Smiley Burnette
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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
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
62 credits across 1 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Goldtown Ghost Riders | Smiley Burnette | Film |
| 1953 | Winning of the West | Smiley | Film |
| 1953 | On Top of Old Smoky | Smiley | Film |
| 1952 | The Kid from Broken Gun | Smiley Burnette | Film |
| 1952 | Smoky Canyon | Smiley Burnette | Film |
| 1951 | Whirlwind | Smiley Burnette | Film |
| 1950 | Streets of Ghost Town | Smiley Burnette | Film |
| 1944 | Beneath Western Skies | Sheriff Frog Millhouse | Film |
| 1944 | Call of the Rockies | Frog Millhouse | Film |
| 1944 | Code of the Prairie | Frog | Film |
| 1944 | The Laramie Trail | Frog | Film |
| 1943 | Idaho | Frog Millhouse | Film |
| 1943 | Silver Spurs | Frog Millhouse | Film |
| 1943 | King of the Cowboys | Frog Millhouse | Film |
| 1942 | Heart of the Rio Grande | Frog Millhouse | Film |
| 1942 | Call of the Canyon | Frog Millhouse | Film |
| 1942 | Home in Wyomin' | Frog Millhouse | Film |
| 1942 | Stardust on the Sage | Frog | Film |
| 1942 | Bells of Capistrano | Frog | Film |
| 1942 | Heart of the Golden West | Frog | Film |
| 1941 | Ridin' on a Rainbow | Frog | Film |
| 1941 | Down Mexico Way | Frog | Film |
| 1941 | Back in the Saddle | Frog Milhouse | Film |
| 1941 | Sunset in Wyoming | Frog Millhouse | Film |
| 1940 | Radio Ranch | Oscar (archive footage) | Film |
| 1940 | Rancho Grande | Frog Millhouse | Film |
| 1939 | South of the Border | Frog | Film |
| 1938 | Hollywood Stadium Mystery | Smiley Burnette | Film |
| 1938 | Billy The Kid Returns | Frog Millhouse | Film |
| 1938 | Under Western Stars | Frog | Film |
| 1938 | The Old Barn Dance | Frog Millhouse | Film |
| 1938 | Man from Music Mountain | Frog Millhouse | Film |
| 1937 | Boots and Saddles | Frog | Film |
| 1937 | Public Cowboy No. 1 | Helen Morgan | Film |
| 1937 | Springtime in the Rockies | Frog Millhouse | Film |
| 1937 | Round-Up Time in Texas | Frog Millhouse | Film |
| 1937 | Git Along Little Dogies | Frog Millhouse | Film |
| 1937 | Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm | Frog Milhouse | Film |
| 1937 | Dick Tracy | Mike McGurk | Film |
| 1937 | Larceny on the Air | Jimmy | Film |
| 1937 | Manhattan Merry-Go-Round | Frog - Accordian Player | Film |
| 1936 | Oh, Susanna | Frog Millhouse | Film |
| 1936 | The Old Corral | Deputy Frog | Film |
| 1936 | The Big Show | Frog | Film |
| 1936 | Red River Valley | Frog Millhouse | Film |
| 1936 | Ride, Ranger, Ride | Frog Millhouse | Film |
| 1936 | The Singing Cowboy | Frog Millhouse | Film |
| 1936 | Guns and Guitars | Frog Millhouse | Film |
| 1936 | Sharad of Atlantis | Briny Deep | Film |
| 1936 | Hearts in Bondage | Rammer | Film |
| 1936 | The Border Patrolman | Chuck Owens | Film |
| 1936 | A Man Betrayed | Hillbilly | Film |
| 1935 | The Phantom Empire | Oscar (as Lester 'Smiley' Burnett) | Film |
| 1935 | The Adventures of Rex and Rinty | Jensen | Film |
| 1935 | Waterfront Lady | Musician | Film |
| 1935 | Harmony Lane | Singer (uncredited) | Film |
| 1935 | Tumbling Tumbleweeds | Smiley | Film |
| 1935 | The Singing Vagabond | Frog | Film |
| 1935 | The Kids in the Shoe | Singing little boy | Film |
| 1935 | The Sagebrush Troubadour | Frog Millhouse | Film |
| 1934 | Mystery Mountain | Lake Teamster (ch's 6-7) (uncredited) | Film |
| 1934 | In Old Santa Fe | Accordionist-Singer (uncredited) | Film |
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