On Oct. 3, 1960, The Andy Griffith Show aired its very first episode. The series followed Andy Griffith as Sheriff Andy Taylor, Don Knotts as his sleepy deputy Barney Fife and Ron Howard as Andy’s son ...

Knotts was a gifted comedian, winning the Best Supporting Actor Primetime Emmy Award five times for his work on the show. He would go on to star on Three's Company and Matlock (reuniting with Griffith ...

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 ...

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'Andy Griffith' Star Had Strong Words For Co-Star Don Knotts in Memoir originally appeared on Parade. The Andy Griffith Show was an incredibly popular sitcom about the interworkings of the small town ...