Gene Autry had no children, and Alan's bio makes no mention of any relationship to Gene. So any relationship is tenuous at best.
George "Gabby" Hayes and Pat Buttram .
Gene Autry's sidekick was the inimitable Pat Buttram who also played the role of Mr. Haney on the 'Green Acres' TV show .
He popularized the song Rudolph the Red-Nosed reindeer and also Here comes Santa Claus. the singing cowboy also eventually went totally blind.
Lester Alvin 'Smiley' Burnette was Autry's most remembered sidekick, but Sterling Holloway (who later provided a number of voices for Disney's animated films) and Pat Buttram also hung about with...