The Don Knotts Show 54 years old

The Don Knotts Show was a variety program aired by NBC as part of its 1970-71 lineup. Long relegated to the role of sidekick, which he had portrayed for many years in several television series and films, Don Knotts was the headliner here. Each week, he and his guests put on standard TV variety fare of the era. Two recurring features were a skit about the effort involved in putting a weekly television series on the air, much in the spirit of The Jack Benny Show, and The Front Porch, in which Don and a guest would sit in rocking chairs and quietly discuss their philosophies of life. Notable regulars in his cast included Elaine Joyce and Gary Burghoff, who had previously portrayed "Radar O'Reilly" in the film version of M*A*S*H and was about to achieve his greatest fame in reprising that role for the television version of it.

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Cast

Name Character
Barbara Feldon She was 37 , now 91 years old
Beau Bridges He was 28 , now 83 years old
Doug McClure He was 35 , 59 years old when he died
Jeff Bridges He was 20 , now 75 years old
Raymond Burr He was 53 , 76 years old when he died
Bob Newhart He was 41 , now 95 years old
Lesley Ann Warren She was 24 , now 78 years old
Lloyd Bridges He was 57 , 85 years old when he died
Bill Cosby He was 33 , now 87 years old
Connie Stevens She was 32 , now 86 years old
Gina Lollobrigida She was 43 , now 97 years old
Chuck Connors He was 49 , 71 years old when he died
Don Knotts He was 46 , 81 years old when he died as Host
Louis Nye He was 57 , 92 years old when he died
Robert Morse He was 39 , now 93 years old
Jimmy Durante He was 77 , 86 years old when he died
Donald O'Connor He was 45 , 78 years old when he died
Anthony Newley He was 38 , 67 years old when he died
Dennis Weaver He was 46 , 81 years old when he died
Dale Evans She was 57 , 88 years old when she died
Mary Costa She was 40 , now 94 years old
Sebastian Cabot He was 486 , 493 years old when he died
Gwen Verdon She was 45 , 75 years old when she died
Roy Rogers He was 58 , 86 years old when he died
Jill St. John She was 30 , now 84 years old
Jack Weston He was 46 , 71 years old when he died
Van Johnson He was 54 , 92 years old when he died
Tom Smothers He was 33 , now 87 years old
Irene Ryan She was 67 , 70 years old when she died
Sid Caesar He was 48 , 91 years old when he died
Steve Lawrence He was 35 , now 89 years old
Mac Davis He was 28 , now 82 years old
Cass Elliot She was 28 , 32 years old when she died
Bobby Sherman He was 27 , now 81 years old

Crew

Name Job title
The Don Knotts Show (54 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1970-09-15
  • Runtime: [60] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 25