Portrait of Smiley Burnette

Acting

Smiley Burnette

Career

Active from 1935 to 1963, with up to 9 main titles a year.

Leading roles
89
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score50/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Kids in the Shoe
The Kids in the Shoe
GoodWatch score62/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 14 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.4 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Smiley Burnette Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.7, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    2.9, average 5.5
  • Pathos
    3.5, average 5.3
  • Melancholy
    3.0, average 4.7

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 24
  • Historical Setting 14
  • Western 12
  • Family-Friendly 11
  • Singing Cowboy 11
  • Good vs Evil 11
  • Action-Packed 10
  • Nostalgic 7
  • Musical 5
  • Good vs. Evil 5
  • Frontier Justice 5
  • Nostalgic Charm 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

151
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2000s

1 title
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs
Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (2000)

as (archive footage)

1970s

2 titles
Western von gestern
Western von gestern (1978)

TV show ยท as Frog Millhouse

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch (1976)

as (archive footage)

1960s

2 titles ยท average score 58
Green Acres
Green Acres (1965)
GoodWatch score 72

TV show ยท as Charley Pratt

Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction (1963)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show ยท as Charley Pratt

1950s

28 titles
On Top of Old Smoky
On Top of Old Smoky (1953)

as Smiley

The Rough, Tough West
The Rough, Tough West (1952)

as Smiley Burnette

The Hawk of Wild River
The Hawk of Wild River (1952)

as Smiley Burnette

Pecos River
Pecos River (1951)

as Smiley Burnette

The Kid from Amarillo
The Kid from Amarillo (1951)

as Smiley Burnette

Bonanza Town
Bonanza Town (1951)

as Smiley Burnette

Ridin' the Outlaw Trail
Ridin' the Outlaw Trail (1951)

as Smiley Burnette

Outcast of Black Mesa
Outcast of Black Mesa (1950)

as Smiley

Across the Badlands
Across the Badlands (1950)

as Smiley

Raiders of Tomahawk Creek
Raiders of Tomahawk Creek (1950)

as Smiley

Frontier Outpost
Frontier Outpost (1950)

as Smiley Burnette

Texas Dynamo
Texas Dynamo (1950)

as Smiley Burnette

1940s

64 titles ยท average score 54
Call of the Rockies
Call of the Rockies (1944)

as Frog Millhouse

King of the Cowboys
King of the Cowboys (1943)
GoodWatch score 45

as Frog Millhouse

Silver Spurs
Silver Spurs (1943)
GoodWatch score 55

as Frog Millhouse

Idaho
Idaho (1943)
GoodWatch score 61

as Frog Millhouse

Heart of the Golden West
Heart of the Golden West (1942)

as Frog

Heart of the Rio Grande
Heart of the Rio Grande (1942)

as Frog Millhouse

Call of the Canyon
Call of the Canyon (1942)

as Frog Millhouse

Down Mexico Way
Down Mexico Way (1941)

as Frog

The Singing Hill
The Singing Hill (1941)

as Frog

Ridin' on a Rainbow
Ridin' on a Rainbow (1941)
GoodWatch score 49

as Frog

Back in the Saddle
Back in the Saddle (1941)
GoodWatch score 60

as Frog Milhouse

Radio Ranch
Radio Ranch (1940)

as Oscar (archive footage)

1930s

54 titles ยท average score 51
Home on the Prairie
Home on the Prairie (1939)

as Frog Millhouse

Rhythm of the Saddle
Rhythm of the Saddle (1938)

as Frog Millhouse

Billy The Kid Returns
Billy The Kid Returns (1938)
GoodWatch score 42

as Frog Millhouse

The Old Barn Dance
The Old Barn Dance (1938)
GoodWatch score 50

as Frog Millhouse

Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy (1937)
GoodWatch score 51

as Mike McGurk

Git Along Little Dogies
Git Along Little Dogies (1937)

as Frog Millhouse

Boots and Saddles
Boots and Saddles (1937)
GoodWatch score 45

as Frog

Round-Up Time in Texas
Round-Up Time in Texas (1937)
GoodWatch score 62

as Frog Millhouse

Springtime in the Rockies
Springtime in the Rockies (1937)
GoodWatch score 37

as Frog Millhouse

Oh, Susanna
Oh, Susanna (1936)
GoodWatch score 39

as Frog Millhouse

The Old Corral
The Old Corral (1936)
GoodWatch score 58

as Deputy Frog

Tumbling Tumbleweeds
Tumbling Tumbleweeds (1935)

as Smiley