There Was More to Comedy Legend Don Knotts Than Anyone Ever Knew

He Won Five Emmy Awards

Don Knotts won five Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Comedy. He received the accolades for playing Barney Fife on “The Andy Griffith Show,” which would go on to win many more awards by other actors during its run on television.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.