Don Knotts was big in the late 1960s, especially in my house. I never missed an episode of “The Andy Griffith Show.” He was hysterical as the inept Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife.

Don Knotts and Frances Bavier smile while holding their awards for their supporting roles in the television series, The Andy Griffith Show, at the Emmy Awards, June 4, 1967.

Once legendary actor Don Knotts left his role as Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show, the former second banana went on to star in his own feature films such as 1964’s The Incredible Mr. Limpet ...

Mr. Knotts first rose to prominence in the late 1950s, joining Louis Nye and other comedy players on "The Steve Allen Show." In 1961, United Artists Records released a comedy album titled "Don ...

Don Knotts celebrated his 35th year celebration at Chasen's Restaurant with friends Hal Smith and Andy Griffith, January 9, 1984 in Beverly Hills, California. Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images ...

Knotts’ brother-in-law Daniel de Visé wrote in Andy and Don: The Making of a Friendship and a Classic American TV Show that while “Don had always been faithful to Kay,” in the 1960s he ...

Don Knotts, the skinny, lovable nerd who kept generations of television audiences laughing as bumbling Deputy Barney Fife on “The Andy Griffith Show,” has died. He was 81.

Don Knotts, the saucer-eyed, scarecrow-thin comic actor best known for his roles as the high-strung small-town deputy Barney Fife on the 1960s CBS series “The Andy Griffith Show” and the ...

Fans of Don Knotts, who played bumbling Deputy Barney Fife on "The Andy Griffith Show," urge for a statue to honor him, even after legal problems that appear to have killed the project.

Don Knotts, the saucer-eyed, scarecrow-thin comic actor best-known for his roles as the high-strung small-town deputy Barney Fife on the 1960s CBS series “The Andy Griffith Show” and the ...

Don Knotts and Frances Bavier smile while holding their awards for their supporting roles in the television series, The Andy Griffith Show, at the Emmy Awards, June 4, 1967.