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 | Shoe clerk, Henry Limpet, Sgt. Percy Warren, Luther Heggs, Roy Fleming |
| 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:
Bessie Limpet: Henry, am I the widow of a man or the wife of a fish?
Henry Limpet: Well, let's be logical, Bessie. You can't very well keep me in the bathtub, can you?
Roy Fleming: [as Mr. Spaceman, operating the Rocket Ride] We are now passing over the Hawaiian Islands. Our flight plan will carry us to the recovery area 100 miles southeast of the Bahamas. We are starting our retro-rocket countdown: five, four, three, two, one, firing retro rockets!
[presses button making rocket sound]
Roy Fleming: We will be touching down in twenty minutes.
Mary: [whispering] I have to go to the bathroom.
Roy Fleming: We have just touched down!
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