Smiley Burnette

Actor

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Smiley Burnette, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal Info

Occupation Actor

Place of Birth Summum, Illinois, USA

Birthday 1911-03-18

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Filmography by Year

1

2000

2

1976

1

1963

5

1953

6

1952

9

1951

9

1950

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1949

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1948

9

1947

9

1946

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1944

5

1943

7

1942

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1941

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1940

9

1939

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1938

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1937

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1936

10

1935

2

1934

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