Don Knotts
Don Knotts (born July 21, 1924) is an American actor. He was born in Morgantown, West Virginia. He served in World War II and received the World War II Victory Medal. He is best remembered for his role as Barney Fife on the American television show The Andy Griffith Show. He won five Emmy Awards for his work as Barney Fife. Don Knotts starred in a series of films in the 1960s; The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964), The Ghost and Mr. Chicken (1966), The Reluctant Astronaut (1967) , The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968) and The Love God? (1969). In the 1970s, Knotts and Tim Conway starred together in a series of slapstick movies. Knotts returned to television in the 1980s, appearing as Ralph Furley on Three's Company. He also had an small role on Matlock, which starred his old friend Andy Griffith. He also appeared with Griffith in the 1986 made for
television movie Return to Mayberry where he once again played
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He also appeared with Griffith in the 1986 made for
television movie Return to Mayberry where he once again played
Barney Fife. Chicken (1966), The Reluctant Astronaut (1967) , The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968) and The Love God? (1969). Perhaps his greatest late-in-life role was in Inherit the Wind in 1960, opposite Spencer Tracy. Limpet (1964), The Ghost and Mr. March was one of the few actors to resist the studios, and was able to pick and choose his roles, in the process also avoiding typecasting. By this time, he was working on Broadway as often as in Hollywood, and his screen career was not as prolific as it had been. Don Knotts starred in a series of films in the 1960s; The Incredible Mr. Hyde, and again in 1946 for The Best Years of Our Lives. He won five Emmy Awards for his work as Barney Fife. Jekyll and Mr. He is best remembered for his role as Barney Fife on the American television show The Andy Griffith Show. March won the Oscar in 1932 for Dr. He served in World War II and received the World War II Victory Medal. He appeared on Broadway in 1926, and won an Oscar nomination in 1930 for The Royal Family of Broadway, in which he played a role based upon John Barrymore. He was born in Morgantown, West Virginia. He began as a banker, but an emergency appendectomy caused him to reevaluate his life, and in 1920 he began to be cast as an extra in movies made in New York. Don Knotts (born July 21, 1924) is an American actor. March was born in Racine, Wisconsin.
The Great Adventure. The Dummy. The Wild Party. The Studio Murder Mystery. Paris Bound. Jealousy. Footlights and Fools. The Marriage Playground. Sarah and Son. Ladies Love Brutes. True to the Navy. Manslaughter. Laughter. The Royal Family of Broadway. Honor Among Lovers. Night Angel. My Sin. Hyde. Jekyll and Mr. Dr. Strangers in Love. Merrily We Go to Hell. Make Me a Star. Smilin' Through. The Sign of the Cross. Tonight Is Ours. The Eagle and the Hawk. Design for Living. All of Me. Death Takes a Holiday. The Affairs of Cellini. We Live Again. Good Dame. The Barretts of Wimpole Street. Les Misérables. Anna Karenina. The Dark Angel. The Road to Glory. Mary of Scotland. Anthony Adverse. A Star is Born. Nothing Sacred. The Buccaneer. There Goes My Heart. Trade Winds. The 400 Million. Lights Out in Europe. Susan and God. Victory. So Ends Our Night. One Foot in Heaven. Bedtime Story. Lake Carrier. I Married a Witch. The Adventures of Mark Twain. Tomorrow the World!. The Best Years of Our Lives. Another Part of the Forest. An Act of Murder. Christopher Columbus. The Titan, Story of Michelangelo. It's a Big Country. Death of a Salesman. Man on a Tightrope. Executive Suite. A Christmas Carol. The Bridges at Toko-Ri. The Desperate Hours. The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit. Alexander the Great. Island of Allah. Albert Schweitzer. The Winslow Boy. "Tales from Dickens". Middle of the Night. Inherit the Wind. The Young Doctors. The Condemned of Altona. Seven Days in May. Hombre. ...tick...tick...tick... The Iceman Cometh. 1931 Nominated The Royal Family of Broadway. Hyde. Jekyll and Mr. 1932 Won Dr. 1938 Nominated A Star is Born. 1947 Won The Best Years of Our Lives. 1952 Nominated Death of a Salesman. |