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.
Filmography (40 titles)
6.1MovieThe Hallelujah Trail
Miner (uncredited) · 1965
7.8MovieThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Statehood Audience Member (uncredited) · 1962
5.8MovieSergeants 3
Barfly (uncredited) · 1962
5.9MovieSeven Ways from Sundown
1960
7.7MovieInherit the Wind
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited) · 1960
6.6MovieCast a Long Shadow
Musician (uncredited) · 1959
6.6MovieTop Gun
Townsman (uncredited) · 1955
6.5MovieShort Grass
Banjo Player (uncredited) · 1950
6.0MovieThunder Mountain
Townsman (uncredited) · 1947
6.0MovieKing of the Cowboys
Camp Guitarist · 1943
6.2MovieSunset Serenade
Bagley Ranch Hand · 1942
7.7MovieTexas Trouble Shooters
Barfly · 1942
5.5MovieBilly the Kid Trapped
Barfly · 1942
6.0MovieThunder River Feud
Guitar Player · 1942
7.0MovieLaw of the Timber
Lumberjack (uncredited) · 1941
6.5MovieUnderground Rustlers
Guitar Player Toby · 1941
6.7MovieTexas
Musician · 1941
6.3MovieSaddle Mountain Roundup
Guitar Player · 1941
6.0MovieFugitive Valley
Whip Rider · 1941
7.0MovieThe Fargo Kid
Bass player · 1940
7.0MovieWinners of the West
Workman · 1940
5.8MovieBullet Code
Guitarist (uncredited) · 1940
5.5MovieRiders of Pasco Basin
Singer / Guitar Player · 1940
7.2MovieDestry Rides Again
Bass Player (uncredited) · 1939
7.5MovieThe Marshal Of Mesa City
Bassist (uncredited) · 1939
6.3MovieIn Old Monterey
Bass Player · 1939
5.0MovieFrontier Pony Express
Bassist · 1939
5.8MovieRollin' Westward
Bass player · 1939
8.0MovieSundown on the Prairie
Guitar Player · 1939
7.0MovieUtah Trail
Bandleader / Singer · 1938