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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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As actor
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
Gay, Gay Hollywood
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
It's Showtime
Goldtown Ghost Riders
On Top of Old Smoky
Pack Train
Saginaw Trail
Winning of the West
The Rough, Tough West
Smoky Canyon
The Hawk of Wild River
The Kid from Broken Gun
Laramie Mountains
Junction City
Whirlwind
Ridin' the Outlaw Trail
Pecos River
Prairie Roundup
Bonanza Town
Snake River Desperadoes
Cyclone Fury
The Kid from Amarillo
Fort Savage Raiders
Streets of Ghost Town
Frontier Outpost
Trail of the Rustlers
Across the Badlands
Outcasts of Black Mesa
Texas Dynamo