Who Is Don Knotts?
Jesse Donald Knotts was an actor and comedian, from America. He is famous for his role as Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show. The Andy Griffith Show is a 1960s sitcom for which he won five Emmy Awards. He acted in the role of Ralph Furley on the sitcom Three's Company from 1979 to 1984. He performed in many comedic movies, which includes the leading roles in The Incredible Mr. Limpet and The Ghost and Mr. Chicken. He was one of the 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time list in 2004.
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Is Don Knotts Still Alive?
Don Knotts is not alive. He died at an age of 81, on February 24, 2006. He died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles because of the pulmonary and respiratory complications of pneumonia in connection to lung cancer. He had undergone treatment at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for few months before his death. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a tertiary, multi-specialty academic health science center located in Los Angeles, California. Don was buried at Westwood Memorial Park in Los Angeles.
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Don Knotts Age
Don Knotts was born on 21st July, 1924, in Morgantown, West Virginia. He was 81 years old when he died. His real name is Jesse Donald Knotts. He was born as the youngest of four sons, to farmer William Jesse Knotts and Elsie Luzetta Knotts. His parents got married in Spraggs, Pennsylvania. He was of English Ancestry, whose ancestors emigrated to America in the 17th century, and settled in Maryland. His brothers are Willlis, William, and Ralph “Sid”. He graduated from Morgantown High School. He got a Bachelor's degree in education from West Virginia University in Morgantown.
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Don Knotts Career
Don Knotts had many comedy movies. He acted in some movies, whose theme was based on children. He appeared in the Disney movie The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again, The Applec, The Prize Fighter, and The Private Eyes. He also acted in No Deposit, No Return, Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo, and Hot Lead and Cold Feet. He starred as Deputy Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show, which lasted for 8 years from 1960 to 1968. He appeared in TV shows like The Joey Bishop Show, and Return to Mayberry.
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Don Knotts Wife
Don Knotts had married three times. He was married to Kathryn Metz in 1947, till his divorce in 1964. He raised his daughter as a single parent. He married Loralee Czuchna in 1974, but he divorced in 1983. He married Frances Yarborough, from 2002 until his death in 2006. From his first marriage, had a son, Thomas Knotts, and a daughter, Karen Knotts. His daughter was an actress.
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Don Knotts Net Worth
Don Knotts had a net worth of $20 millionwhen he was alive. He earned money through his acting career. He acted in a series of movie comedies, which gave him fame. He appeared in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. He also acted in The Incredible Mr. Limpet, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, The Reluctant Astronaut, The Shakiest Gun in the West, The Love God? and How to Frame a Figg.
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