Career
In addition to his work in the Porky"s films, Knight made guest appearances on numerous television shows including The Waltons, M*A*South*H, Family Ties, Profiler, Chicago Hope and Star Trek: The Next Generation. His final television appearance came in 2010 on the show Crafty. According to Knight"s wife Silvina in an interview given to entertainment news website TheWrap, he had a bone marrow transplant for advanced non-Hodgkins lymphoma in 2003.
Knight was a resident of Los Angeles, California but had recently been staying at a house on Maui.
According to the Associated Press, autopsy results indicated Knight died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
