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Smiley Burnette

Actor / Screenwriter / Songwriter | * 03/18/1911 († 55, 02/16/1967) | Summum, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Lester Alvin Burnett (March 18, 1911 – February 16, 1967), better known as Smiley Burnette, was an American country music performer and a comedic actor in Western films and on radio and TV, playing sidekick to Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, and other B-movie cowboys. He was also a prolific singer-songwriter who is reported to have played proficiently over 100 musical instruments, sometimes more than one 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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Most frequent genres for this person: Western | Action | Music

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The cattle herds of some Arizona ranchers are being stampeded and stolen, so the Arizona Stockmen's Syndicate sends ace investigator Steve Reynolds in to find out who is responsible. Steve poses as a ...

Galloping Thunder

Certification unknown

1946 | 54min
Western
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Mahoney is a sheep man who's framed for the murder of a rancher. It's all part of a scheme by a dishonest cattleman who hopes to extenuate a range war for his own profit. The Durango Kid helps clear M ...

Smoky Canyon

Certification unknown

1952 | 55min
Western
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The Durango Kid sets out to clear his name after being falsely accused of a payroll robbery. ...

The Desert Horseman

Certification unknown

1946 | 57min
Western
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Charles Starrett goes up against an entire family of criminals posing as respectable citizens in this entry in Columbia's long-running Durango Kid Western series. ...

Trail of the Rustlers

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1950 | 55min
Western
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Awards & Nominations for Smiley Burnette

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Movies with Smiley Burnette as Actor(150)

as (archive footage)2000 Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
as (archive footage)1976 Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
as Self (archive footage)1976 It's Showtime
as himself1953 Pack Train
as Smiley1953 Saginaw Trail
as Smiley1953 On Top of Old Smoky
as Smiley1953 Winning of the West
as himself1953 Goldtown Ghost Riders
as himself1952 Laramie Mountains
as himself1952 The Rough, Tough West
as himself1952 Smoky Canyon
as himself1952 The Kid from Broken Gun
as Smiley1952 Junction City
as himself1952 The Hawk of Wild River
as himself1951 Whirlwind
as himself1951 Snake River Desperadoes
as himself1951 Bonanza Town
as himself1951 Pecos River
as himself1951 Cyclone Fury
as himself1951 Prairie Roundup
as himself1951 The Kid from Amarillo
as Smiley1951 Fort Savage Raiders
as himself1951 Ridin' the Outlaw Trail
as himself1950 Streets of Ghost Town
as Smiley1950 Raiders of Tomahawk Creek
as himself1950 Frontier Outpost
as himself1950 Lightning Guns
as himself1950 Trail of the Rustlers
as Smiley1950 Across the Badlands
as himself1950 Texas Dynamo
as Smiley1950 Outcasts of Black Mesa
as Sheriff Smiley Burnette1949 Horsemen of the Sierras
as himself1949 Desert Vigilante
as himself1949 Laramie
as himself1949 The Blazing Trail
as himself1949 South of Death Valley
as himself1949 Challenge of the Range
as himself1949 Bandits of El Dorado
as Smiley1949 Renegades of the Sage
as Smiley1948 Quick on the Trigger
as Smiley1948 El Dorado Pass
as Smiley1948 Six-Gun Law
as himself1948 Phantom Valley
as himself1948 Whirlwind Raiders
as Marshal Smiley Burnette1948 Blazing Across the Pecos
as himself1948 Trail to Laredo
as himself1948 West of Sonora
as himself1947 Riders of the Lone Star
as himself1947 Law of the Canyon
as himself1947 The Lone Hand Texan
as himself1947 Prairie Raiders
as himself1947 Buckaroo from Powder River
as himself1947 Last Days of Boot Hill
as himself1947 South of the Chisholm Trail
as himself1947 West of Dodge City
as himself1947 The Stranger From Ponca City
as himself1946 The Desert Horseman
as himself1946 Roaring Rangers
as himself1946 Gunning for Vengeance
as himself1946 Galloping Thunder
as himself1946 Heading West
as himself1946 Terror Trail
as himself1946 The Fighting Frontiersman
as himself1946 Landrush
as himself1946 Two-Fisted Stranger
as Frog Millhouse1944 Pride of the Plains
as Sheriff Frog Millhouse1944 Beneath Western Skies
as Frog Millhouse1944 Call of the Rockies
as Frog1944 The Laramie Trail
as Frog / Beefsteak Discoe1944 Firebrands Of Arizona
as Frog Millhouse1944 Bordertown Trail
as Frog1944 Code of the Prairie
as Frog Millhouse1943 Idaho
as Frog Millhouse1943 Raiders of Sunset Pass
as Frog Millhouse1943 King of the Cowboys
as Frog Millhouse1943 Silver Spurs
as Frog Millhouse1943 Beyond the Last Frontier
as Frog Millhouse1942 Call of the Canyon
as Frog1942 Bells of Capistrano
as Frog1942 Heart of the Golden West
as Frog Millhouse1942 Heart of the Rio Grande
as Frog1942 Stardust on the Sage
as Frog1942 Cowboy Serenade
as Frog Millhouse1942 Home in Wyomin'
as Frog Milhouse1941 Back in the Saddle
as Frog Millhouse1941 Sunset in Wyoming
as Frog1941 Ridin' on a Rainbow
as Frog1941 The Singing Hill
as Frog1941 Down Mexico Way
as Frog Millhouse1941 Sierra Sue
as Frog1941 Under Fiesta Stars
as Oscar (archive footage)1940 Men with Steel Faces
as Frog Millhouse1940 Gaucho Serenade
as Frog Millhouse1940 Carolina Moon
as Frog Millhouse1940 Rancho Grande
as Frog Millhouse1940 Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
as Voice of Felix the Dummy1939 S.O.S Tidal Wave
as Frog Milhouse1939 Mountain Rhythm
as Frog Millhouse1939 Colorado Sunset
as Frog Millhouse1939 Home on the Prairie
as Frog1939 In Old Monterey
as Frog Millhouse1939 Rovin' Tumbleweeds
as Frog1939 South of the Border
as Frog Millhouse1939 Blue Montana Skies
as Frog Millhouse1939 Mexicali Rose
as Frog Millhouse1938 The Old Barn Dance
as Frog Millhouse1938 Billy The Kid Returns
as Frog1938 Under Western Stars
as Frog Millhouse1938 Man from Music Mountain
as Frog1938 Gold Mine in the Sky
as Frog Millhouse1938 Prairie Moon
as Frog Millhouse1938 Rhythm of the Saddle
as Frog Millhouse1938 Western Jamboree
as himself1938 Hollywood Stadium Mystery
as Frog1937 Boots and Saddles
as Frog - Accordian Player1937 Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
as Helen Morgan1937 Public Cowboy No. 1
as Frog Millhouse1937 Round-Up Time in Texas
as Mike McGurk1937 Dick Tracy
as Frog Milhouse1937 Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm
as Jimmy1937 Larceny on the Air
as Frog Millhouse1937 Git Along Little Dogies
as Band Leader1937 Meet the Boy Friend
as Frog Millhouse1937 Springtime in the Rockies
as Colonel Millhouse1937 Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
as Frog Millhouse1936 Guns and Guitars
as Mover #21936 Doughnuts and Society
as Deputy Frog1936 The Old Corral
as Chuck Owens1936 The Border Patrolman
as Frog1936 The Big Show
as Frog1936 Comin' 'Round the Mountain
as Frog Millhouse1936 The Singing Cowboy
as Rammer1936 Hearts in Bondage
as Briny Deep1936 Undersea Kingdom
as Hillbilly1936 A Man Betrayed
as Frog Millhouse1936 Ride, Ranger, Ride
as Frog Millhouse1936 Red River Valley
as Frog Millhouse1936 Oh, Susanna
as Singer (uncredited)1935 Harmony Lane
as Smiley1935 Tumbling Tumbleweeds
as Frog Millhouse1935 Melody Trail
as Oscar (as Lester 'Smiley' Burnett)1935 The Phantom Empire
as Jensen1935 The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
as Frog Millhouse1935 The Sagebrush Troubadour
as Credits Singer1935 Arizona Bad Man
as Singing little boy1935 The Kids in the Shoe
as Frog1935 The Singing Vagabond
as Musician1935 Waterfront Lady
as Accordionist-Singer (uncredited)1934 In Old Santa Fe
as Lake Teamster (ch's 6-7) (uncredited)1934 Mystery Mountain

TV Shows/Series with Smiley Burnette as Actor(3)

as Frog Millhouse1978 Western von gestern
1965 Green Acres
1963 Petticoat Junction

Full Name: Lester Alvin Burnett
Born: Saturday, 03/18 1911 (March) in Summum, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 02/16 1967 (February) in Encino (aged: 55)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Record Label: Abbott Records, Starday Records
Other names for Smiley Burnette (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Lester 'Smiley' Burnett"
"'Smiley' Burnette"
"George 'Smiley' Burnette"
"Lester 'Smiley' Burnette"
"Lester Alvin Burnette"
"Ole Frog"
"Lester Alvin Burnett"
Smiley Burnette frequently works together with these people:
Gene Autry (64x, Actor)
Charles Starrett (57x, Actor)
Ray Nazarro (36x, Crew)
Champion (33x, Cast)
Fred F. Sears (28x, Crew)
Barry Shipman (28x, Crew)
Joseph Kane (25x, Crew)
Frankie Marvin (24x, Actor)
George Chesebro (18x, Actor)
William Nobles (17x, Crew)
Stuart E. McGowan (17x, Crew)
Jay Sommers (4x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:162601, Added: 07/06/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024