#Don knotes series
After the show was canceled in 1984, he again appeared as Barney Fife for a 1986 reunion of The Andy Griffith Show (1960) and in television guest spots, including a recurring gig as the pesky neighbor Les Calhoun on Griffith's Matlock (1986) series until 1992. He was cast as would-be-swinger landlord Ralph Furley on the popular sitcom Three's Company (1976) after the original landlords were spun off into their own series.
For playing Deputy Barney Fife, Knotts was nominated for five Emmy Awards for Best Supporting Actor from 1961 to 1967, winning each time. However, he was soon cast in Andy Griffith's new television series about a small-town sheriff, The Andy Griffith Show (1960), in the role that would be his best known. When Allen moved his show to Hollywood in 1959, Knotts also moved to California as a regular. He developed this into the fidgety, high-strung persona that he used successfully for the rest of his career. His character in the segments was a very nervous man obviously uptight about being interviewed on camera. He became well-known for his "nervous man" shtick in the "Man-on-the-Street" segments that were a staple of Allen's show. Knotts was a regular gig on the Steve Allen Plymouth Show, starting in 1956. He also appeared in the film adaption of the play with Griffith. On Broadway, he was cast in the small role of the psychiatrist in the play No Time for Sergeants, which starred Andy Griffith, who would play a large part in Knotts’s future career. In addition to doing stand-up comedy at clubs, he appeared on the radio. After graduating with a degree in theater in 1948, he married and moved back to New York, where connections he had made while in the Special Services Branch helped him break into show business. Knotts returned to West Virginia University after he was discharged from the army. The 19-year-old soldier was assigned to the Special Services Branch, where he entertained the troops. He decided to go to college, enrolling at West Virginia University but, when World War II broke out, he enlisted in the United States Army. He decided to make a stab at a career in show business, moving to New York City after graduating from high school, but he only lasted in the Big Apple for a few weeks. His first stint as an entertainer was as a ventriloquist, performing paid gigs at parties and other events in Morgantown. An American comedic actor best known for his portrayal of Barney Fife on the 1960s television sitcom The Andy Griffith Show, a role which earned him five Emmy. Don Knotts was born in Morgantown, West Virginia, the youngest of four sons.
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