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Lester Alvin Burnett (March 18, 1911 β 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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Filmography
all 163
Movies 160
self 62
TV Shows 3
(archive footage)

Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (2000)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Western von gestern (1978)
TV
(archive footage)

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (1976)
Movie
Self (archive footage)

It's Showtime (1976)
Movie
Charley Pratt / Charley Pratt (uncredited)

Green Acres (1965)
TV
3.5
Charley Pratt

Petticoat Junction (1963)
TV
6
Smiley Burnette

Last of the Pony Riders (1953)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Pack Train (1953)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Goldtown Ghost Riders (1953)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Winning of the West (1953)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

The Kid from Broken Gun (1952)
Movie
Fire Chief Smiley Burnette

The Rough, Tough West (1952)
Movie
Sgt. Smiley Burnette

Laramie Mountains (1952)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

The Hawk of Wild River (1952)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Smoky Canyon (1952)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Pecos River (1951)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

The Kid from Amarillo (1951)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Cyclone Fury (1951)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Bonanza Town (1951)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Snake River Desperadoes (1951)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Whirlwind (1951)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Ridin' the Outlaw Trail (1951)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Prairie Roundup (1951)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Frontier Outpost (1950)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Lightning Guns (1950)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Raiders of Tomahawk Creek (1950)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Across the Badlands (1950)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Streets of Ghost Town (1950)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Texas Dynamo (1950)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Outcasts of Black Mesa (1950)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Trail of the Rustlers (1950)
Movie
Sheriff Smiley Burnette

Horsemen of the Sierras (1949)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Bandits of El Dorado (1949)
Movie
Marshal Smiley Burnette

South of Death Valley (1949)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

The Blazing Trail (1949)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Laramie (1949)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Desert Vigilante (1949)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Challenge of the Range (1949)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

El Dorado Pass (1948)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Trail to Laredo (1948)
Movie
Marshal Smiley Burnette

Blazing Across the Pecos (1948)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Whirlwind Raiders (1948)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

West of Sonora (1948)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Phantom Valley (1948)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Six-Gun Law (1948)
Movie
Deputy Smiley Burnette

Last Days of Boot Hill (1947)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Buckaroo from Powder River (1947)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Riders of the Lone Star (1947)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

The Stranger From Ponca City (1947)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Prairie Raiders (1947)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Law of the Canyon (1947)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

West of Dodge City (1947)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

The Lone Hand Texan (1947)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

South of the Chisholm Trail (1947)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

The Fighting Frontiersman (1946)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Terror Trail (1946)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Landrush (1946)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Heading West (1946)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

The Desert Horseman (1946)
Movie
Deputy Smiley Burnette

Two-Fisted Stranger (1946)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Galloping Thunder (1946)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Gunning for Vengeance (1946)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Roaring Rangers (1946)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Firebrands of Arizona (1944)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Code of the Prairie (1944)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Bordertown Trail (1944)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Call of the Rockies (1944)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

The Laramie Trail (1944)
Movie
Sheriff Frog Millhouse

Beneath Western Skies (1944)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Pride of the Plains (1944)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Raiders of Sunset Pass (1943)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Beyond the Last Frontier (1943)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

King of the Cowboys (1943)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Heart of the Golden West (1942)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Bells of Capistrano (1942)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Call of the Canyon (1942)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Home in Wyomin' (1942)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Heart of the Rio Grande (1942)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Sierra Sue (1941)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Down Mexico Way (1941)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Under Fiesta Stars (1941)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Sunset in Wyoming (1941)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

The Singing Hill (1941)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Back in the Saddle (1941)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride (1940)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Carolina Moon (1940)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Gaucho Serenade (1940)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Rancho Grande (1940)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

South of the Border (1939)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Rovin' Tumbleweeds (1939)
Movie
Frog Milhouse

In Old Monterey (1939)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Colorado Sunset (1939)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Mountain Rhythm (1939)
Movie
Voice of Felix the Dummy

S.O.S Tidal Wave (1939)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Blue Montana Skies (1939)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Mexicali Rose (1939)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Home on the Prairie (1939)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Western Jamboree (1938)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Rhythm of the Saddle (1938)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Prairie Moon (1938)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Billy The Kid Returns (1938)
Movie
6.25
Frog Millhouse

Man from Music Mountain (1938)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Gold Mine in the Sky (1938)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Under Western Stars (1938)
Movie
Smiley Burnette

Hollywood Stadium Mystery (1938)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

The Old Barn Dance (1938)
Movie
Frog - Accordian Player

Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Springtime in the Rockies (1937)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Boots and Saddles (1937)
Movie
Band Leader

Meet the Boy Friend (1937)
Movie
Colonel Millhouse

Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge (1937)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Public Cowboy No. 1 (1937)
Movie
Frog Milhouse

Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm (1937)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Git Along Little Dogies (1937)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Round-Up Time in Texas (1937)
Movie
Mike McGurk

Dick Tracy (1937)
Movie
Hillbilly

A Man Betrayed (1936)
Movie
Deputy Frog Millhouse

The Old Corral (1936)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Ride, Ranger, Ride (1936)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

The Big Show (1936)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Oh, Susanna (1936)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Guns and Guitars (1936)
Movie
Chuck Owens

The Border Patrolman (1936)
Movie
Briny Deep

Sharad of Atlantis (1936)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

The Singing Cowboy (1936)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Comin' 'Round the Mountain (1936)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

The Singing Vagabond (1935)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

The Sagebrush Troubadour (1935)
Movie
Singer (uncredited)

Harmony Lane (1935)
Movie
Frog Millhouse

Melody Trail (1935)
Movie
Musician

Waterfront Lady (1935)
Movie
Credits Singer

Arizona Bad Man (1935)
Movie
Lake Teamster (ch's 6-7) (uncredited)

Mystery Mountain (1934)
Movie
Sailor Delivering Flowers to Bill

The Marines Are Coming (1934)
Movie
Accordionist-Singer (uncredited)

In Old Santa Fe (1934)
Movie
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Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1911-03-18
Deathday1967-02-16 (55 years old)
Birth NameLester Alvin Burnett
Birth PlaceSummum, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsLester 'Smiley' Burnett, 'Smiley' Burnette, George 'Smiley' Burnette, Lester 'Smiley' Burnette, Lester Alvin Burnette, Ole Frog, Lester Alvin Burnett
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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