Smiley Burnette
Actor
Biography
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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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Filmography
Sharad of Atlantis
as Briny Deep 1936
The Phantom Empire
as Oscar (as Lester 'Smiley' Burnett) 1935
Billy The Kid Returns
as Frog Millhouse 1938
Dick Tracy
as Mike McGurk 1937
Oh, Susanna
as Frog Millhouse 1936
Hearts in Bondage
as Rammer 1936
Hollywood Stadium Mystery
as Smiley Burnette 1938
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
as Frog - Accordian Player 1937
The Big Show
as Frog 1936
King of the Cowboys
as Frog Millhouse 1943
Meet the Boy Friend
as Band Leader 1937
Men with Steel Faces
as Oscar (archive footage) 1940
The Old Barn Dance
as Frog Millhouse 1938
In Old Santa Fe
as Accordionist-Singer (uncredited) 1934
Ridin' on a Rainbow
as Frog 1941
Silver Spurs
as Frog Millhouse 1943