Smiley Burnette
Known for Acting · 154 credits
- Born
- 1911-03-18
- Died
- 1967-02-16
- Place of birth
- Summum, Illinois, USA
- Also known as
- Lester 'Smiley' Burnett · 'Smiley' Burnette · George 'Smiley' Burnette · Lester 'Smiley' Burnette · Lester Alvin Burnette · Ole Frog
Biography
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.
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Known For
TV Shows (3)
Movies (151)
Oh, Susanna
1936
as Frog Millhouse
Silver Spurs
1943
as Frog Millhouse
Melody Trail
1935
as Frog Millhouse
Mountain Rhythm
1939
as Frog Milhouse
Pecos River
1951
as Smiley Burnette
Doughnuts and Society
1936
as Mover #2
It's Showtime
1976
as Self (archive footage)
South of the Border
1939
as Frog
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
2000
as (archive footage)
Texas Dynamo
1950
as Smiley Burnette
Mystery Mountain
1934
as Lake Teamster (ch's 6-7) (uncredited)
Smoky Canyon
1952
as Smiley Burnette
Boots and Saddles
1937
as Frog
Hollywood Stadium Mystery
1938
as Smiley Burnette
Sharad of Atlantis
1936
as Briny Deep
Frontier Outpost
1950
as Smiley Burnette
Idaho
1943
as Frog Millhouse
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976
as (archive footage)
Heart of the Rio Grande
1942
as Frog Millhouse
Bells of Capistrano
1942
as Frog
King of the Cowboys
1943
as Frog Millhouse
Under Fiesta Stars
1941
as Frog
The Kid from Amarillo
1951
as Smiley Burnette
Sunset in Wyoming
1941
as Frog Millhouse
The Singing Hill
1941
as Frog
The Phantom Empire
1935
as Oscar (as Lester 'Smiley' Burnett)
Home in Wyomin'
1942
as Frog Millhouse
The Old Barn Dance
1938
as Frog Millhouse
Gaucho Serenade
1940
as Frog Millhouse
Phantom Valley
1948
as Smiley Burnette
Colorado Sunset
1939
as Frog Millhouse
Waterfront Lady
1935
as Musician
Heart of the Golden West
1942
as Frog
Hearts in Bondage
1936
as Rammer
Arizona Bad Man
1935
as Credits Singer
Ride, Ranger, Ride
1936
as Frog Millhouse
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939
as Voice of Felix the Dummy
Round-Up Time in Texas
1937
as Frog Millhouse
Down Mexico Way
1941
as Frog
Call of the Canyon
1942
as Frog Millhouse
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
1939
as Frog Millhouse
Outcasts of Black Mesa
1950
as Smiley
Dick Tracy
1937
as Mike McGurk
Across the Badlands
1950
as Smiley
The Singing Cowboy
1936
as Frog Millhouse
Mexicali Rose
1939
as Frog Millhouse
Git Along Little Dogies
1937
as Frog Millhouse
The Laramie Trail
1944
as Frog
South of Death Valley
1949
as Self
Harmony Lane
1935
as Singer (uncredited)
Radio Ranch
1940
as Oscar (archive footage)
Sierra Sue
1941
as Frog Millhouse
Quick on the Trigger
1948
as Smiley
Firebrands of Arizona
1944
as Frog / Beefsteak Discoe
Red River Valley
1936
as Frog Millhouse
The Hawk of Wild River
1952
as Smiley Burnette
Meet the Boy Friend
1937
as Band Leader
Prairie Raiders
1947
as Smiley Burnette
Blue Montana Skies
1939
as Frog Millhouse
Buckaroo from Powder River
1947
as Smiley Burnette
Springtime in the Rockies
1937
as Frog Millhouse
The Blazing Trail
1949
as Smiley Burnette
Prairie Moon
1938
as Frog Millhouse
Public Cowboy No. 1
1937
as Helen Morgan
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
1937
as Colonel Millhouse
Whirlwind Raiders
1948
as Smiley Burnette
Code of the Prairie
1944
as Frog
Beyond the Last Frontier
1943
as Frog Millhouse
The Kid from Broken Gun
1952
as Smiley Burnette
Laramie
1949
as Smiley Burnette
Guns and Guitars
1936
as Frog Millhouse
Bordertown Trail
1944
as Frog Millhouse
The Fighting Frontiersman
1946
as Smiley Burnette
Prairie Roundup
1951
as Smiley Burnette
Renegades of the Sage
1949
as Smiley
Home on the Prairie
1939
as Frog Millhouse
Laramie Mountains
1952
as Smiley Burnette
The Singing Vagabond
1935
as Frog
Whirlwind
1951
as Smiley Burnette
Law of the Canyon
1947
as Smiley Burnette
Call of the Rockies
1944
as Frog Millhouse
Rancho Grande
1940
as Frog Millhouse
Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm
1937
as Frog Milhouse
Pride of the Plains
1944
as Frog Millhouse
Snake River Desperadoes
1951
as Smiley Burnette
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
1935
as Jensen
Terror Trail
1946
as Smiley Burnette
In Old Monterey
1939
as Frog
Cyclone Fury
1951
as Smiley Burnette
The Desert Horseman
1946
as Smiley Burnette
Desert Vigilante
1949
as Smiley Burnette
Under Western Stars
1938
as Frog
West of Dodge City
1947
as Smiley Burnette
On Top of Old Smoky
1953
as Smiley
Trail to Laredo
1948
as Smiley Burnette
Ridin' the Outlaw Trail
1951
as Smiley Burnette
Comin' 'Round the Mountain
1936
as Frog
Trail of the Rustlers
1950
as Smiley Burnette
Gold Mine in the Sky
1938
as Frog
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
1935
as Smiley
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
1940
as Frog Millhouse
Gunning for Vengeance
1946
as Smiley Burnette
Six-Gun Law
1948
as Smiley
Junction City
1952
as Smiley
Landrush
1946
as Smiley Burnette
Rhythm of the Saddle
1938
as Frog Millhouse
The Border Patrolman
1936
as Chuck Owens
Beneath Western Skies
1944
as Sheriff Frog Millhouse
The Old Corral
1936
as Deputy Frog
Saginaw Trail
1953
as Smiley
A Man Betrayed
1936
as Hillbilly
Bonanza Town
1951
as Smiley Burnette
Billy The Kid Returns
1938
as Frog Millhouse
Winning of the West
1953
as Smiley
Cowboy Serenade
1942
as Frog
The Stranger From Ponca City
1947
as Smiley Burnette
Horsemen of the Sierras
1949
as Sheriff Smiley Burnette
Galloping Thunder
1946
as Smiley Burnette
The Big Show
1936
as Frog
Challenge of the Range
1949
as Smiley Burnette
About 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 fr… With 154 credits spanning from 1934 to 2000, Smiley Burnette has appeared in 151 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Smiley Burnette Movies
- Oh, Susanna (1936) — as Frog Millhouse
- Silver Spurs (1943) — as Frog Millhouse
- Melody Trail (1935) — as Frog Millhouse
- Mountain Rhythm (1939) — as Frog Milhouse
- Pecos River (1951) — as Smiley Burnette
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