Smiley Burnette
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Git Along Little Dogies
1937
as Frog Millhouse
The Laramie Trail
1944
as Frog
Saginaw Trail
1953
as Smiley
It's Showtime
1976
as Self (archive footage)
Bonanza Town
1951
as Smiley Burnette
The Adventures of Rex and Rinty
1935
as Jensen
The Phantom Empire
1935
as Oscar (as Lester 'Smiley' Burnett)
Sharad of Atlantis
1936
as Briny Deep
King of the Cowboys
1943
as Frog Millhouse
Down Mexico Way
1941
as Frog
Dick Tracy
1937
as Mike McGurk
Hollywood Stadium Mystery
1938
as Smiley Burnette
Whirlwind
1951
as Smiley Burnette
Silver Spurs
1943
as Frog Millhouse
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
2000
as (archive footage)
Sunset in Wyoming
1941
as Frog Millhouse
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939
as Voice of Felix the Dummy
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
1976
as (archive footage)
Call of the Canyon
1942
as Frog Millhouse
Gaucho Serenade
1940
as Frog Millhouse