This weekend, two rather famous actors died — Don Knotts and Darin McGavin. Knotts, of course, is remembered for his portrayal of Barney Fife, and McGavin will go down in history as The Night Stalker.
Here’s the interesting thing: Knotts was 81 when he passed away — he certainly seemed older than that. But McGavin was 83. Who would have guessed that Darin McGavin was older than Don Knotts?
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Actually by far my favorite memory of Don Knotts was “The Incredible Mr. Limpet.” I *loved* that movie. Oh and ther ewas another Disney movie where he was a pretend astronaut…