Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
March 18, 1911
Place of Birth:
Summum, Illinois, USA
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Smiley Burnette
Biography
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Lester Alvin Burnett (March 18, 1911 – February 16, 1967), better known as Smiley Burnette, was a popular American country music performer and a comedic actor in Western films and on radio and TV, playing sidekick to Gene Autry and other B-movie cowboys. He was also a prolific singer-songwriter who could play as many as 100 musical instruments, some simultaneously. His career, beginning in 1934, spanned four decades, including a regular role on CBS-TV's Petticoat Junction in the 1960s.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs | (archive footage) |
| 1976 | Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch | (archive footage) |
| 1976 | It's Showtime | Self (archive footage) |
| 1953 | Goldtown Ghost Riders | Smiley Burnette |
| 1953 | On Top of Old Smoky | Smiley |
| 1953 | Pack Train | Smiley Burnette |
| 1953 | Saginaw Trail | Smiley |
| 1953 | Winning of the West | Smiley |
| 1952 | The Rough, Tough West | Smiley Burnette |
| 1952 | The Hawk of Wild River | Smiley Burnette |
| 1952 | Smoky Canyon | Smiley Burnette |
| 1952 | The Kid from Broken Gun | Smiley Burnette |
| 1952 | Laramie Mountains | Smiley Burnette |
| 1952 | Junction City | Smiley |
| 1951 | Whirlwind | Smiley Burnette |
| 1951 | Ridin' the Outlaw Trail | Smiley Burnette |
| 1951 | Pecos River | Smiley Burnette |
| 1951 | Prairie Roundup | Smiley Burnette |
| 1951 | Bonanza Town | Smiley Burnette |
| 1951 | Snake River Desperadoes | Smiley Burnette |
| 1951 | Cyclone Fury | Smiley Burnette |
| 1951 | The Kid from Amarillo | Smiley Burnette |
| 1951 | Fort Savage Raiders | Smiley |
| 1950 | Streets of Ghost Town | Smiley Burnette |
| 1950 | Frontier Outpost | Smiley Burnette |
| 1950 | Trail of the Rustlers | Smiley Burnette |
| 1950 | Across the Badlands | Smiley |
| 1950 | Texas Dynamo | Smiley Burnette |
| 1950 | Outcasts of Black Mesa | Smiley |
| 1950 | Raiders of Tomahawk Creek | Smiley |
| 1950 | Lightning Guns | Smiley Burnette |
| 1949 | Challenge of the Range | Smiley Burnette |
| 1949 | Desert Vigilante | Smiley Burnette |
| 1949 | Laramie | Smiley Burnette |
| 1949 | The Blazing Trail | Smiley Burnette |
| 1949 | South of Death Valley | Self |
| 1949 | Bandits of El Dorado | Smiley Burnette |
| 1949 | Renegades of the Sage | Smiley |
| 1949 | Horsemen of the Sierras | Sheriff Smiley Burnette |
| 1948 | Blazing Across the Pecos | Marshal Smiley Burnette |
| 1948 | Whirlwind Raiders | Smiley Burnette |
| 1948 | Quick on the Trigger | Smiley |
| 1948 | Phantom Valley | Smiley Burnette |
| 1948 | West of Sonora | Smiley Burnette |
| 1948 | Trail to Laredo | Smiley Burnette |
| 1948 | El Dorado Pass | Smiley |
| 1948 | Six-Gun Law | Smiley |
| 1947 | South of the Chisholm Trail | Smiley Burnette |
| 1947 | The Lone Hand Texan | Smiley Burnette |
| 1947 | West of Dodge City | Smiley Burnette |
| 1947 | Law of the Canyon | Smiley Burnette |
| 1947 | Prairie Raiders | Smiley Burnette |
| 1947 | The Stranger From Ponca City | Smiley Burnette |
| 1947 | Riders of the Lone Star | Smiley Burnette |
| 1947 | Buckaroo from Powder River | Smiley Burnette |
| 1947 | Last Days of Boot Hill | Smiley Burnette |
| 1946 | Two-Fisted Stranger | Smiley Burnette |
| 1946 | The Desert Horseman | Smiley Burnette |
| 1946 | Heading West | Smiley Burnette |
| 1946 | Landrush | Smiley Burnette |
| 1946 | The Fighting Frontiersman | Smiley Burnette |
| 1946 | Terror Trail | Smiley Burnette |
| 1946 | Roaring Rangers | Smiley Burnette |
| 1946 | Gunning for Vengeance | Smiley Burnette |
| 1946 | Galloping Thunder | Smiley Burnette |
| 1944 | Code of the Prairie | Frog |
| 1944 | Call of the Rockies | Frog Millhouse |
| 1944 | The Laramie Trail | Frog |
| 1944 | Pride of the Plains | Frog Millhouse |
| 1944 | Firebrands of Arizona | Frog / Beefsteak Discoe |
| 1944 | Bordertown Trail | Frog Millhouse |
| 1944 | Beneath Western Skies | Sheriff Frog Millhouse |
| 1943 | King of the Cowboys | Frog Millhouse |
| 1943 | Idaho | Frog Millhouse |
| 1943 | Raiders of Sunset Pass | Frog Millhouse |
| 1943 | Silver Spurs | Frog Millhouse |
| 1943 | Beyond the Last Frontier | Frog Millhouse |
| 1942 | Heart of the Rio Grande | Frog Millhouse |
| 1942 | Heart of the Golden West | Frog |
| 1942 | Call of the Canyon | Frog Millhouse |
| 1942 | Stardust on the Sage | Frog |
| 1942 | Home in Wyomin' | Frog Millhouse |
| 1942 | Bells of Capistrano | Frog |
| 1942 | Cowboy Serenade | Frog |
| 1941 | Down Mexico Way | Frog |
| 1941 | Back in the Saddle | Frog Milhouse |
| 1941 | Sunset in Wyoming | Frog Millhouse |
| 1941 | Ridin' on a Rainbow | Frog |
| 1941 | The Singing Hill | Frog |
| 1941 | Sierra Sue | Frog Millhouse |
| 1941 | Under Fiesta Stars | Frog |
| 1940 | Rancho Grande | Frog Millhouse |
| 1940 | Carolina Moon | Frog Millhouse |
| 1940 | Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride | Frog Millhouse |
| 1940 | Men with Steel Faces | Oscar (archive footage) |
| 1940 | Gaucho Serenade | Frog Millhouse |
| 1939 | South of the Border | Frog |
| 1939 | In Old Monterey | Frog |
| 1939 | Mountain Rhythm | Frog Milhouse |
| 1939 | Mexicali Rose | Frog Millhouse |
| 1939 | Home on the Prairie | Frog Millhouse |
| 1939 | Rovin' Tumbleweeds | Frog Millhouse |
| 1939 | Blue Montana Skies | Frog Millhouse |
| 1939 | Colorado Sunset | Frog Millhouse |
| 1939 | S.O.S Tidal Wave | Voice of Felix the Dummy |
| 1938 | Billy The Kid Returns | Frog Millhouse |
| 1938 | Under Western Stars | Frog |
| 1938 | The Old Barn Dance | Frog Millhouse |
| 1938 | Man from Music Mountain | Frog Millhouse |
| 1938 | Gold Mine in the Sky | Frog |
| 1938 | Rhythm of the Saddle | Frog Millhouse |
| 1938 | Western Jamboree | Frog Millhouse |
| 1938 | Hollywood Stadium Mystery | Smiley Burnette |
| 1938 | Prairie Moon | Frog Millhouse |
| 1937 | Boots and Saddles | Frog |
| 1937 | Springtime in the Rockies | Frog Millhouse |
| 1937 | Git Along Little Dogies | Frog Millhouse |
| 1937 | Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm | Frog Milhouse |
| 1937 | Dick Tracy | Mike McGurk |
| 1937 | Larceny on the Air | Jimmy |
| 1937 | Public Cowboy No. 1 | Helen Morgan |
| 1937 | Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge | Colonel Millhouse |
| 1937 | Meet the Boy Friend | Band Leader |
| 1937 | Manhattan Merry-Go-Round | Frog - Accordian Player |
| 1937 | Round-Up Time in Texas | Frog Millhouse |
| 1936 | Ride, Ranger, Ride | Frog Millhouse |
| 1936 | Red River Valley | Frog Millhouse |
| 1936 | The Big Show | Frog |
| 1936 | The Old Corral | Deputy Frog |
| 1936 | Oh, Susanna | Frog Millhouse |
| 1936 | Guns and Guitars | Frog Millhouse |
| 1936 | The Singing Cowboy | Frog Millhouse |
| 1936 | The Border Patrolman | Chuck Owens |
| 1936 | A Man Betrayed | Hillbilly |
| 1936 | Comin' 'Round the Mountain | Frog |
| 1936 | Doughnuts and Society | Mover #2 |
| 1936 | Sharad of Atlantis | Briny Deep |
| 1936 | Hearts in Bondage | Rammer |
| 1935 | The Kids in the Shoe | Singing little boy |
| 1935 | The Singing Vagabond | Frog |
| 1935 | The Adventures of Rex and Rinty | Jensen |
| 1935 | Tumbling Tumbleweeds | Smiley |
| 1935 | The Sagebrush Troubadour | Frog Millhouse |
| 1935 | Melody Trail | Frog Millhouse |
| 1935 | Harmony Lane | Singer (uncredited) |
| 1935 | Waterfront Lady | Musician |
| 1935 | Arizona Bad Man | Credits Singer |
| 1935 | The Phantom Empire | Oscar (as Lester 'Smiley' Burnett) |
| 1934 | In Old Santa Fe | Accordionist-Singer (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Mystery Mountain | Lake Teamster (ch's 6-7) (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Western von gestern | Frog Millhouse |
| 1965 | Green Acres | Charley Pratt |
| 1965 | Green Acres | Charley Pratt (uncredited) |
| 1963 | Petticoat Junction | Charley Pratt |