7.2
TV
Acting
Smiley Burnette
- Born
- Died
- (aged 55)
- Birthplace
- Summum, Illinois, USA
- Credits
- 154 titles
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.
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Signature work
Known For
7.2
TV
5.9
TV
Petticoat Junction
5.8
Movie
Under Western Stars
4.4
Movie
Sharad of Atlantis
5.8
Movie
The Phantom Empire
4.9
Movie
Billy The Kid Returns
6.2
Movie
Oh, Susanna
5.2
Movie
Dick Tracy
4.9
Movie
Hearts in Bondage
5.5
Movie
Meet the Boy Friend
6.2
Movie
Hollywood Stadium Mystery
6.5
Movie
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
4.7
Movie
The Big Show
6.0
Movie
King of the Cowboys
5.9
Movie
Ridin' on a Rainbow
4.7
Movie
The Old Barn Dance
4.8
Movie
Silver Spurs
5.2
Movie
Ride, Ranger, Ride
Acting credits 154
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs Film | (archive footage) |
| 1980 | Gay, Gay Hollywood Film | Self |
| 1978 | Western von gestern TV | Frog Millhouse (1 ep) |
| 1976 | Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch Film | (archive footage) |
| 1976 | It's Showtime Film | Self (archive footage) |
| 1965 | Green Acres TV | Charley Pratt (8 ep) |
| 1963 | Petticoat Junction TV | Charley Pratt (140 ep) |
| 1953 | Saginaw Trail Film | Smiley |
| 1953 | Pack Train Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1953 | Goldtown Ghost Riders Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1953 | On Top of Old Smoky Film | Smiley |
| 1953 | Winning of the West Film | Smiley |
| 1952 | The Kid from Broken Gun Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1952 | Junction City Film | Smiley |
| 1952 | The Rough, Tough West Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1952 | Laramie Mountains Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1952 | The Hawk of Wild River Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1952 | Smoky Canyon Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1951 | Pecos River Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1951 | The Kid from Amarillo Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1951 | Cyclone Fury Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1951 | Bonanza Town Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1951 | Snake River Desperadoes Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1951 | Whirlwind Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1951 | Fort Savage Raiders Film | Smiley |
| 1951 | Ridin' the Outlaw Trail Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1951 | Prairie Roundup Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1950 | Frontier Outpost Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1950 | Lightning Guns Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1950 | Raiders of Tomahawk Creek Film | Smiley |
| 1950 | Across the Badlands Film | Smiley |
| 1950 | Streets of Ghost Town Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1950 | Texas Dynamo Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1950 | Outcasts of Black Mesa Film | Smiley |
| 1950 | Trail of the Rustlers Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1949 | Renegades of the Sage Film | Smiley |
| 1949 | Horsemen of the Sierras Film | Sheriff Smiley Burnette |
| 1949 | Bandits of El Dorado Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1949 | South of Death Valley Film | Self |
| 1949 | The Blazing Trail Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1949 | Laramie Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1949 | Desert Vigilante Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1949 | Challenge of the Range Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1948 | Quick on the Trigger Film | Smiley |
| 1948 | El Dorado Pass Film | Smiley |
| 1948 | Trail to Laredo Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1948 | Blazing Across the Pecos Film | Marshal Smiley Burnette |
| 1948 | Whirlwind Raiders Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1948 | West of Sonora Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1948 | Phantom Valley Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1948 | Six-Gun Law Film | Smiley |
| 1947 | Last Days of Boot Hill Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1947 | Buckaroo from Powder River Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1947 | Riders of the Lone Star Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1947 | The Stranger From Ponca City Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1947 | Prairie Raiders Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1947 | Law of the Canyon Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1947 | West of Dodge City Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1947 | The Lone Hand Texan Film | Smiley Burnette |
| 1947 | South of the Chisholm Trail Film | Smiley Burnette |
Crew credits 1
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | Meet the Boy Friend Film | Songs |