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Smiley Burnette

Smiley Burnette

Birthday: 1911-03-18 | Place of Birth: Summum, Illinois, USA

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Smiley Burnette, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1976
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

as    (archive footage)

1953
Saginaw Trail

as    Smiley

1953
On Top of Old Smoky

as    Smiley

1953
Winning of the West

as    Smiley

1952
The Hawk of Wild River

as    Smiley Burnette

1952
The Rough, Tough West

as    Smiley Burnette

1951
Prairie Roundup

as    Smiley Burnette

1951
Ridin' the Outlaw Trail

as    Smiley Burnette

1950
Frontier Outpost

as    Smiley Burnette

1950
Streets of Ghost Town

as    Smiley Burnette

1949
Challenge of the Range

as    Smiley Burnette

1948
Blazing Across the Pecos

as    Marshal Smiley Burnette

1948
Trail to Laredo

as    Smiley Burnette

1948
Whirlwind Raiders

as    Smiley Burnette

1947
Riders of the Lone Star

as    Smiley Burnette

1946
The Desert Horseman

as    Smiley Burnette

1944
Code of the Prairie

as    Frog

1944
Firebrands of Arizona

as    Frog / Beefsteak Discoe

1944
Pride of the Plains

as    Frog Millhouse

1944
Call of the Rockies

as    Frog Millhouse

1943
King of the Cowboys

as    Frog Millhouse

1943
Beyond the Last Frontier

as    Frog Millhouse

1943
Raiders of Sunset Pass

as    Frog Millhouse

1943
Silver Spurs

as    Frog Millhouse

1942
Heart of the Golden West

as    Frog

1942
Stardust on the Sage

as    Frog

1942
Heart of the Rio Grande

as    Frog Millhouse

1942
Call of the Canyon

as    Frog Millhouse

1942
Home in Wyomin'

as    Frog Millhouse