Father of Little People, Big World star Amy Roloff

Gordon G. Knight was an American engineer and Korean War veteran, the father of Little People, Big World star Amy Roloff. He worked for 30 years as a civil and structural engineer at Ford Motor Company and made occasional appearances on the family’s TLC series. He died at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Michigan on 5 October 2026, aged 97.

He lived in Dexter Township, Michigan, and spent time at a cabin he and his wife, Pat, built on Lake Michigan in the Upper Peninsula.

Life in brief

  1. 2026 Died in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Michigan, US, aged 97

The death report

Published 27 October 2026 Gordon Knight, Amy Roloff’s dad, dies at 97 The Little People, Big World star's father, a Korean War veteran and Ford engineer, died on October 5. Grandson Jacob Roloff shared the news three weeks later. Read the full report →

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