Don Knotts


 * For the actor's animated namesake, see Don Knotts (character).

Jesse Donald Knotts, known professionally as Don Knotts, was an American actor and comedian who voiced himself several times in The New Scooby-Doo Movies and Johnny Bravo.

Knotts died on February 24, 2006 from pulmonary and respiratory complications from pneumonia related to lung cancer at the age of 81.

20th century

 * The New Scooby-Doo Movies
 * Himself (1972)
 * The Little Troll Prince (1987)
 * Professor Nidaros

21st century

 * Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights (2002)
 * Groundskeeper
 * Johnny Bravo
 * Himself (2004)

Other roles
Outside of his work in Hanna-Barbera cartoons, Knotts is widely known as the absent-minded deputy sheriff Barney Fife in the 1960s TV sitcom The Andy Griffith Show. His role in the show was so beloved that it earned him five Emmy Awards during its run.