LOS ANGELES Don Knotts, who kept generations of TV audiences laughing as bumbling Deputy Barney Fife on "The Andy Griffith Show" and would-be swinger landlord Ralph Furley on "Three's Company," has ...

Knotts was a gifted comedian, winning the Best Supporting Actor Primetime Emmy Award five times for his work on the show. He would go on to star on Three's Company and Matlock (reuniting with Griffith ...

Jason Ritter was only three degrees of separation from original Matlock star Andy Griffith, but he never got a chance to meet the iconic actor. Despite the connection, however, Ritter said he never ...

LOS ANGELES — Don Knotts, who kept generations of TV audiences laughing as bumbling Deputy Barney Fife on "The Andy Griffith Show" and would-be swinger landlord Ralph Furley on "Three's Company," has ...

Don Knotts (July 21, 1924 – February 24, 2006) was an American comedic actor best known for his portrayal of Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show and Ralph Furley on Three's Company. Knotts was ...