The ‘Andy Griffith Show’ actor was a father to two children, Karen and Thomas Katie Mannion is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously been ...

Don Knotts was known for his silly and endearing characters on-screen, but he was equally funny at home with his two kids, Karen and Thomas. The late The Andy Griffith Show star welcomed two children, ...

Don Knotts was one of those rare actors who could make you laugh without saying a word. Best remembered as the loveably bumbling Deputy Barney Fife on The Andy Griffith Show, or as Ralph Furley in ...