Don Knotts

Born: 1924-07-21

Don Knotts (July 21, 1924 – February 24, 2006) was an American comedic actor best known for his portrayal of Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show and Ralph Furley on Three's Company. Knotts was married three times. His marriage to Kathryn Metz lasted from 1947 until their divorce in 1964, and he raised his daughter as a single parent.  He married Loralee Czuchna in 1974 and they divorced in 1983. His third marriage was to Frances Yarborough, from 2002 until his death in 2006. From his first marriage, Knotts had a son, Thomas Knotts, and a daughter, actress Karen Knotts (born April 2, 1954). Knotts died at age 81 on February 24, 2006, at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles from pulmonary and respiratory complications of pneumonia related to lung cancer. CLR


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Chicken Little

as Mayor Turkey Lurkey (voice)
Released: 2005-11-04

When the sky really is falling and sanity has flown the coop, who will rise to save the day?...

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Pleasantville

as TV Repairman
Released: 1998-09-17

Geeky teenager David and his popular twin sister, Jennifer, get sucked into the black-and-white...

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It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

as Nervous Motorist
Released: 1963-11-07

A group of strangers come across a man dying after a car crash who proceeds to tell them about...

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as CHP #2
Released: 1984-06-29

When a wealthy sheikh puts up $1 million in prize money for a cross-country car race, there is...

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Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo

as Wheely Applegate
Released: 1977-06-24

Herbie, the Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own, is racing in the Monte Carlo Rally. But...

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Air Buddies

as Sniffer (voice)
Released: 2006-12-12

The offspring of sportsman canine Air Bud: B-Dawg, Mudbud, Budderball, Buddha, and Rosebud,...

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Cats Don't Dance

as T.W. Turtle (voice)
Released: 1997-03-26

An ambitious singing and dancing cat goes to Hollywood and overcomes several obstacles to...

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Move Over, Darling

as Shoe Clerk
Released: 1963-12-19

Three years into their loving marriage, with two infant daughters at home in Los Angeles,...

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Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night

as Gee Willikers (voice)
Released: 1987-08-06

Pinocchio and his friends, a glow worm and a marionette, search for a magic music box, putting...

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The Apple Dumpling Gang

as Theodore Ogelvie
Released: 1975-07-01

A roving bachelor gets saddled with three children and a wealth of trouble when the youngsters...

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Quints

as Governor Healy
Released: 2000-08-18

A teenager goes to desperate lengths to get attention when her mother gives birth to quints.

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The Incredible Mr. Limpet

as Henry Limpet
Released: 1964-03-28

Milquetoast Henry Limpet experiences his fondest wish and is transformed into a fish. As a...

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The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again

as Theodore
Released: 1979-06-27

Amos and Theodore, the two bumbling outlaw wannabes from The Apple Dumpling Gang, are back and...

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The Ghost & Mr. Chicken

as Luther Heggs
Released: 1966-01-20

Luther Heggs, a typesetter for the town newspaper, pitches an idea for a story about a local...

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Big Bully

as Principal Kokelar
Released: 1996-01-26

A writer returns to his hometown where he faces the childhood nemesis whose life he ultimately...

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No Deposit, No Return

as Bert Delaney
Released: 1976-02-05

Two rich children devise a way to escape their grandfather and visit their mother. Unfortunately...

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The Reluctant Astronaut

as Roy Fleming
Released: 1967-09-05

Roy Fleming is a small-town kiddie-ride operator who is deathly afraid of heights. After...

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Jingle Bells

as Kris (voice)
Released: 1999-01-01

A family with very little money worries about not being able to buy presents for each other,...

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Gus

as Coach Venner
Released: 1976-07-07

The California Atoms are in last place with no hope of moving up. But by switching the mule from...

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Return to Mayberry

as Barney Fife
Released: 1986-04-13

After being away for awhile, Andy Taylor returns home to Mayberry to visit Opie, now an...

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The Muppets Go Hollywood

as Self
Released: 1979-05-16

Kermit the Frog throws a glamorous party at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub to celebrate the...

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The Private Eyes

as Inspector Winship
Released: 1980-04-17

The lord and lady of a capacious manor are killed, and the lord's ghost seems to have returned...

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The Shakiest Gun in the West

as Dr. Jesse W. Heywood
Released: 1968-07-10

Jesse W. Haywood (Don Knotts) graduates from dental school in Philadelphia in 1870 and goes west...

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The Little Troll Prince

as uncredited
Released: 1987-11-27

A little troll prince escapes his kingdom, perched atop a tall mountain in Norway, for the human...

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The Love God?

as Abner Audubon Peacock IV
Released: 1969-08-01

Ornithologist Abner Peacock sells off his modest-selling birdwatching periodical to a charlatan...

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Hot Lead & Cold Feet

as Denver Kid
Released: 1978-07-05

Twin brothers -- one rough and tough, the other a city-bred milquetoast -- compete for their...

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Tasmanian Devil: The Fast and Furious Life of Errol Flynn

as Himself (Archive footage)
Released: 2007-10-17

The story of Tasmanian-born actor Errol Flynn whose short & flamboyant life, full of scandals,...

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The Prize Fighter

as Shake
Released: 1979-11-02

"Bags" the boxer (funnyman Tim Conway) and his manager, Shake (Don Knotts), are quite a pair:...

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The Last Time I Saw Archie

as Capt. Harry Little
Released: 1961-05-27

Two Air Force friends have fun during their enlistment.

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Tom Sawyer

as Mutt Potter (voice)
Released: 2000-04-04

Get ready for a magical, fun-filled journey of adventure, fantasy and friendship! Tom Sawyer and...

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No Time for Sergeants

as Cpl. John C. Brown
Released: 1958-07-05

Georgia farm boy Will Stockdale is about to bust with pride. He’s been drafted. Will’s ready....

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Hermie a Common Caterpillar

as Wormie
Released: 2003-01-04

So what's so bad about being a common caterpillar? Just ask Hermie-or his friend, Wormie-and...

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Oops, Those Hollywood Bloopers!

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1982-01-01

A collection of bloopers and outtakes from an enormous selection of Hollywood classic...

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How to Frame a Figg

as Hollis Alexander Figg
Released: 1971-02-01

Don Knotts is Hollis Figg, the dumbest bookkeeper in town. When the city fathers buy a...

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Hermie & Friends: Webster the Scaredy Spider

as Wormie
Released: 2004-09-15

A frightened little spider named Webster ventures into the garden. He's a walking encyclopedia...

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Hermie & Friends: Buzby and the Grumble Bees

as Wormie (voice)
Released: 2007-09-22

The garden bugs secretly agree to help Buzby show his misbehaving niece and nephew how...

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Hermie & Friends: A Fruitcake Christmas

as Wormie
Released: 2005-10-01

It's Christmastime in the garden and Hermie and his friends are hustling and bustling to prepare...

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Joys

as Self
Released: 1976-03-05

Over fifty of the greatest living comedians are called to a party at Bob Hope's house, where...

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The Adventures of Errol Flynn

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2005-04-05

A documentary about the life of Errol Flynn, with recollections from friends and family.

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Mule Feathers

as Narrator / The Mule (voice)
Released: 1977-12-05

A drifter con artist, impersonating a parson, arrives in a small Wild West town with his mule...

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Hermie & Friends: Hermie and Wormie's Nutty Adventure

as Wormie
Released: 2006-09-26

The garden literally goes "nuts" when a shortage of nuts causes panic, especially with the...

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Rowan & Martin at the Movies

as Self
Released: 1968-01-01

This public service short for U.S. Savings Bonds starts out with Rowan and Martin arriving at a...

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I Love a Mystery

as Alexander Archer
Released: 1973-02-27

Three insurance investigators search for a mysterious billionaire. Based on the Old Time Radio...

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Wake Me When It's Over

as Sgt. Percy Warren
Released: 1960-06-10

The war may be over, but that doesn't keep the hapless Gus Brubaker from being drafted and...

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Hermie & Friends: Stanley the Stinkbug Goes to Camp

as Wormie (voice)
Released: 2006-02-28

There's someone new coming to the garden's Summer Camp this year, and, well he has a problem. He...

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Hermie & Friends: Flo the Lyin' Fly

as Wormie (voice)
Released: 2004-01-15

Stingo, Lingo, Bingo and Zingo are from Riverpool and they are on their way to perform. Flo is...

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Hermie & Friends: Buzby, the Misbehaving Bee

as Wormie
Released: 2005-02-12

In this animated adventure, Buzby the misbehaving bee is kicked out of the hive for his...

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The Man Who Came to Dinner

as Dr. Bradley
Released: 1972-11-29

Lecturer and broadcaster Sheridan Whiteside has been invited to dinner at the home of a pompous...

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...

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The Mike Douglas Show

as Self
First aired: 1961-12-11

The Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...

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Las Vegas

as uncredited
First aired: 2003-09-22

Ed Deline is a strict ex-CIA officer who went from being Head of Security to becoming President...

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The Love Boat

as Don Knotts
First aired: 1977-09-24

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...

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The Love Boat

as Herb Groebecker
First aired: 1977-09-24

Passengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...

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The Andy Griffith Show

as Barney Fife
First aired: 1960-10-03

The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and...

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That '70s Show

as Landlord
First aired: 1998-08-23

Crank up the 8-track and flash back to a time when platform shoes and puka shells were all the...

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Matlock

as uncredited
First aired: 1986-03-03

Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of...

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Matlock

as Les Calhoun
First aired: 1986-03-03

Matlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of...

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The Steve Allen Show

as Self
First aired: 1956-06-24

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Newhart

as uncredited
First aired: 1982-10-02

Dick Loudon and his wife Joanna decide to leave life in New York City and buy a little inn in...

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Johnny Bravo

as Don Knotts (voice)
First aired: 1997-07-07

Johnny Bravo tells the story of a biceps-bulging, karate-chopping free spirit who believes he is...

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The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis

as uncredited
First aired: 1959-09-29

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1959 to 1963. The...

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The Dick Cavett Show

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1968-06-06

The Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various...

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Three's Company

as Ralph Furley
First aired: 1977-03-15

Three's Company is an American television sitcom that aired for eight seasons on ABC from March...

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Here's Lucy

as Ben Fletcher
First aired: 1968-09-23

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8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter

as Ralph Furley
First aired: 2002-09-17

8 Simple Rules is an American sitcom television series originally starring John Ritter and Katey...

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Inspector Gadget

as uncredited
First aired: 1983-09-05

Inspector Gadget is a clumsy, dim-witted human cyborg detective with various bionic gadgets...

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Burke's Law

as Dr. Adkins
First aired: 1994-01-07

Burke's Law, a revival of the 1960s cop television series of the same name, aired on CBS from...

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Kraft Music Hall

as uncredited
First aired: 1958-10-08

Kraft Music Hall is an umbrella title for several television series aired by NBC in the United...

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101 Dalmatians: The Series

as uncredited
First aired: 1997-09-13

After foiling Cruella DeVil's plot to make a fur coat with the puppies' skins, the Dearly Family...

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The Bob Hope Show

as Self
First aired: 1950-04-09

The Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope, debuted on April 9, 1950. During the 1952-1953 season, NBC...

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The Bob Hope Show

as Self (uncredited)
First aired: 1950-04-09

The Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope, debuted on April 9, 1950. During the 1952-1953 season, NBC...

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Fantasy Island

as Stanley Scheckter
First aired: 1978-01-28

A magical island hosted by Mr Roarke and Tattoo where weekly guests learn valuable life lessons...

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The Oscars

as Self
First aired: 1953-03-19

An annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...

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The Danny Kaye Show

as Self
First aired: 1963-09-25

The Danny Kaye Show is an American variety show hosted by Danny Kaye that aired on CBS from 1963...

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Mayberry R.F.D.

as Barney Fife
First aired: 1968-09-23

Mayberry R.F.D. is an American television series produced as a spin-off and direct continuation...

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The New Scooby-Doo Movies

as Don Knotts (voice)
First aired: 1972-09-09

Aside from doubling the length of each episode, The New Scooby-Doo Movies differed from its...

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The Muppet Show

as Self - Special Guest Star
First aired: 1976-09-05

Go behind the curtains as Kermit the Frog and his muppet friends struggle to put on a weekly...

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Donny & Marie

as Self
First aired: 1976-01-23

Donny & Marie is an American variety show which aired on ABC from January 1976 to January 1979....

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The Bill Cosby Show

as Leo Swann
First aired: 1969-09-14

The Bill Cosby Show is an American situation comedy that aired for two seasons on NBC's Sunday...

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What a Country!

as F. Jerry 'Bud' McPherson
First aired: 1986-09-27

What a Country! is an American sitcom that aired in syndication from September 27, 1986 to May...

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Wait Till Your Father Gets Home

as uncredited
First aired: 1972-09-12

Wait Till Your Father Gets Home chronicles the lives of the Boyles, your average 1970's American...

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The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

as Self
First aired: 1973-09-14

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts is a NBC television special show hosted by entertainer Dean...

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The Sonny & Cher Show

as uncredited
First aired: 1976-02-01

Cher and Sonny Bono starred in this quintessentially '70's TV comedy/variety show. Sonny and...

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Tony Orlando and Dawn

as Self
First aired: 1974-12-04

CBS gave the group a television variety show (entitled Tony Orlando and Dawn) from the summer of...

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She's the Sheriff

as Moe
First aired: 1987-09-19

She's the Sheriff is an American sitcom

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The Captain and Tennille

as Self
First aired: 1976-09-20

Hosted by the chart-topping husband and wife team, this 1976-1977 television variety series...

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The Captain and Tennille

as uncredited
First aired: 1976-09-20

Hosted by the chart-topping husband and wife team, this 1976-1977 television variety series...

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The Tim Conway Show

as Self
First aired: 1980-03-22

A variety/sketch comedy television series. Tim Conway hosted a variety show so closely modeled...

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Fish Police

as Mr. Lichen
First aired: 1992-02-28

Fish Police is a comic book series by cartoonist Steve Moncuse. The plot centers on law and...

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E! True Hollywood Story

as uncredited
First aired: 1996-08-21

E! True Hollywood Story is an American documentary series on E! that deals with famous Hollywood...

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Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Dr. Bradley
First aired: 1951-12-24

Hallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...

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No Time for Sergeants

as uncredited
First aired: 1964-09-14

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The New Andy Griffith Show

as Barney Fife
First aired: 1971-01-08

The New Andy Griffith Show was an American situation comedy broadcast in the United States on...

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The New Steve Allen Show

as uncredited
First aired: 1961-09-27

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The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour

as uncredited
First aired: 1977-09-15

The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour was a ABC produced variety show hosted by Redd Foxx (John Elroy...

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