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Acting

Don Knotts

Career: Active from 1960 to 2007, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Leading roles: 24
top three billing

Average score: 60/100

Highest rated: The Andy Griffith Show
81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 54 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Don Knotts Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Psychological
2.9, average 5.5
Contemporary Realism
2.8, average 5.4
Melancholy
2.3, average 4.7
Violence
2.0, average 4.1

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Family-Friendly 7
Social Commentary 4
Nostalgic 3
Classic Sitcom 3
Character-Driven 3
Feel-Good 3
Underdog Story 3
Talking Animals 2
Wholesome Entertainment 2
Classic Slapstick Comedy 2
Lighthearted 2
Comfort Viewing Classic 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

80

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2000s

15 titles · average score 60

Hermie & Friends: Buzby and the Grumble Bees

as Wormie (voice)

Air Buddies

56

as Sniffer (voice)

Hermie & Friends: Stanley the Stinkbug Goes to Camp

as Wormie (voice)

Chicken Little

48

as Mayor Turkey Lurkey (voice)

Hermie & Friends: Buzby, the Misbehaving Bee

as Wormie (voice)

Robot Chicken

77

TV show · as Don Knotts (voice)

Hermie & Friends: A Fruitcake Christmas

as Wormie

Hermie & Friends: Flo the Lyin' Fly

as Wormie (voice)

Hermie & Friends: Webster the Scaredy Spider

as Wormie

Hermie: A Common Caterpillar

as Wormie (voice)

Las Vegas

67

TV show · as Don Knotts

8 Simple Rules

60

TV show · as Ralph Furley

1990s

13 titles · average score 60

Jingle Bells

as Kris (voice)

That '70s Show

71

TV show · as Landlord

Pleasantville

76

as TV Repairman

Cats Don't Dance

70

as T.W. Turtle (voice)

Johnny Bravo

69

TV show · as Don Knotts (voice)

101 Dalmatians: The Series

63

TV show

Big Bully

20

as Principal Kokelar

E! True Hollywood Story

48

TV show

Serial Mom

67

Thanks

Burke's Law

55

TV show · as Dr. Adkins

Timmy's Gift: A Precious Moments Christmas

as Titus (voice)

Step by Step

72

TV show · as Deputy Feif

1980s

10 titles · average score 61

Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night

51

as Gee Willikers (voice)

The Little Troll Prince

67

as Professor Nidaros (voice)

She's the Sheriff

54

TV show · as Moe

Return to Mayberry

67

as Barney Fife

Matlock

54

TV show · as Les Calhoun

What a Country!

TV show · as F. Jerry 'Bud' McPherson

Cannonball Run II

31

as CHP #2

Inspector Gadget

72

TV show

Newhart

79

TV show · as Iron (uncredited)

The Private Eyes

69

as Inspector Winship

1970s

21 titles · average score 57

The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

40

as Theodore

The Prize Fighter

58

as Shake

Hot Lead & Cold Feet

61

as Denver Kid

Fantasy Island

43

TV show · as Stanley Scheckter

Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo

55

as Wheely Applegate

Three's Company

80

TV show · as Ralph Furley

The Love Boat

53

TV show · as Don Knotts / Herb Groebecker

Gus

54

as Coach Venner

No Deposit, No Return

63

as Bert Delaney

The Apple Dumpling Gang

62

as Theodore Ogelvie

How to Frame a Figg

68

as Hollis Alexander Figg

The New Andy Griffith Show

TV show · as Barney Fife

1960s

17 titles · average score 64

The Love God?

61

as Abner Audubon Peacock IV

The Shakiest Gun in the West

65

as Dr. Jesse W. Heywood

Here's Lucy

68

TV show · as Ben Fletcher

Mayberry R.F.D.

60

TV show · as Barney Fife

The Reluctant Astronaut

59

as Roy Fleming

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken

68

as Luther Heggs

The Incredible Mr. Limpet

51

as Henry Limpet

Move Over, Darling

70

as Shoe Clerk

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

68

as Nervous Motorist

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

66

TV show · as Curly Kid

The Andy Griffith Show

81

TV show · as Barney Fife

Wake Me When It's Over

62

as Percy Warren

1950s

4 titles · average score 74

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

70

TV show

Kraft Music Hall

TV show

No Time for Sergeants

68

as Cpl. John C. Brown

Hallmark Hall of Fame

84

TV show · as Dr. Bradley