Smiley Burnette
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
- Acting
- Born
- 1911-03-18 · Summum, Illinois, USA
- Died
- 1967-02-16
Known for
- Green Acres (1965) — Charley Pratt
- Petticoat Junction (1963) — Charley Pratt
- Under Western Stars (1938) — Frog
- Sharad of Atlantis (1936) — Briny Deep
- The Phantom Empire (1935) — Oscar (as Lester 'Smiley' Burnett)
- Billy The Kid Returns (1938) — Frog Millhouse
- Oh, Susanna (1936) — Frog Millhouse
- Dick Tracy (1937) — Mike McGurk
- Hearts in Bondage (1936) — Rammer
- Meet the Boy Friend (1937) — Band Leader
- Hollywood Stadium Mystery (1938) — Smiley Burnette
- Manhattan Merry-Go-Round (1937) — Frog - Accordian Player
- The Big Show (1936) — Frog
- King of the Cowboys (1943) — Frog Millhouse
- Ridin' on a Rainbow (1941) — Frog
- Radio Ranch (1940) — Oscar (archive footage)