- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 17, 1904
- Place of Birth
- Oklahoma, USA
- Died
- June 9, 1991
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…
Filmography
movieThe Hallelujah Trail
1965 · Miner (uncredited)
movieThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962 · Statehood Audience Member (uncredited)
movieSergeants 3
1962 · Barfly (uncredited)
movieSeven Ways from Sundown
1960
movieInherit the Wind
1960 · Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
movieCast a Long Shadow
1959 · Musician (uncredited)
movieTop Gun
1955 · Townsman (uncredited)
movieShort Grass
1950 · Banjo Player (uncredited)
movieThunder Mountain
1947 · Townsman (uncredited)
movieKing of the Cowboys
1943 · Camp Guitarist
movieSunset Serenade
1942 · Bagley Ranch Hand
movieTexas Trouble Shooters
1942 · Barfly
movieBilly the Kid Trapped
1942 · Barfly
movieThunder River Feud
1942 · Guitar Player
movieLaw of the Timber
1941 · Lumberjack (uncredited)
movieUnderground Rustlers
1941 · Guitar Player Toby
movieTexas
1941 · Musician
movieSaddle Mountain Roundup
1941 · Guitar Player
movieFugitive Valley
1941 · Whip Rider
movieThe Fargo Kid
1940 · Bass player
movieWinners of the West
1940 · Workman
movieBullet Code
1940 · Guitarist (uncredited)
movieRiders of Pasco Basin
1940 · Singer / Guitar Player
movieDestry Rides Again
1939 · Bass Player (uncredited)
movieThe Marshal Of Mesa City
1939 · Bassist (uncredited)
movieIn Old Monterey
1939 · Bass Player
movieFrontier Pony Express
1939 · Bassist
movieRollin' Westward
1939 · Bass player
movieSundown on the Prairie
1939 · Guitar Player
movieUtah Trail
1938 · Bandleader / Singer
movieHollywood Round-Up
1937 · Presentation Musician
movieTrailing Trouble
1937 · Guitarist
movieMoonlight on the Range
1937 · Musician
movieThe Feud of the Trail
1937 · Bass Player
movieCheyenne Rides Again
1937 · Barfly
The Roaming Cowboy
1937 · Musician Cowhand
movieHeadin' for the Rio Grande
1936 · Cowboy
movieThe Fugitive Sheriff
1936 · Bassist (uncredited)
movieThe Unknown Ranger
1936 · Bass Player (uncredited)
movieThree Godfathers
1936 · Musician (uncredited)