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Smiley Burnette

Lived · 55 Born · Mar 18, 1911 From · Summum, Illinois, USA Films · 151

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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

Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs poster

Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch poster

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

It's Showtime poster

Saginaw Trail poster

Career timeline

2000

Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs Notable

(archive footage) · 2000

1980

Gay, Gay Hollywood

1976

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch Notable

(archive footage) · 1976

It's Showtime Notable

Self (archive footage) · 1976

1953

Smiley Burnette · 1953

Goldtown Ghost Riders

Smiley Burnette · 1953

1952

The Kid from Broken Gun

Smiley Burnette · 1952

Junction City Notable

The Rough, Tough West Notable

Smiley Burnette · 1952

1951

Pecos River Notable

Smiley Burnette · 1951

The Kid from Amarillo Notable

Smiley Burnette · 1951

Smiley Burnette · 1951

1950

Frontier Outpost Notable

Smiley Burnette · 1950

Smiley Burnette · 1950

Raiders of Tomahawk Creek Notable

1949

Renegades of the Sage Notable

Horsemen of the Sierras Notable

Sheriff Smiley Burnette · 1949

Bandits of El Dorado Notable

Smiley Burnette · 1949

1948

Quick on the Trigger

El Dorado Pass Notable

Trail to Laredo

Smiley Burnette · 1948

1947

Last Days of Boot Hill Notable

Smiley Burnette · 1947

Buckaroo from Powder River Notable

Smiley Burnette · 1947

Riders of the Lone Star Notable

Smiley Burnette · 1947

1946

The Fighting Frontiersman Notable

Smiley Burnette · 1946

Terror Trail Notable

Smiley Burnette · 1946

Landrush Notable

Smiley Burnette · 1946

1944

Firebrands of Arizona Notable

Frog / Beefsteak Discoe · 1944

Code of the Prairie Notable

Bordertown Trail Notable

Frog Millhouse · 1944

1943

Raiders of Sunset Pass Notable

Frog Millhouse · 1943

Beyond the Last Frontier Notable

Frog Millhouse · 1943

Frog Millhouse · 1943

1942

Heart of the Golden West

Bells of Capistrano Notable

Call of the Canyon Notable

Frog Millhouse · 1942

1941

Sierra Sue Notable

Frog Millhouse · 1941

Down Mexico Way Notable

Under Fiesta Stars Notable

1940

Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride

Frog Millhouse · 1940

Carolina Moon Notable

Frog Millhouse · 1940

Gaucho Serenade

Frog Millhouse · 1940

1939

South of the Border

Rovin' Tumbleweeds

Frog Millhouse · 1939

In Old Monterey

1938

Western Jamboree Notable

Frog Millhouse · 1938

Rhythm of the Saddle Notable

Frog Millhouse · 1938

Prairie Moon Notable

Frog Millhouse · 1938

1937

Manhattan Merry-Go-Round

Frog - Accordian Player · 1937

Springtime in the Rockies

Frog Millhouse · 1937

Boots and Saddles

1936

Hillbilly · 1936

The Old Corral Notable

Deputy Frog · 1936

Ride, Ranger, Ride

Frog Millhouse · 1936

Frequently appears with

(archive footage)

(archive footage)

Gilbert M. Anderson

(archive footage)

(archive footage)

Don 'Red' Barry

(archive footage)

Full filmography

Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs poster

Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs

Gay, Gay Hollywood poster

Gay, Gay Hollywood

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch poster

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

It's Showtime poster

Saginaw Trail poster

Pack Train poster

Goldtown Ghost Riders poster

Goldtown Ghost Riders

On Top of Old Smoky poster

On Top of Old Smoky

Winning of the West poster

Winning of the West

The Kid from Broken Gun poster

The Kid from Broken Gun

Junction City poster

The Rough, Tough West poster

The Rough, Tough West

Laramie Mountains poster

Laramie Mountains

The Hawk of Wild River poster

The Hawk of Wild River

Smoky Canyon poster

Pecos River poster

The Kid from Amarillo poster

The Kid from Amarillo

Cyclone Fury poster

Bonanza Town poster

Snake River Desperadoes poster

Snake River Desperadoes

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