February 26, 2006

Don Knotts, 1924 - 2006.

Don Knotts
Don Knotts, the saucer-eyed, scarecrow-thin comic actor best known for his roles as the high-strung small-town deputy Barney Fife on the 1960s CBS series The Andy Griffith Show and the leisure-suit-clad landlord Ralph Furley on ABC's 70s sitcom Three's Company, has died. He was 81.

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As he grew older, Knotts became a lodestar for younger comic actors. The new generation came to appreciate his highly physical brand of acting that, at its best, was in the tradition of silent-film greats such as Buster Keaton, Stan Laurel and Harold Lloyd.

Scott Collins, Los Angeles Times.

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Posted by dwhudson at February 26, 2006 4:29 AM

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Anybody else remember comedian/writer Dana Gould's stand-up bit about Don Knotts? How Knotts' voice was too distinctive that it'd be near impossible for him to make dirty phone calls. [doing DK impression:] "{sniff} I've been lookin' at ya through the bedroom winda." Woman: "Is this Don Knotts?!" etc.

Posted by: Craig P at February 27, 2006 3:13 PM