View Full Version : Don Knotts passes away
Madness 02-25-2006, 06:54 PM LOS ANGELES(AP) Don Knotts, the skinny, lovable nerd who kept generations of television audiences laughing as bumbling Deputy Barney Fife on "The Andy Griffith Show," has died. He was 81.
Knotts died Friday night of pulmonary and respiratory complications at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills, said Paul Ward, a spokesman for the cable network TV Land, which airs "The Andy Griffith Show," and another Knotts hit, "Three's Company."
terrible news
Mrgman 02-25-2006, 06:59 PM very sad news
TV DVD Fan 02-25-2006, 07:11 PM Devastating. I can't take this anymore, too many great people dying, yet someone like a terrorist lives. Mr. Knotts, you gave us laughter, warmth, and happiness- while all the time you were just doing your job. You were wonderful. I owe you a lifetime of gratitude, sir. Rest in peace.
Pat
robyrob 02-25-2006, 07:15 PM sad news, his comedy is timeless and he will always be remembered :( :rip:
JeffRuss1972 02-25-2006, 07:20 PM very sad. Rest in peace, Barney
ClassicTVGal 02-25-2006, 07:32 PM That's terribly sad news! :( I just told my parents. Our family is a big Andy Griffith Show fan.
And I liked him on 3's Comapny too
God Bless his family and friends!
staypuftman2004 02-25-2006, 07:39 PM :rip:
GeorgiaboyJeff! 02-25-2006, 10:06 PM How sad, I really liked him on "The Andy Griffith Show" & "Three's Company" ...:( .It seems like someone great and famous dies almost every week now!
treky 02-25-2006, 10:22 PM :rip:Mr. Knotts. :crying: :crying: :( :(
Wow...you just never expect someone so cheerful to die.
He will definitely be missed forever. Barney Fife and Ralph Furley live on forever.
Scoobiedoo30 02-25-2006, 11:29 PM Rest in Peace Don Knots
Mister Ed 02-26-2006, 01:55 AM R.I.P., Don. You we're one of the funniest people on television.
Joker85 02-26-2006, 02:03 AM Wow..even though he was 81 it was still kinda unexpected. RIP Mr. Knotts. You were truly a remarkable man and you'll be really missed. :(
That is really sad and he was very funny.RIP Mr Knotts you will be missed. :(
Madness 02-26-2006, 03:42 AM just read this off aol...
Griffith, who had visited Knotts in the hospital before his death, said his longtime friend had a brilliant comedic mind and wrote some of the show's best scenes.
"Don was a small man ... but everything else about him was large: his mind, his expressions," Griffith told The Associated Press on Saturday. "Don was special. There's nobody like him.
"I loved him very much," Griffith added. "We had a long and wonderful life together."
awww:) As sad as I've been all night about this I'm glad Andy was there to visit with him.
Classicshowsgurl15 02-26-2006, 03:44 AM All the great actors and actresses are dying off. It is sad. You were one of my favorite second bananas and you were very funny. RIP Don.
Mr. Monitor 02-26-2006, 03:10 PM R.I.P. Mr. Knotts
Thanks for all the years that you provided us with your great comedy.
Mrs. John Ritter 02-26-2006, 09:46 PM Don, you have made me laugh so hard over the years. I will always remember what a hilariously funny person were. I will remember you best as Ralph Furley on Three's Company. You did a tremendous job as Barney Fife also. You will be sadly missed by many.
vashti1999 02-26-2006, 10:33 PM Don Knotts appered in two episodes of the Captain and Tenille Show that was recently released on dvd, for anyone interested in checking it out.
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