Don Knotts’ Most Popular Characters
One of Don Knotts most remembered roles is his role as Deputy Barney Fife on “The Andy Griffith Show” in 1960 and his role on “Three’s Company” as Ralph Furley starting from 1977.
Don Knott’s Most Popular Characters
Knotts’ role on both shows gave him universal acclaim and quite a respectable number of awards. Knotts was definitley one of the most popular and most loved actors during the time he was on television. Even when he released movies that weren’t all that great, people still viewed him as a fantastic comedian, probably also helped by the fact that most people saw him to be a lovable and sincere person off-screen too.
Retirement not for Knotts
Once Knotts made acting his career, he never retired, working as an active thespian up until he died in 2006. Always a fan favorite, he was known in the industry as one of the hardest working actors out there, appearing in over 86 movies and television shows throughout his career.
Retirement Not For Knotts
A good number of those television shows ran for quite a while. Some say it was the stress that caught up with him, but Knotts wasn’t having any of it, denying such claims – it might have even been the job that actually helped keep him going as he loved doing what he was doing.
