Smiley Burnette
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Lester Alvin Burnett, 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.
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Filmography 40
Sharad of Atlantis
Under Western Stars
The Phantom Empire
Radio Ranch
Dick Tracy
Hollywood Stadium Mystery
Oh, Susanna
Billy The Kid Returns
Hearts in Bondage
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
Meet the Boy Friend
King of the Cowboys
The Big Show
Silver Spurs
The Old Barn Dance
In Old Santa Fe
Harmony Lane
Snake River Desperadoes
Ridin' on a Rainbow
Public Cowboy No. 1
The Hawk of Wild River
Git Along Little Dogies
Ride, Ranger, Ride
On Top of Old Smoky
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
Waterfront Lady
In Old Monterey
S.O.S Tidal Wave
The Old Corral
The Sagebrush Troubadour
Idaho
Winning of the West
Heart of the Golden West
Stardust on the Sage
Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm
Laramie
A Man Betrayed
Melody Trail
Blazing Across the Pecos
Pack Train156 credits on file
Television 3
Petticoat Junction
Green Acres
Western von gesternAwards 1
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About this person
Lester Alvin Burnett, 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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