Rudy Sooter
Rudy Sooter was born in British Columbia on June 17th, 1905 and died on June 9th, 1991.
He was known for playing the recurring role of bartender Rudy in the American Western TV series Gunsmoke.
Rudy first became known for his country and western music as a songwriter and performer. Bob Nolan and Roy Rogers were in his band before he formed the Sons of the Pioneers. Sooter regularly worked on radio and became a musician and bandleader for B-western projects.
He began his career in 1930, appearing in the film Trailing Trouble, starring Hoot Gibson and Margaret Quimby.
Later in his career, Sooter appeared in numerous films Mostly Westerns such as The Unknown Ranger (1936), Rhythm of the Saddle (1938), Destry Rides Again (1939), Bad Man from Red Butte (1940), Texas Trouble Shooters (1942), Gunning for Vengeance (1946), Short Grass (1950), Top Gun (1955), The Oklahoman (1957), One Foot in Hell (1960) and Apache Uprising (1965). He also appeared in very many television programs, including Bonanza, Wanted Dead or Alive, Rawhide, Bat Masterson, Wagon Train, Have Gun – Will Travel and Death Valley Days.
Sooter died on June 9, 1991, at the age of 85.
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Movies (41)
The Hallelujah Trail
1965 · Miner (uncredited)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962 · Statehood Audience Member (uncredited)
Sergeants 3
1962 · Barfly (uncredited)
Seven Ways from Sundown
1960
Inherit the Wind
1960 · Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Cast a Long Shadow
1959 · Musician (uncredited)
Top Gun
1955 · Townsman (uncredited)
Short Grass
1950 · Banjo Player (uncredited)
Thunder Mountain
1947 · Townsman (uncredited)
King of the Cowboys
1943 · Camp Guitarist
Sunset Serenade
1942 · Bagley Ranch Hand
Texas Trouble Shooters
1942 · Barfly
Billy the Kid Trapped
1942 · Barfly
Thunder River Feud
1942 · Guitar Player
Law of the Timber
1941 · Lumberjack (uncredited)
Underground Rustlers
1941 · Guitar Player Toby
Texas
1941 · Musician
Saddle Mountain Roundup
1941 · Guitar Player
Fugitive Valley
1941 · Whip Rider
The Fargo Kid
1940 · Bass player
Winners of the West
1940 · Workman
Bullet Code
1940 · Guitarist (uncredited)
Riders of Pasco Basin
1940 · Singer / Guitar Player
Destry Rides Again
1939 · Bass Player (uncredited)
The Marshal Of Mesa City
1939 · Bassist (uncredited)
In Old Monterey
1939 · Bass Player
Frontier Pony Express
1939 · Bassist
Rollin' Westward
1939 · Bass player
Sundown on the Prairie
1939 · Guitar Player
Utah Trail
1938 · Bandleader / Singer
Hollywood Round-Up
1937 · Presentation Musician
Trailing Trouble
1937 · Guitarist
Moonlight on the Range
1937 · Musician
The Feud of the Trail
1937 · Bass Player
Cheyenne Rides Again
1937 · Barfly
The Roaming Cowboy
1937 · Musician Cowhand
Headin' for the Rio Grande
1936 · Cowboy
The Big Show
1936 · The Beverly Hill Billies member
The Fugitive Sheriff
1936 · Bassist (uncredited)
The Unknown Ranger
1936 · Bass Player (uncredited)
Three Godfathers
1936 · Musician (uncredited)
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