What is Don Knotts?
{{Infobox actor |name = Don Knotts |image = Don Knotts 1975.JPG |imagesize = 250px |caption = Don Knotts in 1975 |birthname = Jesse Donald Knotts |birth_date = {{birth date|1924|7|21|mf=y}} |birth_place = [[Morgantown, West Virginia]], U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|2006|2|24|1924|7|21}} |death_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S. |death_cause = [[Pneumonia]] caused by [[lung cancer]] |yearsactive = [[1953 in movies|1953]] - [[2006 in movies|2006]] |occupation = Actor, comedian |awards='''[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Comedy Series]]'''<br />1961 ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'' <br />1962 ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'' <br />1963 ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'' <br />1966 ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'' <br /> 1967 ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]'' }} '''Jesse Donald Knotts''' (July 21, 1924 – February 24, 2006) was an [[Americans|American]] [[actor]]. He played Deputy Barney Fife in the 1950s [[sitcom]] [[television series]] ''[[The Andy Griffith Show]]''. He left the show after its fifth season to act in [[movie]]s. Two of his movies are ''The Incredible Mr. Limpet'' and ''The Apple Dumpling Gang''. He died from [[lung cancer]]-related [[pneumonia]]. {{US-actor-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Knotts, Don}} [[Category:1924 births]] [[Category:2006 deaths]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:Comedians from West Virginia]] [[Category:American Emmy Award winners]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:Actors from West Virginia]] [[Category:Deaths from lung cancer]] [[Category:Deaths from pneumonia]] [[Category:People from Morgantown, West Virginia]]