View Full Version : RIP Don Knotts (Barney Fife)
mtnbiker66
02-25-06, 06:45 PM
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.
georgiaboy
02-25-06, 06:52 PM
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
Ebbtide
02-25-06, 07:19 PM
"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
531Aussie
02-25-06, 07:29 PM
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
msheron
02-25-06, 07:30 PM
Man.............that hurts being a big Andy Griffith fan all my life, of course being from NC helps fuel that. Sorely missed!
531Aussie
02-25-06, 07:34 PM
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
baj32161
02-25-06, 08:56 PM
Don Knotts..arguably one of the most beloved comedic actors of the last 50 years...God Bless Him.
blandin
02-25-06, 09:14 PM
+1
giantcfr1
02-25-06, 11:16 PM
:(
KrisPistofferson
02-25-06, 11:26 PM
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.
* jack *
02-26-06, 06:17 AM
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!
Mayonnaise
02-27-06, 07:49 AM
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"
TexasGuy
03-01-06, 09:26 AM
R.i.p
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