Don Knotts

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 leisure-suit-clad landlord Ralph Furley on ABC's '70s sitcom "Three's Company," has died. He was 81. Knotts, who lived in West Los Angeles, died Friday night of lung cancer at UCLA Medical Center, according to Sherwin Bash, his longtime manager. Family members said that his longtime friend Griffth was one of his last visitors at Cedars on Friday night.

The former home of Don Knotts in Glendale is for sale at $1.295 million. The Colonial Revival house, built in 1934, has been restored and updated. Features include a foyer that steps down to the living room, wood-beam ceilings, a decorative fireplace, coffered ceilings in the dining room, a breakfast room, a den, three bedrooms, two full bathrooms, a three-quarter bath, a powder room and 3,213 square feet of living space. Knotts, who died in 2006 at 81, was known for his role as bumbling Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife in "The Andy Griffith Show" during the '60s, about the same time he owned the house.

From the waist up, Don Knotts was perhaps the perfect assembly of male imperfections. His high forehead, perched above a worried, wrinkly brow, set off his trademark googly eyes, ever-ready to pop out in alarm at whatever misfortune came his way. Below the eyes, his recessed chin tapered into a longish neck that highlighted a bulgy Adam's apple that Knotts worked up and down in synchronized tandem with petrified double-takes or facial tremors....

With Andy Griffith's passing, America loses one of its last living links to the early days of television. "This is a big one," pop culture expert Robert J. Thompson said. "Andy Griffith was just one person. But he's symbolic of that era. With his death, the early days of television have receded into history and the stuff of museums, and directors' commentary on DVD. " To be sure, there are a few icons left who can speak about the start of traditional commercial network programming back in 1948, such as Dick Van Dyke and Sid Caesar.

The former home of Don Knotts in Glendale is for sale at $1.295 million. The Colonial Revival house, built in 1934, has been restored and updated. Features include a foyer that steps down to the living room, wood-beam ceilings, a decorative fireplace, coffered ceilings in the dining room, a breakfast room, a den, three bedrooms, two full bathrooms, a three-quarter bath, a powder room and 3,213 square feet of living space. Knotts, who died in 2006 at 81, was known for his role as bumbling Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife in "The Andy Griffith Show" during the '60s, about the same time he owned the house.

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 leisure-suit-clad landlord Ralph Furley on ABC's '70s sitcom "Three's Company," has died. He was 81. Knotts, who lived on Los Angeles' Westside, died of lung cancer Friday night at UCLA Medical Center, according to Sherwin Bash, his longtime manager.

Harvey Korman, Don Adams, Don Knotts, Tom Poston, Shelley Berman, Bill Dana, Ronnie Schell and other comedy greats will present a benefit show Saturday at Santa Barbara's Arlington Theatre. The group will be joined by the Donn Trenner Quartet, and television producers Sam Denoff ("The Dick Van Dyke Show") and Howard Storm ("Mork and Mindy"). The show will benefit the Holiday Project, a national nonprofit organization that sends volunteers to hospitals, nursing homes and other institutions.

Two fans of "The Andy Griffith Show" who planned to erect a statue of Don Knotts have new orders from CBS: Nip it! Network attorneys and representatives of the actor's estate said this week that proper permission had not been granted for the project. Tom Hellebrand and Neal Shelton were trying to raise $35,000 to put a statue in Mount Airy -- model for the series' town of Mayberry -- as a tribute to Knotts, who portrayed the bumbling Barney Fife on the popular show. Knotts died Feb.

How many Emmy Awards did Don Knotts win playing the bumbling deputy Barney Fife on "The Andy Griffith Show"? To explore the Los Angeles Times' Hollywood Star Walk online, go to projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/Five Five

How many Emmy Awards did Don Knotts win playing the bumbling deputy Barney Fife on "The Andy Griffith Show"? To explore the Los Angeles Times' Hollywood Star Walk online, go to projects.latimes.com/hollywood/star-walk/Five Five

From the waist up, Don Knotts was perhaps the perfect assembly of male imperfections. His high forehead, perched above a worried, wrinkly brow, set off his trademark googly eyes, ever-ready to pop out in alarm at whatever misfortune came his way. Below the eyes, his recessed chin tapered into a longish neck that highlighted a bulgy Adam's apple that Knotts worked up and down in synchronized tandem with petrified double-takes or facial tremors....

Two fans of "The Andy Griffith Show" who planned to erect a statue of Don Knotts have new orders from CBS: Nip it! Network attorneys and representatives of the actor's estate said this week that proper permission had not been granted for the project. Tom Hellebrand and Neal Shelton were trying to raise $35,000 to put a statue in Mount Airy -- model for the series' town of Mayberry -- as a tribute to Knotts, who portrayed the bumbling Barney Fife on the popular show. Knotts died Feb.

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 leisure-suit-clad landlord Ralph Furley on ABC's '70s sitcom "Three's Company," has died. He was 81. Knotts, who lived on Los Angeles' Westside, died of lung cancer Friday night at UCLA Medical Center, according to Sherwin Bash, his longtime manager.

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 leisure-suit-clad landlord Ralph Furley on ABC's '70s sitcom "Three's Company," has died. He was 81. Knotts, who lived in West Los Angeles, died Friday night of lung cancer at UCLA Medical Center, according to Sherwin Bash, his longtime manager. Family members said that his longtime friend Griffth was one of his last visitors at Cedars on Friday night.

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* At 1 p.m. it was 61 degrees in Los Angeles with winds out of the southwest at 15 mph. The was a 70% chance of rain and 0% chance of professional football. * Let's see, the two former local teams started strong, but finished the season shakier than Don Knotts in an episode of "The Andy Griffith Show." The Raiders started 8-2, looked like Super Bowl contenders, then lost six in a row and missed the playoffs.

With Andy Griffith's passing, America loses one of its last living links to the early days of television. "This is a big one," pop culture expert Robert J. Thompson said. "Andy Griffith was just one person. But he's symbolic of that era. With his death, the early days of television have receded into history and the stuff of museums, and directors' commentary on DVD. " To be sure, there are a few icons left who can speak about the start of traditional commercial network programming back in 1948, such as Dick Van Dyke and Sid Caesar.

* At 1 p.m. it was 61 degrees in Los Angeles with winds out of the southwest at 15 mph. The was a 70% chance of rain and 0% chance of professional football. * Let's see, the two former local teams started strong, but finished the season shakier than Don Knotts in an episode of "The Andy Griffith Show." The Raiders started 8-2, looked like Super Bowl contenders, then lost six in a row and missed the playoffs.

Harvey Korman, Don Adams, Don Knotts, Tom Poston, Shelley Berman, Bill Dana, Ronnie Schell and other comedy greats will present a benefit show Saturday at Santa Barbara's Arlington Theatre. The group will be joined by the Donn Trenner Quartet, and television producers Sam Denoff ("The Dick Van Dyke Show") and Howard Storm ("Mork and Mindy"). The show will benefit the Holiday Project, a national nonprofit organization that sends volunteers to hospitals, nursing homes and other institutions.