We Bet You Didn’t Know Some of These Things about the Life and Career of Don Knotts

Chicken Little

Don Knotts also did a number of voices for characters in animated films. In 2005 he provided the voice of the Mayor Turkey Lurkey in Disney’s animated film Chicken Little, which proved to be a great success. It turns out this would be one of his last films. Don Knotts did a great job with his voiceover for the film and kids who would otherwise never have heard him would now know his voice too. So even though he was much older by now, he still managed to entertain the younger generations! The movie was dedicated to Joe Grant, a Disney artist of many years. Grant died of a heart attack before the film was released.

Great Friends, Great Comedians

The reunion between Andy Griffith and Don Knotts on “Matlock” in 1988, was a really great experiences for both actors. The show was 20 years after they both worked on “The Andy Griffith Show” together, and they still loved working together, with both of them speaking highly of the experience. The format of the show is similar to CBS’s “Perry Mason”, where Matlock identifies perpetrators and then confronts them in a dramatic courtroom scene.