Kerry appeared in two episodes of The Andy Griffith Show, portraying Bess Muggins — a wife and mother incarcerated with her ...

Don Knotts, the skinny, lovable nerd who kept generations of television audiences laughing as bumbling Dep. Barney Fife on "The Andy Griffith Show," has died. He was 81. Knotts died Friday night of ...

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 ...

Once he was a regular on the Mayberry-set comedy, however, Knotts and the rest of the cast knew the comedy was a hit. Not much has been revealed about the cast behind the scenes over the years.

The Andy Griffith Show had to make due without one of their most popular actors in the late Don Knotts. They’d end up trying to replace the Barney Fife role with another actor. One of the they briefly ...

When you watch reruns of The Andy Griffith Show—most notably its first five seasons—you can't help but get taken in by the easy-going chemistry between Griffith's role as Mayberry's Sheriff Andy ...

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 ...

Karen Knotts was finally ready to nip it in the bud. Previously, Knotts starred in a play by the same title where she shared tales about her upbringing. She spoke to Fox News about what it was really ...

LOS ANGELES - A homecoming tribute for Don Knotts in his native West Virginia has been canceled because the 81-year-old actor best known for his role as Deputy Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show is ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The skinny, lovable comedic actor who kept generations of television audiences laughing as bumbling Deputy Barney Fife on "The Andy Griffith Show" has died. A spokesman for the T-V ...

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