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

The Prize Fighter

Another film Knotts did in 1979 was The Prize Fighter, where Don Knotts played Tim Conway’s manager, and Conway was the underdog boxer “Bags”. The film was another success in comedy-duos. The film was a great success in the box office, with earnings of $6.5 million in its first release, becoming one of the most financially successful films ever to be be released by New World Pictures at the time. This type of comedy were really popular during the 1970s and 80s.

The Private Eyes

A year later, Don Knotts and Tim Conway teamed up again in what would be their last time in starring roles together as a comedy duo. The 1980 film The Private Eyes featured Knotts and Conway as a pair of witless American detectives workign for Scotland Yard. The film is a parody of the characters of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson, and was mostly received well by critics and viewers alike.