“That show was hard, hard work,” the actor’s daughter, Karen Knotts, reflected.
Don played Barney Fife in the '60s sitcom, but made an early exit at the end of Season 5.
Don Knotts, who played Barney Fife on "The Andy Griffith Show," left the program after five seasons. In a 2026 interview, his ...
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Karen Knotts explains why her father Don Knotts left “The Andy Griffith Show”: 'That show was hard, hard work'
Knotts played Deputy Sheriff Barney Fife on the series from 1960 to 1965 ...
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