Books, Movies, Music & Entertainment - RIP Don Knotts (Barney Fife)

Growing up in NC and watching The Andy Griffith Show,the antics of Barney Fife were always my favorite. I could care less about who does what on TV and in the movies but he was a big part of my childhood. The movie he did with Tim Conway called Private Eyes was also very funny. He'll be missed by a lot of us hillbillys.

R.I.P. Mr. Knotts.

Knotts died at age 81 of pulmonary and respiratory complications at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills, California. The Los Angeles Times reports that Knotts suffered from lung cancer.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Knotts

"Nip it in the bud"!

Great actor who meant much to many people, me included. I feel old :(
Oddly, look at John Ritter, much the same style....if you're a fan.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/25/AR2006022501535.html

And just to make this bike related - can anybody identify the bike he regulary rode in his role as Barney Fife in the Andy Griffith show?

I actually had the pleasure of knowing Don, having worked with him on a series of spots for am/pm mini markets back in the mid 80's. Nicest guy you'd ever meet. Loved to tell the old stories if you asked.

May you rest in peace Don.

55/Rad

crikey

what an unfortunate coincidence -- I thought you were joking.

I loved watching his old movies when I was a kid in the '70s, espeically the one were he gets stuck in the space ship

http://i.imdb.com/mptv1.gif

I just knew him from Three's Company. He was so freakin funny.

RIP man.

Koffee

Man.............that hurts being a big Andy Griffith fan all my life, of course being from NC helps fuel that. Sorely missed!

this is a good site with a mini bio and 'filmography'
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0461455/

http://ia.imdb.com/media/imdb/01/I/78/86/12m.jpg

Don Knotts..arguably one of the most beloved comedic actors of the last 50 years...God Bless Him.

+1

:(

This makes me really sad. I noticed my best friend tried to call me several times today, but I got in too late to take his call, now I know why, since we were both big fans. This is terrible.

Yeah, I'm from Mt. Airy, NC (Andy Griffith's hometown - the inspiration for Mayberry)

- I'll bet they have flags at half-mast today. Probably an official day of mourning,
soon to be Barney Fife Day, or something like that.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/daisypie/BarneyFife.gif

Don't remember the whole song, but it ended with
"He had one bullet for his gun and kept it in his pocket"

R.I.P. Don Knotts :(

Private Eyes w/Tim Conway was hilarious!

Remember that scene in Ghost And Mr. Chicken where he does his nervous guy bit in front of a crowd in the town square. Someone from the audience shouts "Atta Boy, Luther." Laughed so hard I peed my pants.

Remember that scene in Ghost And Mr. Chicken where he does his nervous guy bit in front of a crowd in the town square. Someone from the audience shouts "Atta Boy, Luther." Laughed so hard I peed my pants.



"I threw the book at the wall and WHOOSH it opened. I threw the book and WHOOSH. I threw the book and whoosh"
Growing up "The Ghost & Mr Chicken" was one of my favorites, along with "The Incredible Mr. Limpet"

R.i.p