Voicing A Turtle In An Animated Film
A year later, Don Knotts went back to voice acting via the animated movie Cats Don’t Dance. The plot centers around a cat who dreams of Hollywood fame and has a sidekick named T.W. Turtle, who is voiced by Knotts. The film also features the voices of Scott Bakula, Matthew Herried, Jasmine Guy, Ashley Peldon, Kathy Najimy, John Rhys-Davies, Hal Holbrook, René Auberjonois, Betty Lou Gerson (in her last film role), George Kennedy, and Dindal. The musical numbers were composed bby Randy Newman and Gene Kelly contributed as a choreographer, before he passed away in 1996. The film is the final film project of Gene Kelly and is dedicated to the star.
Voicing A Turtle In An Animated Film
Playing A TV Repairman
In 1998, Don Knotts played a small role in the widely popular and critically acclaimed film Pleasantville as a TV repairman. The film stars Tobey Maguire, Joan Allen, Jeff Daniels, J. T. Walsh, William H. Macy, and Reese Witherspoon! The film is about teen siblings (Witherspoon and Maguire) trapped in a ‘50s TV series in a small Iowa town. The film was nominated for three Academy Awards and was a big hit at the box office!
Playing A TV Repairman
