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)
Mystery Mountain
1934
as Lake Teamster (ch's 6-7) (uncredited)
Melody Trail
1935
as Frog Millhouse
Frontier Outpost
1950
as Smiley Burnette
Texas Dynamo
1950
as Smiley Burnette
Dick Tracy
1937
as Mike McGurk
Colorado Sunset
1939
as Frog Millhouse
Harmony Lane
1935
as Singer (uncredited)
Phantom Valley
1948
as Smiley Burnette
Laramie Mountains
1952
as Smiley Burnette
Smoky Canyon
1952
as Smiley Burnette
Silver Spurs
1943
as Frog Millhouse
Terror Trail
1946
as Smiley Burnette
Sharad of Atlantis
1936
as Briny Deep
Bonanza Town
1951
as Smiley Burnette
Mountain Rhythm
1939
as Frog Milhouse
Whirlwind Raiders
1948
as Smiley Burnette
Pecos River
1951
as Smiley Burnette
Oh, Susanna
1936
as Frog Millhouse
It's Showtime
1976
as Self (archive footage)
South of the Border
1939
as Frog
King of the Cowboys
1943
as Frog Millhouse
Doughnuts and Society
1936
as Mover #2
Boots and Saddles
1937
as Frog
Heart of the Rio Grande
1942
as Frog Millhouse
The Singing Hill
1941
as Frog
The Phantom Empire
1935
as Oscar (as Lester 'Smiley' Burnett)
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
2000
as (archive footage)
Laramie
1949
as Smiley Burnette
Hollywood Stadium Mystery
1938
as Smiley Burnette
Snake River Desperadoes
1951
as Smiley Burnette
The Fighting Frontiersman
1946
as Smiley Burnette
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
1937
as Frog - Accordian Player
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939
as Voice of Felix the Dummy
On Top of Old Smoky
1953
as Smiley
Heart of the Golden West
1942
as Frog
The Sagebrush Troubadour
1935
as Frog Millhouse
In Old Monterey
1939
as Frog
Winning of the West
1953
as Smiley
The Kid from Amarillo
1951
as Smiley Burnette
Sunset in Wyoming
1941
as Frog Millhouse
In Old Santa Fe
1934
as Accordionist-Singer (uncredited)
Under Fiesta Stars
1941
as Frog
Idaho
1943
as Frog Millhouse
Call of the Rockies
1944
as Frog Millhouse
Code of the Prairie
1944
as Frog
Git Along Little Dogies
1937
as Frog Millhouse
Prairie Raiders
1947
as Smiley Burnette
The Singing Cowboy
1936
as Frog Millhouse
The Blazing Trail
1949
as Smiley Burnette
Down Mexico Way
1941
as Frog
Waterfront Lady
1935
as Musician
Tumbling Tumbleweeds
1935
as Smiley
Rovin' Tumbleweeds
1939
as Frog Millhouse
Outcasts of Black Mesa
1950
as Smiley
Bordertown Trail
1944
as Frog Millhouse
Prairie Roundup
1951
as Smiley Burnette
Whirlwind
1951
as Smiley Burnette
Carolina Moon
1940
as Frog Millhouse
Desert Vigilante
1949
as Smiley Burnette
Across the Badlands
1950
as Smiley
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976
as (archive footage)
Ride, Ranger, Ride
1936
as Frog Millhouse
Arizona Bad Man
1935
as Credits Singer
Western Jamboree
1938
as Frog Millhouse
South of Death Valley
1949
as Self
Beyond the Last Frontier
1943
as Frog Millhouse
The Kids in the Shoe
1935
as Singing little boy
The Laramie Trail
1944
as Frog
Blue Montana Skies
1939
as Frog Millhouse
Springtime in the Rockies
1937
as Frog Millhouse
Home in Wyomin'
1942
as Frog Millhouse
The Rough, Tough West
1952
as Smiley Burnette
Radio Ranch
1940
as Oscar (archive footage)
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
1935
as Jensen
Renegades of the Sage
1949
as Smiley
Call of the Canyon
1942
as Frog Millhouse
Quick on the Trigger
1948
as Smiley
Public Cowboy No. 1
1937
as Helen Morgan
Challenge of the Range
1949
as Smiley Burnette
The Old Barn Dance
1938
as Frog Millhouse
Galloping Thunder
1946
as Smiley Burnette
Yodelin' Kid from Pine Ridge
1937
as Colonel Millhouse
Pack Train
1953
as Smiley Burnette
Under Western Stars
1938
as Frog
The Singing Vagabond
1935
as Frog
Bells of Capistrano
1942
as Frog
Firebrands of Arizona
1944
as Frog / Beefsteak Discoe
Saginaw Trail
1953
as Smiley
Sierra Sue
1941
as Frog Millhouse
Buckaroo from Powder River
1947
as Smiley Burnette
Gold Mine in the Sky
1938
as Frog
Gaucho Serenade
1940
as Frog Millhouse
Pride of the Plains
1944
as Frog Millhouse
Rootin' Tootin' Rhythm
1937
as Frog Milhouse
Stardust on the Sage
1942
as Frog
The Hawk of Wild River
1952
as Smiley Burnette
Trail to Laredo
1948
as Smiley Burnette
Six-Gun Law
1948
as Smiley
Back in the Saddle
1941
as Frog Milhouse
Guns and Guitars
1936
as Frog Millhouse
Round-Up Time in Texas
1937
as Frog Millhouse
Last Days of Boot Hill
1947
as Smiley Burnette
West of Dodge City
1947
as Smiley Burnette
Ride, Tenderfoot, Ride
1940
as Frog Millhouse
Home on the Prairie
1939
as Frog Millhouse
The Old Corral
1936
as Deputy Frog
Mexicali Rose
1939
as Frog Millhouse
Cyclone Fury
1951
as Smiley Burnette
Red River Valley
1936
as Frog Millhouse
Comin' 'Round the Mountain
1936
as Frog
The Kid from Broken Gun
1952
as Smiley Burnette
Streets of Ghost Town
1950
as Smiley Burnette
Prairie Moon
1938
as Frog Millhouse
Ridin' the Outlaw Trail
1951
as Smiley Burnette
The Desert Horseman
1946
as Smiley Burnette
Rancho Grande
1940
as Frog Millhouse
Hearts in Bondage
1936
as Rammer
The Lone Hand Texan
1947
as Smiley Burnette
The Stranger From Ponca City
1947
as Smiley Burnette
Horsemen of the Sierras
1949
as Sheriff 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
- Mystery Mountain (1934) — as Lake Teamster (ch's 6-7) (uncredited)
- Melody Trail (1935) — as Frog Millhouse
- Frontier Outpost (1950) — as Smiley Burnette
- Texas Dynamo (1950) — as Smiley Burnette
- Dick Tracy (1937) — as Mike McGurk
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