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Smiley Burnette

Smiley Burnette

Acting • 1911-03-18 • Summum, Illinois, USA

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.

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Petticoat Junction5.9

Petticoat Junction

1963

Green Acres7.2

Green Acres

1965

Under Western Stars5.8

Under Western Stars

1938

Oh, Susanna6.2

Oh, Susanna

1936

Billy The Kid Returns4.9

Billy The Kid Returns

1938

Dick Tracy5.2

Dick Tracy

1937

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