
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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