American television actor Don Knotts (right) stands his family on the porch of their home, March 2, 1961. From left, daughter Karen, son Tom, Knotts, and wife Kay.

Don Knotts and his family. WW: You talk about his impoverished childhood and there were serious issues between he and your grandfather. How much did the traumatic experience of his youth turn him ...

'The Incredible Mr. Limpet' starring Don Knotts, who grew up with my mother, was on TV. It was snowing outside. We never saw coming what happened next.

When Don Knotts was on his deathbed, his daughter Karen needed to run out of the room so she could laugh. The actor, best known for starring as bumbling, bug-eye Deputy Barney Fife on “The Andy ...

Don Knotts, the saucer-eyed, scarecrow-thin comic actor best known for his roles as the high-strung small-town deputy Barney Fife on the 1960s CBS series “The Andy Griffith Show” and the ...

Don Knotts, the saucer-eyed, scarecrow-thin comic actor best-known for his roles as the high-strung small-town deputy Barney Fife on the 1960s CBS series “The Andy Griffith Show” and the ...

Don Knotts' legacy. Andy Griffith Show, Don Knotts, Ron Howard, Andy Griffith, 1960-68 Courtesy Everett Collection. When de Vise considers the actor's legacy, he quickly opines, "It's as one of ...

Don Knotts, the saucer-eyed, scarecrow-thin comic actor best known for his roles as the high-strung small-town deputy Barney Fife on the 1960s CBS series “The Andy Griffith Show” and the ...