Smiley Burnette: Smiley Burnette. Actor: Galloping Thunder. Smiley worked on a local radio station and in Vaudeville after high school. Always interested in music, he was friends with Gene Autry and worked with him on the radio show "The National Barn Dance". When Westerns became a big draw with sound, the studios were always on the lookout for singing cowboys. In 1934, both Gene and Smiley made their debuts in In Old...
Known For: Galloping Thunder (Smiley Burnette), The Desert Horseman (Smiley Burnette), Smoky Canyon (Smiley Burnette), Trail of the Rustlers (Smiley Burnette)