He was an American actor and comedian, best known for his role as Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show, a 1960s sitcom for which he earned five Emmy Awards, and for his role as Ralph Furley on the highly rated sitcom Three’s Company from 1979 to 1984.
Sadly, Knotts passed away on February 24, 2006 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California. He left behind his wife Frances Yarborough and his two children Karen and Thomas Knotts.
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