Don Knotts

Jesse Donald "Don" Knotts was an American actor, voice actor, and comedian, who for Disney, voiced Mayor Turkey Lurkey in Chicken Little, Deputy Sniffer in Air Buddies, the Dogcatcher in 101 Dalmatians: The Series, and the Baker in an episode of Dave the Barbarian. He also played Theodore Ogelvie in The Apple Dumpling Gang and its 1979 sequel, the Denver Kid in Hot Lead and Cold Feet, Coach Venner in Gus, the Governor in the Disney Channel Original Movie Quints, Wheely Applegate in Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo, and Bert Delaney in No Deposit, No Return. Additionally, he hosted The Mouse Factory episode "Physical Fitness" and guest-starred in Episode 201 of .
Knotts was born in Morgantown, West Virginia and graduated from Morgantown High School, where he later began performing as a ventriloquist and comedian. After enlisting in the United States Army and serving in World War II, Don earned a bachelor's degree in education with a minor in speech from West Virginia University. He was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity and Alpha Psi Omega Honor Society while at WVU.
Knotts got his first major break on television in the CBS soap opera , where he appeared from 1953 to 1955. However, he came into higher recognition for his TV roles as Deputy Barney Fife in and Ralph Furley in . His other notable television appearances included , , , , , , , , , , , , 8 Simple Rules, , , and .
He also gained prominence as both a supporting and leading actor in movies, such as , , , , , , , , , (as the voice of T.W. Turtle), and .
Knotts died at on February 24, 2006, at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from pulmonary and respiratory complications of pneumonia related to lung cancer. In early 2011, his grave's plain granite headstone was replaced with a bronze plaque that lists several of his movie and television roles. A statue honoring Knotts was unveiled on July 23, 2016, in front of the Metropolitan Theatre on High Street in his hometown of Morgantown, West Virginia.
==Roles==
Don knotts mouse factory.jpg|Himself(The Mouse Factory)
TA.jpg|Theodore Ogelive (left)(The Apple Dumpling Gang franchise)
Don knotts gus.jpg|Coach Venner(Gus)
Don knotts no deposit no return.jpg|Bert Delaney(No Deposit, No Return)
Wheely Applegate.png|Wheely Applegate(Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo)
Tumblr n8zbylz5Qa1qiceiuo1 1280.jpg|Denver Kid(Hot Lead and Cold Feet)
Don knotts quints.jpg|Governor Healy(Quints)
2012.jpg|Deputy Sniffer(Air Buddies)
TurkeyLurkeyMayor.JPG|Mayor Turkey Lurkey(Chicken Little)
==Gallery==
Don Knotts behind the scenes CL.jpg|Don Knotts behind the scenes of Chicken Little.
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