Smiley Burnette
Actor
- Born
- March 18, 1911 · Summum, Illinois, USA
- Died
- February 16, 1967 (age 55)
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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
Under Western Stars
April 20, 1938
Sharad of Atlantis
May 30, 1936
The Phantom Empire
February 22, 1935
Billy The Kid Returns
September 4, 1938
Oh, Susanna
August 19, 1936
Dick Tracy
February 20, 1937
Hearts in Bondage
May 26, 1936
Meet the Boy Friend
July 12, 1937
Hollywood Stadium Mystery
February 21, 1938
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
November 26, 1937
The Big Show
November 16, 1936
King of the Cowboys
April 9, 1943
Acting151
- 2000Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs as (archive footage)
- 1980Gay, Gay Hollywood as Self
- 1976Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch as (archive footage)
- 1976It's Showtime as Self (archive footage)
- 1953Saginaw Trail as Smiley
- 1953Pack Train as Smiley Burnette
- 1953Goldtown Ghost Riders as Smiley Burnette
- 1953On Top of Old Smoky as Smiley
- 1953Winning of the West as Smiley
- 1952The Kid from Broken Gun