People
Rudy Sooter
Biography:
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... Read More
Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| The Hallelujah Trail as Miner (uncredited) | 1965-06-23 |
| The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance as Statehood Audience Member (uncredited) | 1962-04-13 |
| Sergeants 3 as Barfly (uncredited) | 1962-02-10 |
| Seven Ways from Sundown | 1960-09-25 |
| Inherit the Wind as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) | 1960-07-07 |
| Cast a Long Shadow as Musician (uncredited) | 1959-08-24 |
| Top Gun as Townsman (uncredited) | 1955-12-01 |
| Short Grass as Banjo Player (uncredited) | 1950-12-24 |
| Thunder Mountain as Townsman (uncredited) | 1947-06-01 |
| King of the Cowboys as Camp Guitarist | 1943-04-09 |
| Sunset Serenade as Bagley Ranch Hand | 1942-09-14 |
| Texas Trouble Shooters as Barfly | 1942-06-12 |
| Billy the Kid Trapped as Barfly | 1942-02-27 |
| Thunder River Feud as Guitar Player | 1942-01-09 |
| Law of the Timber as Lumberjack (uncredited) | 1941-12-19 |
| Underground Rustlers as Guitar Player Toby | 1941-11-21 |
| Texas as Musician | 1941-10-09 |
| Saddle Mountain Roundup as Guitar Player | 1941-08-29 |
| Fugitive Valley as Whip Rider | 1941-07-30 |
| The Fargo Kid as Bass player | 1940-12-06 |
| Winners of the West as Workman | 1940-07-02 |
| Bullet Code as Guitarist (uncredited) | 1940-04-12 |
| Riders of Pasco Basin as Singer / Guitar Player | 1940-04-04 |
| Destry Rides Again as Bass Player (uncredited) | 1939-11-30 |
| The Marshal Of Mesa City as Bassist (uncredited) | 1939-11-03 |
| In Old Monterey as Bass Player | 1939-08-14 |
| Frontier Pony Express as Bassist | 1939-04-11 |
| Rollin' Westward as Bass player | 1939-03-01 |
| Sundown on the Prairie as Guitar Player | 1939-02-08 |
| Utah Trail as Bandleader / Singer | 1938-08-12 |
| Hollywood Round-Up as Presentation Musician | 1937-11-06 |
| Trailing Trouble as Guitarist | 1937-08-27 |
| Moonlight on the Range as Musician | 1937-06-10 |
| The Feud of the Trail as Bass Player | 1937-03-01 |
| Cheyenne Rides Again as Barfly | 1937-02-01 |
| The Roaming Cowboy as Musician Cowhand | 1937-01-04 |
| Headin' for the Rio Grande as Cowboy | 1936-12-20 |
| The Fugitive Sheriff as Bassist (uncredited) | 1936-10-19 |
| The Unknown Ranger as Bass Player (uncredited) | 1936-09-15 |
| Three Godfathers as Musician (uncredited) | 1936-03-06 |
