DEPUTY BARNEY FIFE-SMILES-DON KNOTTS-ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW PHOTO POLICE COP CAR-GUN

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DEPUTY BARNEY FIFE-SMILES-DON KNOTTS-ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW PHOTO POLICE COP CAR-GUN
A great shot of Deputy Barney Fife standing by his Police car on the set of the Andy Griffith Show, circa 1960's. This would be a fantastic addition to your collection! It is a reproduction 8 x 10 inch glossy black and white photo. Razor sharp! In mint condition. You will love it! I will ship in a photo mailer for safety. (Note: ONLYCLASSICS-WEB-IMAGE print-does not appear on product-only on scan). In other words-the photo you get has no writing on it. -------------MINI BIOGRAPHY----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Don Knotts, the legendary television character actor, was born Jesse Donald Knotts on July 21, 1924 in Morgantown, West Virginia to William Jesse Knotts and the former Elsie L. Moore. He was the youngest of four sons in a family that had been in America since the 17th century. His first stint as an entertainer was as a ventriloquist, performing paid gigs at parties and other events in Morganstown. He decided to make a stab at a career in show business, moving to New York City after graduating from high school, but he only lasted in the Big Town for a few weeks. He decided to go to college, enrolling at West Virginia University, but when World War II engulfed America, he enlisted in the Army. The 19-year-old soldier was assigned to the Special Services Branch where he entertained the troops. It was while in the Army that Don ditched ventriloquism for straight comedy. Don returned to West Virginia University after being demobilized. After graduating with a degree in theater in 1948, he married and moved back to New York, where connections he had made while in the Special Services Branch helped him break into show business. In addition to doing stand-up comedy at clubs, he appeared on the radio, eventually playing the character Windy Wales on the Bobby Benson Show. From 1953 to 1955, he was a regular on the soap opera "Search for Tomorrow." Destiny intervened when he was cast in the small role of the psychiatrist in the Broadway play "No Time For Sergeants," which starred Andy Griffith, who would play a large part in Don's future career. Don also appeared in the film adaption of the play with Griffith. Don's big break before he hooked up again with Andy Griffith was a regular gig on the "Tonight Show" hosted by Steve Allen, starting in 1956. He became well-known for his "nervous man" shtick in the "Man-on-the-Street" segments that were a staple of Allen's show. His character in the segments was a very nervous man obviously uptight about being interviewed on camera. He developed this into the fidgety, high-strung persona that he limned successfully for the rest of his career. When "The Tonight Show" moved to Hollywood in 1959 with new host Jack Paar, Don also moved to California as a regular. However, he was soon cast in Andy Griffith's new TV series about a small-town sheriff in the role that would make him a legend. For playing Deputy Barney Fife, Don won nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor five times from 1961 to 1967, winning each time, He soon tasted big-screen success, starring in "The Incredible Mr. Limpet" (1964), Don cut back his appearances on "The Andy Griffit Show" to concentrate on making movies after signing a five-year contract with Universal Pictures. For Universal, Don appeared in "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken" (1965), "The Reluctant Astronaut" (1967), "The Shakiest Gun in the West" (1968), "The Love God?" (1969) and "How To Frame A Figg" (1971). His mid-'60s popularity as a movie comedian began to wane towards the end of the decade, and the contract was not renewed. Don returned to TV as the star of his own variety show, but it was quickly canceled. During the 1970s, Don had a spotty career, appearing in regional theater and making guest appearances on other TV shows. He eventually made some slapstick movies with Tim Conway for the Walt Disney Co., but it wasn't until the end of he decade that he tasted real success again. He was cast as would-be-swinger landlord Ralph Furley on the popular TV-sitcom "Three's Company" after the original landlords, The Ropers, were spun off into their own series. Since the show was canceled in 1984, he appeared as Barney Fife for a 1986 reunion of "The Andy Griffith Show" and in TV guest spots, including a recurring gig as the pesky neighbor Les Calhoun on Griffith's "Matlock" series until 1992. He remained busy the next 10 years touring with plays and doing voice over-work for cartoons. Now in his eighties, Don recently provided the voice of Mayor Turkey Lurkey in Disney's animated film "Chicken Little" (2005). He died on February 24, 2006. Check out my other auctions for other great special interest, auto racing and motorcycle prints, posters and photos. Thanks for looking!..p1128
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