Don Knotts
Don Knotts
Jesse Donald "Don" Knottswas an American comedic actor best known as Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show, a 1960s sitcom for which he earned five Emmy awards. He also played Luther Heggs in the 1966 film The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, and The Incredible Mr. Limpet, in which he plays a talking fish for the majority of the film. He also played landlord Ralph Furley on the 1970s–1980s television sitcom Three's Company...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth21 July 1924
CityMorgantown, WV
CountryUnited States of America
No, I wasn't payed a whole lot of money for it, but I didn't feel cheated in any way; it was my first top billing in a feature length movie.
Well, they put me in a booth and then did some nice things to the speaker to make it come out sounding ok.
Mainly, I thought of Barney as a kid. You can always look into the faces of kids and see what they're thinking, if they're happy or sad. That's what I tried to do with Barney.
Those years when I used Barney were the best experience I had in the business. It was great doing him in films and on Andy Griffith.
I don't think just funny is enough on Broadway.
I don't think actors get good training today. I put my training to use in everything I do.
My idol was Jack Benny and he was the master of subtlety and timing.
I felt like a loser. I was unhappy as a child most of the time. We were terribly poor and I hated my size.
When you work with words, words are your work.
Mainly, I thought of Barney Fife as a kid. You can always look into the faces of kids and see what they're thinking, if they're happy or sad. That's what I tried to do with Barney.
I don't know what to say. I've always been a prepared loser.
That's right, karate made my whole body a weapon.
We began to do little things, have little scenes where we just talked about things that had nothing to do with the plot. In fact, in the beginning, they didn't want us to do that. But as time went on, you see that in so many shows. I think we were the first to do that.
I just saw Norman Fell a little while ag. I loved doing Three's Company. The first season was tough since they didn't write so well for me.