Smiley Burnette
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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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Acting
TV
Green Acres
as Charley Pratt
1965
TV
Green Acres
as Charley Pratt (uncredited)
1965
TV
Petticoat Junction
as Charley Pratt
1963
Movie
Under Western Stars
as Frog
1938
Movie
Sharad of Atlantis
as Briny Deep
1936
Movie
The Phantom Empire
as Oscar (as Lester 'Smiley' Burnett)
1935
Movie
Billy The Kid Returns
as Frog Millhouse
1938
Movie
Oh, Susanna
as Frog Millhouse
1936
Movie
Dick Tracy
as Mike McGurk
1937
Movie
Hearts in Bondage
as Rammer
1936
Movie
Meet the Boy Friend
as Band Leader
1937
Movie
Hollywood Stadium Mystery
as Smiley Burnette
1938
Movie
Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
as Frog - Accordian Player
1937
Movie
The Big Show
as Frog
1936
Movie
King of the Cowboys
as Frog Millhouse
1943
Movie
Radio Ranch
as Oscar (archive footage)
1940
Movie
The Old Barn Dance
as Frog Millhouse
1938
Movie
In Old Santa Fe
as Accordionist-Singer (uncredited)
1934
Movie
Ridin' on a Rainbow
as Frog
1941
Movie
Silver Spurs
as Frog Millhouse
1943
Movie
Harmony Lane
as Singer (uncredited)
1935
Movie
On Top of Old Smoky
as Smiley
1953
Movie
Public Cowboy No. 1
as Helen Morgan
1937
Movie
The Hawk of Wild River
as Smiley Burnette
1952