Cast & creator
Smiley Burnette
Best known for Petticoat Junction, Green Acres, Western von gestern
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.
Also known as: Lester 'Smiley' Burnett, 'Smiley' Burnette, George 'Smiley' Burnette, Lester 'Smiley' Burnette, Lester Alvin Burnette
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film credits
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television credits
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1934–2000 · acting roles
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Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (155)
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Petticoat Junction
Charley Pratt
1963
Green Acres
Charley Pratt
1965
Western von gestern
Frog Millhouse
1978
Dick Tracy
Mike McGurk
1937
Sharad of Atlantis
Briny Deep
1936
South of the Border
Frog
1939
Radio Ranch
Oscar (archive footage)
1940
King of the Cowboys
Frog Millhouse
1943
Rhythm of the Saddle
Frog Millhouse
1938
Whirlwind
Smiley Burnette
1951
It's Showtime
Self (archive footage)
1976
Heart of the Golden West
Frog
1942
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
Frog - Accordian Player
1937
Winning of the West
Smiley
1953
Horsemen of the Sierras
Sheriff Smiley Burnette
1949
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
(archive footage)
2000
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
Jensen
1935
Call of the Rockies
Frog Millhouse
1944
Meet the Boy Friend
Band Leader
1937Meet the Boy Friend
Songs
1937
Larceny on the Air
Jimmy
1937
S.O.S Tidal Wave
Voice of Felix the Dummy
1939
Pride of the Plains
Frog Millhouse
1944
Bandits of El Dorado
Smiley Burnette
1949
Renegades of the Sage
Smiley
1949
Bonanza Town
Smiley Burnette
1951
South of Death Valley
Self
1949
Git Along Little Dogies
Frog Millhouse
1937
Beyond the Last Frontier
Frog Millhouse
1943
Saginaw Trail
Smiley
1953
Comin' 'Round the Mountain
Frog
1936
Home on the Prairie
Frog Millhouse
1939
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
Frog Millhouse
1939
The Kid from Broken Gun
Smiley Burnette
1952
Springtime in the Rockies
Frog Millhouse
1937
Oh, Susanna
Frog Millhouse
1936
The Hawk of Wild River
Smiley Burnette
1952
Challenge of the Range
Smiley Burnette
1949
In Old Santa Fe
Accordionist-Singer (uncredited)
1934
The Old Barn Dance
Frog Millhouse
1938
Call of the Canyon
Frog Millhouse
1942
Law of the Canyon
Smiley Burnette
1947
Heart of the Rio Grande
Frog Millhouse
1942
Billy The Kid Returns
Frog Millhouse
1938
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
(archive footage)
1976
Code of the Prairie
Frog
1944
Back in the Saddle
Frog Milhouse
1941
Ridin' on a Rainbow
Frog
1941
Laramie
Smiley Burnette
1949
Boots and Saddles
Frog
1937
Ridin' the Outlaw Trail
Smiley Burnette
1951
On Top of Old Smoky
Smiley
1953
Raiders of Sunset Pass
Frog Millhouse
1943
Quick on the Trigger
Smiley
1948
Stardust on the Sage
Frog
1942
Blazing Across the Pecos
Marshal Smiley Burnette
1948
Outcasts of Black Mesa
Smiley
1950
Public Cowboy No. 1
Helen Morgan
1937
The Rough, Tough West
Smiley Burnette
1952
The Stranger From Ponca City
Smiley Burnette
1947
Gold Mine in the Sky
Frog
1938
Waterfront Lady
Musician
1935
Gay, Gay Hollywood
Self
1980
Buckaroo from Powder River
Smiley Burnette
1947
The Phantom Empire
Oscar (as Lester 'Smiley' Burnett)
1935
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
Colonel Millhouse
1937
Trail of the Rustlers
Smiley Burnette
1950
The Kids in the Shoe
Singing little boy
1935
The Kid from Amarillo
Smiley Burnette
1951
The Border Patrolman
Chuck Owens
1936
Down Mexico Way
Frog
1941
Doughnuts and Society
Mover #2
1936
Streets of Ghost Town
Smiley Burnette
1950
Hollywood Stadium Mystery
Smiley Burnette
1938
Idaho
Frog Millhouse
1943
In Old Monterey
Frog
1939
Man from Music Mountain
Frog Millhouse
1938
Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm
Frog Milhouse
1937
Two-Fisted Stranger
Smiley Burnette
1946
Last Days of Boot Hill
Smiley Burnette
1947
West of Dodge City
Smiley Burnette
1947
The Singing Hill
Frog
1941
Blue Montana Skies
Frog Millhouse
1939
Colorado Sunset
Frog Millhouse
1939
Riders of the Lone Star
Smiley Burnette
1947
Goldtown Ghost Riders
Smiley Burnette
1953
Round-Up Time in Texas
Frog Millhouse
1937
Mystery Mountain
Lake Teamster (ch's 6-7) (uncredited)
1934
Raiders of Tomahawk Creek
Smiley
1950
Hearts in Bondage
Rammer
1936
Sunset in Wyoming
Frog Millhouse
1941
Phantom Valley
Smiley Burnette
1948
South of the Chisholm Trail
Smiley Burnette
1947
Mexicali Rose
Frog Millhouse
1939
Silver Spurs
Frog Millhouse
1943
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
Smiley
1935
Home in Wyomin'
Frog Millhouse
1942
Desert Vigilante
Smiley Burnette
1949
Firebrands of Arizona
Frog / Beefsteak Discoe
1944
The Blazing Trail
Smiley Burnette
1949
The Lone Hand Texan
Smiley Burnette
1947
Prairie Roundup
Smiley Burnette
1951
Mountain Rhythm
Frog Milhouse
1939
Under Western Stars
Frog
1938
Guns and Guitars
Frog Millhouse
1936
Western Jamboree
Frog Millhouse
1938
The Big Show
Frog
1936
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
Frog Millhouse
1940
The Old Corral
Deputy Frog
1936
Snake River Desperadoes
Smiley Burnette
1951
Red River Valley
Frog Millhouse
1936
Sierra Sue
Frog Millhouse
1941
Smoky Canyon
Smiley Burnette
1952
Gaucho Serenade
Frog Millhouse
1940
Cowboy Serenade
Frog
1942
Heading West
Smiley Burnette
1946
Whirlwind Raiders
Smiley Burnette
1948
Junction City
Smiley
1952
The Singing Vagabond
Frog
1935
Pack Train
Smiley Burnette
1953
El Dorado Pass
Smiley
1948
Texas Dynamo
Smiley Burnette
1950
Beneath Western Skies
Sheriff Frog Millhouse
1944
Ride, Ranger, Ride
Frog Millhouse
1936
Under Fiesta Stars
Frog
1941
Laramie Mountains
Smiley Burnette
1952
The Fighting Frontiersman
Smiley Burnette
1946
Bells of Capistrano
Frog
1942
The Laramie Trail
Frog
1944
The Singing Cowboy
Frog Millhouse
1936
Galloping Thunder
Smiley Burnette
1946
Harmony Lane
Singer (uncredited)
1935
Frontier Outpost
Smiley Burnette
1950
The Desert Horseman
Smiley Burnette
1946
Bordertown Trail
Frog Millhouse
1944
Prairie Raiders
Smiley Burnette
1947
A Man Betrayed
Hillbilly
1936
Roaring Rangers
Smiley Burnette
1946
Pecos River
Smiley Burnette
1951
West of Sonora
Smiley Burnette
1948
Rancho Grande
Frog Millhouse
1940
Terror Trail
Smiley Burnette
1946
Lightning Guns
Smiley Burnette
1950
Gunning for Vengeance
Smiley Burnette
1946
Prairie Moon
Frog Millhouse
1938
Across the Badlands
Smiley
1950
Cyclone Fury
Smiley Burnette
1951
Carolina Moon
Frog Millhouse
1940
Melody Trail
Frog Millhouse
1935
Fort Savage Raiders
Smiley
1951
The Sagebrush Troubadour
Frog Millhouse
1935
Trail to Laredo
Smiley Burnette
1948
Six-Gun Law
Smiley
1948
Landrush
Smiley Burnette
1946
Arizona Bad Man
Credits Singer
1935