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Don
Knotts
(1924-2006)
is
famous
for
his
role
as
Deputy
Sheriff
"One
Bullet"
Barney
Fife
on
the
fabulous
Andy
Griffith
Show.
He
earned
-FIVE-
Best
Supporting
Actor
Emmy
Awards
for
the
role.
He
also
played
on
Three's
Company
for
five
years.
Don
was
born
here
in
Morgantown,
graduated
from
Morgantown
High
School
and
got
his
start
as
a
ventriloquist
at
the
Metropolitan
Theater
and
this
statue
stands
in
front.
Though
it
didn't
take
off
and
he
joined
the
US
Army
and
spent
most
of
his
time
in
the
service
entertaining
troops.
After
his
time
in
the
army,
he
returned
to
West
Virginia
and
attended
WVU.
He
later
moved
to
New
York
and
broke
into
show
business
thanks
to
the
connections
he
made
in
the
military.
He
was
eventually
cast
in
the
Andy
Griffith
show
where
he
played
the
"nearly
always
wrong"
Deputy
Fife
for
eight
years.
This
statue
honors
him.
It
was
unveiled
on
July
23,
2016
in
front
of
The
Metropolitan
Theatre.
It
depicts
him
sitting
and
holding
his
"deputy"
hat
in
his
hand.
There
is
a
star
with
his
name
on
the
sidewalk
near
his
feet.
There
is
street
parking
and
it's
easy
to
photograph.
Thanks
for
the
laughs
and
entertainment,
Don!
You're
missed.