Smiley Burnette

Smiley Burnette

Actor
Date of birth: March 18, 1911Date of death: February 16, 1967 (55)City: Summum, Illinois, USA

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.

Filmography

59 roles
1950s6 roles
1953Saginaw TrailSmiley★ 6.5Movie
1940s32 roles
1949LaramieSmiley Burnette★ 6.8Movie
1930s20 roles
1939In Old MontereyFrog★ 6.3Movie
1939South of the BorderFrog★ 6.0Movie