Don Knotts July 21 1924 February 24 2006 was an American comedic actor best known for his portrayal of Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show and Ralph Furley on Threes Company Knotts was married three times His marriage to Kathryn Metz lasted from 1947 until their divorce in 1964 and he raised his daughter as a single parent He married Loralee Czuchna in 1974 and they divorced in 1983 His third marriage was to Frances Yarborough from 2002 until his death in 2006 From his first marriage Knotts had a son Thomas Knotts and a daughter actress Karen Knotts born April 2 1954 Knotts died at age 81 on February 24 2006 at the CedarsSinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from pulmonary and respiratory complications of pneumonia related to lung cancer CLR
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