Don Knotts turns 80 today. Atta Boy Luther!!

[maveric]

http://www.biography.com/search/article.jsp?aid=9542240&search=don+knotts

Loved him on the Andy Griffith show as well as his movies. Very funny and talented guy.
Happy Birthday Don.

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

1. i've talked to him several times

when he comes back to his home state of wv and he's every bit the nice guyhe seems on tv

[roguevalley]

2. Who can forget Barney Fife and his one bullet. LOL! Love the guy.

[Mara Steele]

3. I love Don Knotts!

He's very very funny and cool. So much energy and talent... :toast:

[Mojambo]

4. Happy Day, Mr Furley!

[Book Lover]

5. Many happy returns of the day!

I wish I could recall where I saw it, but I remember he and another actor were being interviewed, and when asked about little Ronnie from the Andy Griffith Show, Don laughed, "We call him Mr. Howard now."

[welshTerrier2]

6. No Time For Sergeants

this movie featured Don Knotts and Andy Griffith before the Andy Griffith show ... Knotts played a "very nervous" army guy who had to administer dexterity tests to the recent draftees ... the scene he had with Andy was a classic ... great scene with the psychiatrist too ...

and I'm not sure about this, but I think Jamie Farr (Klinger from MASH) had a bit part in the movie too ...

[maveric]

7. The Incredible Mr. Limpett and The Ghost and Mr. Chicken are 2 of my

all-time classics.

"You should have used Bon-Ami."

[maveric]

9. And the Reluctant Astronaut.

How could I forget that one??

[maxpower]

8. Happy Birthday

Don Knotts has always been my favorite actor. He is so under rated. Many More Don

[DemoTex]

10. Don Knotts was fantastic on the Steve Allen Show (Man on the Street)

Allen: Are you nervous?

Knotts: (With shaky voice) NOOP!

You weren't on the Steve Allen team unless you were a comedic genius. That was Don Knotts.

[Norbert]

11. Barney Fife. One of TVs great characters

Happy birthday, Don Knotts. You make the world smile.

[maveric]

12. That show was to highlight Andy Griffith but Don took the show over.

And pretty much put Andy in the background. After that show was cancelled Andy Griffith faded away into obscurity while Don Knott's career took off.
He made that show.

[rasputin1952]

13. Don Knotts and Art Carney were/are two of the most underated actors...

of all time.

Barney, always trying to be the Macho Deputy, the "Wise Sage" to Opie and general all around everyman. I remember when he finally got to date Thelma Lou, I thought his testicles would explode...:)

The Ghost and Mr Chicken, with the Ladies of the occult running around saying something like, "Abbu Abbu Accaba!"

Don Knotts is indeed a treasure....:)