THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW (1960) Cast THEN and NOW 2026 | Stars Who Tragically Passed Away
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@GoldenGreatsOfficial · 4 weeks ago
So many familiar faces are gone now, but the humor and warmth from that show still feel alive.
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@ThenGraphy1970s · 1 month ago
Don Knotts wasn't just funny, he was a comedy genius. His unforgettable performance as Barney Fife is still considered one of the finest in television history.
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@kellyburge5327 · 1 month ago
ROn howard NOT DEAD stupid thumbnail
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@donaldgrooms7127 · 1 month ago
Ron Howad has not died. Who said that he was? Liar!
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@scootypooper · 1 month ago
Origin of the Myth: The rumor was partly fueled by co-star Jim Nabors (Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.), who once jokingly or mistakenly recalled in an interview that Knotts had been an Army drill instructor who taught him rifle handling. In reality, Knotts was an enlisted performer, not a drill sergeant
@scootypooper · 1 month ago
Role: He was assigned to a Special Services unit and spent his service traveling through the Pacific Islands entertaining troops in G.I. variety shows (initially featuring comedy and a ventriloquist dummy)
@BobRiedel · 2 weeks ago (edited)
Don Knotts was a performer in the military during World War II - he was NOT a drill instructor. One of your younger pictures of Francis Bavier is not her. Research, anyone ??
@nonhominid · 1 month ago
I like Knott's movies.
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@bmepdoc9675 · 1 month ago
Course Out?
@scootypooper · 1 month ago
No, Don Knotts was not a drill instructor. An urban legend claims he served as a Marine Corps drill instructor at Parris Island during World War II, but this is entirely false
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@larrymiller2665 · 1 month ago
Where is ron howard buried ?
@garysteeves-u5t · 1 month ago
JUST ANOTHER MONEY GRABBER
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