Smiley Burnette

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

Known For

Petticoat Junction

Green Acres

Green Acres

Western von gestern

It's Showtime

King of the Cowboys

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch

Tumbling Tumbleweeds

All Movies (151)

• Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs2000 · as (archive footage)
• Gay, Gay Hollywood1980 · as Self
• Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch1976 · as (archive footage)
• It's Showtime1976 · as Self (archive footage)
• Saginaw Trail1953 · as Smiley
• Pack Train1953 · as Smiley Burnette
• Goldtown Ghost Riders1953 · as Smiley Burnette
• On Top of Old Smoky1953 · as Smiley
• Winning of the West1953 · as Smiley
• The Kid from Broken Gun1952 · as Smiley Burnette
• Junction City1952 · as Smiley
• The Rough, Tough West1952 · as Smiley Burnette
• Laramie Mountains1952 · as Smiley Burnette
• The Hawk of Wild River1952 · as Smiley Burnette
• Smoky Canyon1952 · as Smiley Burnette
• Pecos River1951 · as Smiley Burnette
• The Kid from Amarillo1951 · as Smiley Burnette
• Cyclone Fury1951 · as Smiley Burnette
• Bonanza Town1951 · as Smiley Burnette
• Snake River Desperadoes1951 · as Smiley Burnette
• Whirlwind1951 · as Smiley Burnette
• Fort Savage Raiders1951 · as Smiley
• Ridin' the Outlaw Trail1951 · as Smiley Burnette
• Prairie Roundup1951 · as Smiley Burnette
• Frontier Outpost1950 · as Smiley Burnette
• Lightning Guns1950 · as Smiley Burnette
• Raiders of Tomahawk Creek1950 · as Smiley
• Across the Badlands1950 · as Smiley
• Streets of Ghost Town1950 · as Smiley Burnette
• Texas Dynamo1950 · as Smiley Burnette
• Outcasts of Black Mesa1950 · as Smiley
• Trail of the Rustlers1950 · as Smiley Burnette
• Renegades of the Sage1949 · as Smiley
• Horsemen of the Sierras1949 · as Sheriff Smiley Burnette
• Bandits of El Dorado1949 · as Smiley Burnette
• South of Death Valley1949 · as Self
• The Blazing Trail1949 · as Smiley Burnette
• Laramie1949 · as Smiley Burnette
• Desert Vigilante1949 · as Smiley Burnette
• Challenge of the Range1949 · as Smiley Burnette
• Quick on the Trigger1948 · as Smiley
• El Dorado Pass1948 · as Smiley
• Trail to Laredo1948 · as Smiley Burnette
• Blazing Across the Pecos1948 · as Marshal Smiley Burnette
• Whirlwind Raiders1948 · as Smiley Burnette
• West of Sonora1948 · as Smiley Burnette
• Phantom Valley1948 · as Smiley Burnette
• Six-Gun Law1948 · as Smiley
• Last Days of Boot Hill1947 · as Smiley Burnette
• Buckaroo from Powder River1947 · as Smiley Burnette
• Riders of the Lone Star1947 · as Smiley Burnette
• The Stranger From Ponca City1947 · as Smiley Burnette
• Prairie Raiders1947 · as Smiley Burnette
• Law of the Canyon1947 · as Smiley Burnette
• West of Dodge City1947 · as Smiley Burnette
• The Lone Hand Texan1947 · as Smiley Burnette
• South of the Chisholm Trail1947 · as Smiley Burnette
• The Fighting Frontiersman1946 · as Smiley Burnette
• Terror Trail1946 · as Smiley Burnette
• Landrush1946 · as Smiley Burnette
• Heading West1946 · as Smiley Burnette
• The Desert Horseman1946 · as Smiley Burnette
• Two-Fisted Stranger1946 · as Smiley Burnette
• Galloping Thunder1946 · as Smiley Burnette
• Gunning for Vengeance1946 · as Smiley Burnette
• Roaring Rangers1946 · as Smiley Burnette
• Firebrands of Arizona1944 · as Frog / Beefsteak Discoe
• Code of the Prairie1944 · as Frog
• Bordertown Trail1944 · as Frog Millhouse
• Call of the Rockies1944 · as Frog Millhouse
• The Laramie Trail1944 · as Frog
• Beneath Western Skies1944 · as Sheriff Frog Millhouse
• Pride of the Plains1944 · as Frog Millhouse
• Raiders of Sunset Pass1943 · as Frog Millhouse
• Beyond the Last Frontier1943 · as Frog Millhouse
• Silver Spurs1943 · as Frog Millhouse
• King of the Cowboys1943 · as Frog Millhouse
• Idaho1943 · as Frog Millhouse
• Heart of the Golden West1942 · as Frog
• Bells of Capistrano1942 · as Frog
• Call of the Canyon1942 · as Frog Millhouse
• Stardust on the Sage1942 · as Frog
• Home in Wyomin'1942 · as Frog Millhouse
• Heart of the Rio Grande1942 · as Frog Millhouse
• Cowboy Serenade1942 · as Frog
• Sierra Sue1941 · as Frog Millhouse
• Down Mexico Way1941 · as Frog
• Under Fiesta Stars1941 · as Frog
• Sunset in Wyoming1941 · as Frog Millhouse
• The Singing Hill1941 · as Frog
• Back in the Saddle1941 · as Frog Milhouse
• Ridin' on a Rainbow1941 · as Frog
• Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride1940 · as Frog Millhouse
• Carolina Moon1940 · as Frog Millhouse
• Gaucho Serenade1940 · as Frog Millhouse
• Radio Ranch1940 · as Oscar (archive footage)
• Rancho Grande1940 · as Frog Millhouse
• South of the Border1939 · as Frog
• Rovin' Tumbleweeds1939 · as Frog Millhouse
• In Old Monterey1939 · as Frog
• Colorado Sunset1939 · as Frog Millhouse
• Mountain Rhythm1939 · as Frog Milhouse
• S.O.S Tidal Wave1939 · as Voice of Felix the Dummy
• Blue Montana Skies1939 · as Frog Millhouse
• Mexicali Rose1939 · as Frog Millhouse
• Home on the Prairie1939 · as Frog Millhouse
• Western Jamboree1938 · as Frog Millhouse
• Rhythm of the Saddle1938 · as Frog Millhouse
• Prairie Moon1938 · as Frog Millhouse
• Billy The Kid Returns1938 · as Frog Millhouse
• Man from Music Mountain1938 · as Frog Millhouse
• Gold Mine in the Sky1938 · as Frog
• Under Western Stars1938 · as Frog
• Hollywood Stadium Mystery1938 · as Smiley Burnette
• The Old Barn Dance1938 · as Frog Millhouse
• Manhattan Merry-Go-Round1937 · as Frog - Accordian Player
• Springtime in the Rockies1937 · as Frog Millhouse
• Boots and Saddles1937 · as Frog
• Meet the Boy Friend1937 · as Band Leader
• Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge1937 · as Colonel Millhouse
• Public Cowboy No. 11937 · as Helen Morgan
• Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm1937 · as Frog Milhouse
• Git Along Little Dogies1937 · as Frog Millhouse
• Round-Up Time in Texas1937 · as Frog Millhouse
• Dick Tracy1937 · as Mike McGurk
• Larceny on the Air1937 · as Jimmy
• A Man Betrayed1936 · as Hillbilly
• The Old Corral1936 · as Deputy Frog
• Ride, Ranger, Ride1936 · as Frog Millhouse
• The Big Show1936 · as Frog
• Oh, Susanna1936 · as Frog Millhouse
• Guns and Guitars1936 · as Frog Millhouse
• The Border Patrolman1936 · as Chuck Owens
• Sharad of Atlantis1936 · as Briny Deep
• Hearts in Bondage1936 · as Rammer
• The Singing Cowboy1936 · as Frog Millhouse
• Comin' 'Round the Mountain1936 · as Frog
• Doughnuts and Society1936 · as Mover #2
• Red River Valley1936 · as Frog Millhouse
• The Singing Vagabond1935 · as Frog
• The Sagebrush Troubadour1935 · as Frog Millhouse
• Harmony Lane1935 · as Singer (uncredited)
• Melody Trail1935 · as Frog Millhouse
• Waterfront Lady1935 · as Musician
• Tumbling Tumbleweeds1935 · as Smiley
• The Adventures of Rex and Rinty1935 · as Jensen
• The Kids in the Shoe1935 · as Singing little boy
• The Phantom Empire1935 · as Oscar (as Lester 'Smiley' Burnett)
• Arizona Bad Man1935 · as Credits Singer
• Mystery Mountain1934 · as Lake Teamster (ch's 6-7) (uncredited)
• In Old Santa Fe1934 · as Accordionist-Singer (uncredited)

All TV Shows (4)

• Western von gestern1978 · as Frog Millhouse
• Green Acres1965 · as Charley Pratt
• Green Acres1965 · as Charley Pratt (uncredited)
• Petticoat Junction1963 · as Charley Pratt