I can't sing. It makes me sad that I can't sing or dance well enough to be in a musical, but I'm just not talented in that way.
I don't think actors get good training today. I put my training to use in everything I do.
I don't think just funny is enough on Broadway.
I felt like a loser. I was unhappy as a child most of the time. We were terribly poor and I hated my size.
I just saw Norman Fell a little while ag. I loved doing Three's Company. The first season was tough since they didn't write so well for me.
I remember when Rickles was just starting out. He was on the Andy Griffith Show.
I took a lot of Barney into films like the Shakiest Gun in the West and The Ghost and Mr. Chicken. I have no regrets about the effect that character had on me.
Mainly, I thought of Barney as a kid. You can always look into the faces of kids and see what they're thinking, if they're happy or sad. That's what I tried to do with Barney.
My idol was Jack Benny and he was the master of subtlety and timing.
No, I wasn't payed a whole lot of money for it, but I didn't feel cheated in any way; it was my first top billing in a feature length movie.
Those years when I used Barney were the best experience I had in the business. It was great doing him in films and on Andy Griffith.
We began to do little things, have little scenes where we just talked about things that had nothing to do with the plot. In fact, in the beginning, they didn't want us to do that. But as time went on, you see that in so many shows. I think we were the first to do that.
Well, they put me in a booth and then did some nice things to the speaker to make it come out sounding ok.
Don plays Bert Delaney in the 1976 film No Deposit, No Return.
Don plays the part of Capt. Harry Little in the 1961 film The Last Time I Saw Archie.
Don plays Luther Heggs in the 1966 film The Ghost and Mr. Chicken.
Knotts lived till 81 years of age.
Don Knotts got his star on Hollywood Walk of Fame at age 75.
Don's ventriloquist dummy was named Danny.
Though most of Don Knotts life he has been relatively healthy, he has battled with a degenerative eye disease. This disease eventually resulted in him becoming legally blind.
Don Knotts was born July 21, 1924 to William Jesse Knotts and Elsa Luzetta Moore. His father was a farmer who died when Don was 13 years old. His mother was a homemaker and lived until 1969. Don has three brothers: Ralph Lewis Knotts, Willis Vincent Knotts, William Earl "Bill" Knotts.
Don Knotts is the father of Thomas and Karen Knotts. Tom Knotts has given him one grandson, Steven Knotts.
Don Knotts was raised like an only child because he was conceived after his parents had already raised other sons.
Don Knotts' service number in the Army was 35 756 363. He served from June 21, 1943 to January 6, 1946. He was discharged in the rank of Technician Grade 5.
In addition to his role on Search for Tomorrow in the mid 1950s, Don had the recurring role of Mr. Morrsion in the late 1950s on The Steve Allen Show. This was a comedy part where he played a "fidgety chap".
Don Knotts and Andy Griffith first met when Knotts auditioned for Griffith's hit play, "No Time for Sergeants". This was the start of the duo acting together. These Southern boys worked for almost two years on this boardway hit. They later reprised their roles in the film adaption of Time for Sergeants. Incidentally this film was Don Knotts' first movie.
Upon being discharged, from the Army, Don Knotts tired his hand again at ventriloquist and stand-up comedian. He had a thick Southern accent which made his act almost unintelligible unless he was in the South. He decided if he wanted to do something about his accent, he would need to study. He went to college, majoring in Education but with a strong minor in speech.
In high school, Donald had modest success with performing as a ventriloquist.
In World War II Donald Knotts served as an entertainer. From this service he received the World War II Victory Medal.
Don Knotts was the last one from the Three's Company cast to work with John Ritter until his untimely death.
He has a close relationship with Stage Actress Francey Yarborough.
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