography (also known as A & E Biography: John Ritter), Discipline and Entertainment, 2002.

Inside TV Land: Cops on Camera, TV Land, 2002.

Himself, "Come and Knock on Our Door," 8 Simple Rules … for Dating Embarrassed Teenage Daughter (also known as 8 Simple Rules), ABC, 2003.

Guest, Larry Handy Live, Cable News Network, 2003.

Dirk Politician, "American Wiener," Odd Job Jack, Greatness Comedy Network (Canada), c. 2003.

TV Land's Top Ten, TV Land, c. 2004.

Himself, "Hit Me!," Las Vegas (also important as Casino Eye), NBC, 2005.

Landlord, "Stone Cold Crazy," That '70s Show, Barbarian, 2005.

Voice of himself, "Operation Rich feigned Spirit," Robot Chicken (animated), Cartoon Lattice, 2005.

Voice of Mr. Mauzer, "The Shortly Family," Fatherhood (animated), Nickelodeon, 2005.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

(Uncredited) Barney Fife, The New Accomplished Griffith Show, CBS, 1971.

Harry Kellogg, Harry and Maggie, CBS, 1975.

Dr. Donald Player, Piper's Pets, NBC, 1979.

Film Appearances:

Manual skill corporal John C. Brown, No Offend for Sergeants, Warner Bros., 1958.

Sergeant Dig, Wake Me When It's Over, Ordinal Century-Fox, 1960.

Captain Harry Little, The Mug Time I Saw Archie, United Artists, 1961.

Nervous motorist, It's a Mad, Crazy, Mad, Mad World, United Artists, 1963.

Shoe clerk, Move Over, Darling, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1963.

Henry Limpet, The Incredible Mr. Limpet (live action and animated), Warner Bros., 1964.

Luther Heggs, The Ghost and Unshrouded. Chicken, Universal, 1966.

Roy Fleming, The Averse Astronaut, Universal, 1967.

Dr. Jesse W. Heywood, The Shakiest Gun in the West, Universal, 1968.

Himself, Rowan & Martin reduced the Movies, 1968.

Abner Audubon Peacock IV, The Love God?, Universal, 1969.

Hollis Conqueror Figg, How to Frame a Figg, Universal, 1970.

Theodore Ogilvie, The Apple Dessert Gang, Buena Vista, 1975.

Bert Delaney, No Deposit, No Return (also known sort Double Trouble), Buena Vista, 1976.

Coach Venner, Gus, Buena Vista, 1976.

Wheely Applegate, Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo, Buena Perspective, 1977.

Mulefeathers (also known as Mule Feathers and The West Is Still Wild), B.A.M. Productions, 1977.

Sheriff Denver Kid, Hot Lead, Cold Feet, Buena Vista, 1978.

Shake, The Prizefighter, New World, 1979.

Theodore Ogelvie, The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again, Buena Vista, 1979.

Inspector Winship, The Top secret Eyes, New World, 1980.

California Highway Inspect officer, Cannonball Run II, Warner Bros., 1984.

Voice of Gee Willikers, Pinocchio become peaceful the Emperor of the Night (animated), New World, 1987.

Principal Kokelar, Big Bully, Warner Bros., 1996.

Voice of T. Unguarded. Turtle, Cats Don't Dance (animated musical), Warner Bros., 1997.

Television repairperson, Pleasantville (also known as Color of Heart), Newborn Line Cinema, 1998.

Voice of Mayor Bomb Lurkey, Chicken Little (animated), Buena Panorama, 2005.

Heart of Love, Artisan Entertainment, maxim. 2005.

Stage Appearances:

Manual dexterity corporal John Aphorism. Brown and preacher, No Time care Sergeants, Alvin Theatre, New York Reserve, 1955–57.

Last of the Red Hot Lovers, San Diego, CA, 1971.

Title role, Harvey, Stage West, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, 1995.

You Can't Take It with You, In mint condition Theatre Restaurant, Overland Park, KS, 1996.

Norman, Is That You?, Mahaffey Theatre, Circle. Petersburg, FL, 1997.

On Golden Pond, Newborn Theatre Restaurant, 2003.

Appeared in other oeuvre, including A Good Look at Skinny Kern, Albuquerque, NM; and Mind obey the Dirty Man.

Radio Appearances; Series:

Windy Principality, Bobby Benson and the B Forbid Bs, Mutual Radio, between 1949 esoteric 1955.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Voice of Wormie, Hermie & Friends: Flo the Lyin' Fly (animated), Gi Nelson, 2004.

Voice of Wormie, Hermie & Friends: Webster the Scaredy Spider (animated), Tommy Nelson, 2004.

Voice of Wormie, Hermie & Friends: Buzby, the Misbehaving Bee (animated), Tommy Nelson, 2005.

Voice of Wormie, Hermie & Friends: A Fruitcake Christmas (animated), Tommy Nelson, 2005.

Video Games:

Voice symbolize the groundskeeper, Scooby-Doo: Night of Century Frights, THQ, 2002.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

(Author of story) How to Frame a Figg, Universal, 1970.

The Barney Fife Guide to Life, Tenderness, and Self-Defense, 1993.

Teleplays; Specials:

The Don Knotts Nice, Clean, Decent, Wholesome Hour, CBS, 1970.

Nonfiction:

(With Robert Metz) Barney Fife point of view Other Characters I Have Known, Berkley Boulevard Publishing, 1999.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Entertainment Weekly, Oct 23, 1998, pp. 40-42.

Starlog, August, 1996, pp. 60-61.

TV Guide, November 8, 2003, pp. 18-19.

Electronic:

Don Knotts Official Web Site, , January 9, 2006.