TopTenREVIEWS presents the film career and movie reviews of Don Knotts.

Don Knotts
Birthdate: July 21, 1924
Death date: February 24, 2006

Don Knotts

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CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1950s
0.9719
1
total ranking of 0.9719
1960s
2.2306
10
total ranking of 2.2306
1970s
2.2120
8
total ranking of 2.2120
1980s
0.8569
3
total ranking of 0.8569
1990s
1.4582
2
total ranking of 1.4582
2000s
1.6000
3
total ranking of 1.6000
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: Don Knotts is ranked overall as 2.2646 of of 4 stars2.2646

Don Knotts Movie Rankings

1
Don Knotts starring in Pleasantville
Don Knotts scores a combined 2.9921 out of 4 stars for Pleasantville2.9921
David, single, lonely and not happy with his life, flees reality by watching Pleasantville - a 1950's b&w soap opera, where everything is just...pleasant. ...more about Pleasantville
2
Don Knotts starring in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
Don Knotts scores a combined 2.9277 out of 4 stars for It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World2.9277
After a long prison sentence Smiler Grogan is heading at high speed to a California park where he hid $350,000 from a job 15 years previously. He accidentally careers over a cliff in view of four cars whose occupants go down to help. ...more about It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
3
Don Knotts starring in Apple Dumpling Gang
Don Knotts scores a combined 2.7254 out of 4 stars for Apple Dumpling Gang2.7254
Three orphaned siblings are forced upon confirmed bachelor Donovan (Bixby) in a 19th century boom town of Quake City, CA. After an earthquake shakes the area, the children find a large gold nugget worth tens of thousands of dollars. ...more about Apple Dumpling Gang
4
Chicken Little (2005)
Don Knotts scores a combined 2.6634 out of 4 stars for Chicken Little2.6634
After Chicken Little causes widespread panic--when he mistakes a falling acorn for a piece of the sky--the young chicken is determined to restore his reputation. But just as things are starting to go his way, a real piece of the sky lands on his head. ...more about Chicken Little
5
Incredible Mr. Limpet, The (1964)
Don Knotts scores a combined 2.5789 out of 4 stars for Incredible Mr. Limpet2.5789
Milquetoast Henry Limpet experiences his fondest wish and is transformed into a fish. As a talking fish he assists the US Navy in hunting German submarines during World War II. ...more about Incredible Mr. Limpet
6
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)
Don Knotts scores a combined 2.4163 out of 4 stars for Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo2.4163
Herbie, the Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own, is racing in the Monte Carlo Rally. Unbeknownst to Herbie's driver, thieves have hidden a cache of stolen diamonds in Herbie's gas tank, and are now trying to get them back. ...more about Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
7
Ghost and Mr. Chicken, The (1966)
Don Knotts scores a combined 2.3378 out of 4 stars for Ghost and Mr. Chicken2.3378
A typesetter (Don Knotts) for a small town newspaper persues his dream of becoming a big-time reporter by spending a night in an alleged haunted house. ...more about Ghost and Mr. Chicken
8
Haunted Mansion, The (2003)
Don Knotts scores a combined 2.3195 out of 4 stars for Haunted Mansion2.3195
On the day of their anniversary, workaholic and real estate agent Jim Evers and his wife Sarah recieve a strange phone call from a man called Ramsley. He requests that Sarah come to the mysterious Gracey Manor. ...more about Haunted Mansion
9
No Time for Sergeants (1958)
Don Knotts scores a combined 2.2862 out of 4 stars for No Time for Sergeants2.2862
Hillbilly Will Stockdale, drafted into the U.S. Air Force, combines crushing naivity, stubbornness, a completely literal mind, and amazing physical strength. ...more about No Time for Sergeants
  • Not Available on DVD
11
Gus (1976)
Don Knotts scores a combined 2.1880 out of 4 stars for Gus2.1880
The California Atoms are in last place with no hope of moving up. But by switching the mule from team mascot to team member, (He can kick 100 yard field goals!) they start winning, and move up in the rankings, Hurrah! The competition isn't so happy. ...more about Gus
12
Move Over, Darling (1963)
Don Knotts scores a combined 2.0058 out of 4 stars for Move Over2.0058
Five years to the day after his wife Ellen disappeared in the sea after a plane crash, lawyer husband Nicholas has her declared legally dead, remarries and sets off to Monterey with new wife Bianca. ...more about Move Over
13
Big Bully (1996)
Don Knotts scores a combined 1.9725 out of 4 stars for Big Bully1.9725
David Leary was bullied by Rosco when he was in elementary school. But he got even on the day his parents moved out of town. Now twenty years later, David, who is a successful writer, is invited back to his home town to teach. ...more about Big Bully
15
Private Eyes, The (1981)
Don Knotts scores a combined 1.8902 out of 4 stars for Private Eyes1.8902
This spoof of the Sherlock Holmes stories finds Inspector Winship and Dr. Tart investigating a strange death in a possibly haunted mansion, while dealing with the beautiful heiress and the crazed staff which live therein. ...more about Private Eyes
16
No Deposit, No Return (1976)
Don Knotts scores a combined 1.8135 out of 4 stars for No Deposit1.8135
Two would-be safe-crackers 'sort of' kidnap the two grandchildren of millionaire J.W. Osborne. In a story somewhat reminiscent of O. ...more about No Deposit
17
Hot Lead and Cold Feet (1978)
Don Knotts scores a combined 1.5822 out of 4 stars for Hot Lead and Cold Feet1.5822
A tough father is out to take control of a small western town with the help of his twin sons: one a gunfighter, the other a mild-mannered coward. Before gaining control, they must first win an odd race and then oust the town's corrupt mayor. ...more about Hot Lead and Cold Feet
18
Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night (1987)
Don Knotts scores a combined 1.5660 out of 4 stars for Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night1.5660
A continuation of the well-known tale sets the wooden puppet-turned-boy loose in a mysterious carnival. ...more about Pinocchio and the Emperor of the Night
  • Not Available on DVD
19
Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again, The (1979)
Don Knotts scores a combined 1.4665 out of 4 stars for Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again1.4665
Amos and Theodore the two bumbling outlaw wannabees from The Apple Dumpling Gang are back. They are trying to make it on their own. When they arrive at the town they are going to, all sorts of things go awry. ...more about Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again
20
Shakiest Gun in the West, The (1968)
Don Knotts scores a combined 0.6542 out of 4 stars for Shakiest Gun in the West0.6542
Jesse W. Haywood graduates from dental school in Philadelphia in 1870 and goes west "to fight oral ignorance." Meanwhile stagecoach robber Penelope "Bad Penny" Cushing is offered a pardon if she will track down a ring of gun smugglers. ...more about Shakiest Gun in the West
21
Cannonball Run II (1984)
Don Knotts scores a combined 0.6498 out of 4 stars for Cannonball Run II0.6498
Our racers are back for a second cannonball run - the illegal race that takes place all over the country... Almost every star of the first film is here, along with new ones. Will J.J. ...more about Cannonball Run II
22
3rd Annual TV Land Awards, The (2005)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
23
How to Frame a Figg (1971)
No Reviews Available
Don Knotts is Hollis Figg, the dumbest bookkeeper in town. When the city fathers buy a second-hand computer to cover up their financial shenanigans, they promote Figg to look after things, knowing he'll never catch on. ...more about How to Frame a Figg
24
Last Time I Saw Archie, The (1961)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
25
Reluctant Astronaut, The (1967)
No Reviews Available
Don Knotts is Roy Fleming, a small town kiddie-ride operator who is deathly afraid of heights. ...more about Reluctant Astronaut
26
Rowan & Martin at the Movies (1968)
No Reviews Available
This public service short for U.S. Savings Bonds starts out with Rowan and Martin arriving at a TV studio, ostensibly to host a show. ...more about Rowan & Martin at the Movies
  • Not Available on DVD
27
Wake Me When It's Over (1960)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD