Jesse Donald Knotts
| Sign | Cancer |
| Born | Jul 21, 1924 Morgantown, WV |
| Died | Feb 24, 2006 Los Angeles, CA |
| Age | Died at 81 |
Don Knotts | |
| Job | Actor, comedian |
| Years active | 1953-2006 |
| Top Roles | Sgt. Percy Warren, Luther Heggs, Roy Fleming, Cpl. John C. Brown, Nervous Motorist |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Family, Animation, Drama, Romance, Fantasy |
| Top Topics | Slapstick, Aviation, World War II |
| Top Collaborators | Tim Conway, Mervyn LeRoy (Director), Eddie Quillan, Jack Webb |
| Shares birthday with | Norman Jewison, C. Aubrey Smith, Cecil Humphreys see more.. |
Don Knotts Overview:
Character actor, Don Knotts, was born Jesse Donald Knotts on Jul 21, 1924 in Morgantown, WV. Knotts died at the age of 81 on Feb 24, 2006 in Los Angeles, CA .
MINI BIO:
American cabaret comedian, who moved his "nervous" character into TV and films in 1958, and starred in a big-budget series of comedies in the sixties that were more popular in America than abroad. Later as comic relief in Disney films, although retaining star billing.
(Source: available at Amazon Quinlan's Film Character Actors: an Illustrated Directory).HONORS and AWARDS:
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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Television.
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Don Knotts Quotes:
Heavyset Man at Police Station: Hey, look at him, Billy Ray. He's a karate champion! We'd better watch ourselves.
Billy Ray Fox: Yeah, go ahead, Luther!
Heavyset Man at Police Station: Do something!
Luther Heggs: [chickens out] Why don't you run up an alley and holler fish!
Suzanna Blush: It's Calver Weems! He's DEAD! He's been MURDERED!
Luther Heggs: Well don't panic! DON'T PANIC!
Suzanna Blush: Oh Luther! Luther! It was terrible! He was walking along the streen when: BANG! Right on the head!
[points to 2x4]
Suzanna Blush: With that!
Luther Heggs: Well did you see who did it?
Suzanna Blush: No, it was just: BANG! Right on the head! With that!
Luther Heggs: Well I'll just get a picture of it. Lets see... f32... and it's dark, it's been rainin'... and uh... Oh for heaven's sake STAND BACK Suzanna! Stand back! Get out of the way! And for heaven's sake don't TOUCH anything! This is all EVIDENCE!
Suzanna Blush: He was just walking down the street when: BANG! Right on the head!
Luther Heggs: All right, I'll get a picture of the murder weapon...
Suzanna Blush: BANG! Right on the head! I was just getting ready to brush my teeh and watch Lawrence Welk, then I looked out the window and: BANG...
Luther Heggs: For heaven's sake Suzanna pull yourself together! I'm goin down to the Police Station! Now you get on the phone and call my editor!
Suzanna Blush: WHO?
Luther Heggs: George Beckett! tell him to get down to the police station as soon as possible! And for heaven's sakes, whatever you do, KEEP your HEAD!
Luther Heggs: Calm? Do "murder" and "calm" go together? Calm and murder? Murder?
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