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Smiley Burnette

Mar 18, 1911 - Feb 16, 1967 (55 years old) in Summum, Illinois, USA

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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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Known For

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Petticoat Junction
Charley Pratt
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Green Acres
Charley Pratt
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Billy The Kid Returns
Frog Millhouse
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Western von gestern
Frog Millhouse
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Red River Valley
Frog Millhouse
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In Old Santa Fe
Accordionist-Singer (uncredited)

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