Don Knotts The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents 02:26 Tabs About Interviews Don Knotts Who talks about this person George BalzerView Interview George Balzer on writing for The Don Knotts Show Ted BergmannView Interview Ted Bergmann on casting Don Knotts on Three's Company Bruce BilsonView Interview Director Bruce Bilson on Andy Griffith Show actor Don Knotts Sam BobrickView Interview Sam Bobrick on writing for Andy Griffith and Don Knotts on The Andy Griffith Show Harvey BullockView Interview Harvey Bullock on writing for Don Knotts as "Barney Fife" on The Andy Griffith Show Tim ConwayView Interview Tim Conway on working with Don Knotts on the Disney film The Apple Dumpling Gang Richard CooganView Interview Richard Coogan on missing out on his big break with Steve Allen, while friends Don Knotts and Louis Nye got hired Ann B. DavisView Interview Ann B. Davis on working with a cold and shivering Don Knotts on The Bob Cummings Show, aka Love That Bob Elias DavisView Interview Elias Davis and David Pollock on writing for The Don Knotts Show Sam DenoffView Interview Sam Denoff on the admiration Orson Welles had for Don Knotts when filming "The Man Who Came to Dinner" Elinor DonahueView Interview Elinor Donahue on working with the cast of The Andy Griffith Show Elinor Donahue on a picture of her with Andy Griffith and Don Knotts Barbara EdenView Interview Barbara Eden on guesting on The Andy Griffith Show Everett GreenbaumView Interview Everett Greenbaum on writing feature films for Andy Griffith and Don Knotts Andy GriffithView Interview Andy Griffith on meeting Don Knotts Andy Griffith on Don Knotts being cast as "Barney Fife" on The Andy Griffith Show Ron HowardView Interview Ron Howard on Don Knotts, his co-star on The Andy Griffith Show Vic MizzyView Interview Vic Mizzy on working with and composing for Don Knotts Howard MorrisView Interview Howard Morris on various people he worked with in his career: Don Knotts David PollockView Interview Elias Davis and David Pollock on writing for The Don Knotts Show Tom PostonView Interview Tom Poston on working with Don Knotts on The Steve Allen Show Aaron RubenView Interview Aaron Ruben on first seeing Don Knotts' "nervous man" routine; how important he was for The Andy Griffith Show as Barney Fife Jay SandrichView Interview Jay Sandrich on how Don Knotts wrote in his own role on The Andy Griffith Show Jay Sandrich on directing comedy, where he'd "rather laughs came out of the humanity of the character" inspired by the comic talents of Don Knotts and Andy Griffith on The Andy Griffith Show George SungaView Interview George Sunga on the cast of Three's Company