Mr. Furley RIP

Barny
looks like you won't need that bullet anymore
 
I remember him and Tim Conway riffing off each other on the Carol Burnett show. That's where I first saw him. Then I caught a few eps of...what was it...Dyke Van Dyke show? Then as Mr. Furley in 3s Company. Great comedian.
 
I have always loved his character ( and Larry's ) in Three's Company. His mannorism was simply hilarious , especially the way he stared. Cracked me up all the time. Rest in peace , Mr. Furley.
 
I remember him on the Steve Allen Show. Steve would mock up these "man on the street interviews". They'd open the frame with a shivering twitching Don Knotts, and Allen would ask him "Are you nervous?" and he'd shoot back this startled, bug-eyed. "NOPE!" Still cracks me up.

His humor is timeless. My kids were as amused by my favorites as I was. The Incredible Mr. Limpett, The Reluctant Astronaut, The Shakiest Gun in the West, The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, and the Apple Dumpling Gang.
 
Are they sure he was only 81? I thought he looked like he was about 70 when he was on Three's Company, and that was almost 30 years ago. Who would have thought he would outlive John Ritter?
 
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WhaWhaWha said:
and Allen would ask him "Are you nervous?" and he'd shoot back this startled, bug-eyed. "NOPE!"

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L O L

Yup. I can still see him doing that.
 
Remember a Biography Channel show on him. Funny man with his share of heartache in the background.
 
I was too young for Barney Fife, but loved him as Mr. Furley.