Smiley Burnette
Known for
Acting
Life
1911 – 1967 (aged 55)
Born in
Summum, Illinois, USA
Credits
View on IMDb151 acting credits
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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
Green Acres
15 Sep 1965
Petticoat Junction
24 Sep 1963
Under Western Stars
20 Apr 1938
Sharad of Atlantis
30 May 1936
The Phantom Empire
22 Feb 1935
Billy The Kid Returns
04 Sep 1938
Oh, Susanna
19 Aug 1936
Dick Tracy
20 Feb 1937
Photos
Filmography
2000
- Golden Saddles, Silver Spursas (archive footage)
1978
- Western von gesternas Frog Millhouse1 episode
1976
- Meanwhile, Back at the Ranchas (archive footage)
1965
- Green Acresas Charley Pratt8 episodes
1963
- Petticoat Junctionas Charley Pratt140 episodes
1953
- Saginaw Trailas Smiley
- Pack Trainas Smiley Burnette
- Goldtown Ghost Ridersas Smiley Burnette
- On Top of Old Smokyas Smiley
- Winning of the Westas Smiley
1952
- The Kid from Broken Gunas Smiley Burnette
- Junction Cityas Smiley
- The Rough, Tough Westas Smiley Burnette
- Laramie Mountainsas Smiley Burnette
- The Hawk of Wild Riveras Smiley Burnette
- Smoky Canyonas Smiley Burnette
1951
- Pecos Riveras Smiley Burnette
- The Kid from Amarilloas Smiley Burnette
- Cyclone Furyas Smiley Burnette
- Bonanza Townas Smiley Burnette
- Snake River Desperadoesas Smiley Burnette
- Whirlwindas Smiley Burnette
- Fort Savage Raidersas Smiley
- Ridin' the Outlaw Trailas Smiley Burnette
- Prairie Roundupas Smiley Burnette
1950
- Frontier Outpostas Smiley Burnette
- Lightning Gunsas Smiley Burnette
- Raiders of Tomahawk Creekas Smiley
- Across the Badlandsas Smiley
- Streets of Ghost Townas Smiley Burnette
- Texas Dynamoas Smiley Burnette
- Outcasts of Black Mesaas Smiley
- Trail of the Rustlersas Smiley Burnette
1949
- Renegades of the Sageas Smiley
- Horsemen of the Sierrasas Sheriff Smiley Burnette
- Bandits of El Doradoas Smiley Burnette
- The Blazing Trailas Smiley Burnette
- Laramieas Smiley Burnette
- Desert Vigilanteas Smiley Burnette
- Challenge of the Rangeas Smiley Burnette
1948
- Quick on the Triggeras Smiley
- El Dorado Passas Smiley
- Trail to Laredoas Smiley Burnette
- Blazing Across the Pecosas Marshal Smiley Burnette
- Whirlwind Raidersas Smiley Burnette
- West of Sonoraas Smiley Burnette
- Phantom Valleyas Smiley Burnette
- Six-Gun Lawas Smiley
1947
- Last Days of Boot Hillas Smiley Burnette
- Buckaroo from Powder Riveras Smiley Burnette
- Riders of the Lone Staras Smiley Burnette
- The Stranger From Ponca Cityas Smiley Burnette
- Prairie Raidersas Smiley Burnette
- Law of the Canyonas Smiley Burnette
- West of Dodge Cityas Smiley Burnette
- The Lone Hand Texanas Smiley Burnette
- South of the Chisholm Trailas Smiley Burnette
1946
- The Fighting Frontiersmanas Smiley Burnette
- Terror Trailas Smiley Burnette
- Landrushas Smiley Burnette
- Heading Westas Smiley Burnette
- The Desert Horsemanas Smiley Burnette
- Two-Fisted Strangeras Smiley Burnette
- Galloping Thunderas Smiley Burnette
- Gunning for Vengeanceas Smiley Burnette
- Roaring Rangersas Smiley Burnette
1944
- Firebrands of Arizonaas Frog
- Code of the Prairieas Frog
- Bordertown Trailas Frog Millhouse
- Call of the Rockiesas Frog Millhouse
- The Laramie Trailas Frog
- Beneath Western Skiesas Sheriff Frog Millhouse
- Pride of the Plainsas Frog Millhouse
1943
- Raiders of Sunset Passas Frog Millhouse
- Beyond the Last Frontieras Frog Millhouse
- Silver Spursas Frog Millhouse
- King of the Cowboysas Frog Millhouse
- Idahoas Frog Millhouse
1942
- Heart of the Golden Westas Frog
- Bells of Capistranoas Frog
- Call of the Canyonas Frog Millhouse
- Stardust on the Sageas Frog
- Home in Wyomin'as Frog Millhouse
- Heart of the Rio Grandeas Frog Millhouse
- Cowboy Serenadeas Frog
1941
- Sierra Sueas Frog Millhouse
- Down Mexico Wayas Frog
- Under Fiesta Starsas Frog
- Sunset in Wyomingas Frog Millhouse
- The Singing Hillas Frog
- Back in the Saddleas Frog Milhouse
- Ridin' on a Rainbowas Frog
1940
- Ride, Tenderfoot, Rideas Frog Millhouse
- Carolina Moonas Frog Millhouse
- Gaucho Serenadeas Frog Millhouse
- Radio Ranchas Oscar (archive footage)
- Rancho Grandeas Frog Millhouse
1939
- South of the Borderas Frog
- Rovin' Tumbleweedsas Frog Millhouse
- In Old Montereyas Frog
- Colorado Sunsetas Frog Millhouse
- Mountain Rhythmas Frog Milhouse
- S.O.S Tidal Waveas Voice of Felix the Dummy
- Blue Montana Skiesas Frog Millhouse
- Mexicali Roseas Frog Millhouse
- Home on the Prairieas Frog Millhouse
1938
- Western Jamboreeas Frog Millhouse
- Rhythm of the Saddleas Frog Millhouse
- Prairie Moonas Frog Millhouse
- Billy The Kid Returnsas Frog Millhouse
- Man from Music Mountainas Frog Millhouse
- Gold Mine in the Skyas Frog
- Under Western Starsas Frog
- Hollywood Stadium Mysteryas Smiley Burnette
- The Old Barn Danceas Frog Millhouse
1937
- Manhattan Merry-Go-Roundas Frog - Accordian Player
- Springtime in the Rockiesas Frog Millhouse
- Boots and Saddlesas Frog
- Meet the Boy Friendas Band Leader
- Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridgeas Colonel Millhouse
- Public Cowboy No. 1as Helen Morgan
- Rootin' Tootin' Rhythmas Frog Milhouse
- Git Along Little Dogiesas Frog Millhouse
- Round-Up Time in Texasas Frog Millhouse
- Dick Tracyas Mike McGurk
- Larceny on the Airas Jimmy
1936
- A Man Betrayedas Hillbilly
- The Old Corralas Deputy Frog
- Ride, Ranger, Rideas Frog Millhouse
- The Big Showas Frog
- Oh, Susannaas Frog Millhouse
- Guns and Guitarsas Frog Millhouse
- The Border Patrolmanas Chuck Owens
- Sharad of Atlantisas Briny Deep
- Hearts in Bondageas Rammer
- The Singing Cowboyas Frog Millhouse
- Comin' 'Round the Mountainas Frog
- Doughnuts and Societyas Mover #2
- Red River Valleyas Frog Millhouse
1935
- The Singing Vagabondas Frog
- The Sagebrush Troubadouras Frog Millhouse
- Harmony Laneas Singer (uncredited)
- Melody Trailas Frog Millhouse
- Waterfront Ladyas Musician
- Tumbling Tumbleweedsas Smiley
- The Adventures of Rex and Rintyas Jensen
- The Kids in the Shoeas Singing little boy
- The Phantom Empireas Oscar (as Lester 'Smiley' Burnett)
- Arizona Bad Manas Credits Singer
1934
- Mystery Mountainas Lake Teamster (ch's 6-7) (uncredited)
- In Old Santa Feas Accordionist-Singer (uncredited)