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Rudy Sooter

Rudy Sooter

Actor Jun 17 (died age 86) Oklahoma, USA 1936–1965 (29 year career)
5.8 avg rating

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, appear…

Known For

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Film

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Statehood Audience Member (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind
Film

Inherit the Wind

Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Destry Rides Again
Film

Destry Rides Again

Bass Player (uncredited)
The Hallelujah Trail
Film

The Hallelujah Trail

Miner (uncredited)
Texas
Film

Texas

Musician
Three Godfathers
Film

Three Godfathers

Musician (uncredited)
Seven Ways from Sundown
Film

Seven Ways from Sundown

5.8 1960
Top Gun
Film

Top Gun

Townsman (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (40)

Movies (40)

The Hallelujah Trail

The Hallelujah Trail

1965

as Miner (uncredited)

6.1
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962

as Statehood Audience Member (uncredited)

7.8
Sergeants 3

Sergeants 3

1962

as Barfly (uncredited)

5.8
Inherit the Wind

Inherit the Wind

1960

as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)

7.7
Seven Ways from Sundown

Seven Ways from Sundown

1960
5.8
Cast a Long Shadow

Cast a Long Shadow

1959

as Musician (uncredited)

6.6
Top Gun

Top Gun

1955

as Townsman (uncredited)

6.6
Short Grass

Short Grass

1950

as Banjo Player (uncredited)

6.0
Thunder Mountain

Thunder Mountain

1947

as Townsman (uncredited)

5.0
King of the Cowboys

King of the Cowboys

1943

as Camp Guitarist

5.5
Billy the Kid Trapped

Billy the Kid Trapped

1942

as Barfly

5.0
Texas Trouble Shooters

Texas Trouble Shooters

1942

as Barfly

6.5
Sunset Serenade

Sunset Serenade

1942

as Bagley Ranch Hand

6.2
Thunder River Feud

Thunder River Feud

1942

as Guitar Player

6.0
Saddle Mountain Roundup

Saddle Mountain Roundup

1941

as Guitar Player

6.0
Fugitive Valley

Fugitive Valley

1941

as Whip Rider

5.7
Texas

Texas

1941

as Musician

6.7
Law of the Timber

Law of the Timber

1941

as Lumberjack (uncredited)

7.0
Underground Rustlers

Underground Rustlers

1941

as Guitar Player Toby

5.0
The Fargo Kid

The Fargo Kid

1940

as Bass player

6.5
Winners of the West

Winners of the West

1940

as Workman

Riders of Pasco Basin

Riders of Pasco Basin

1940

as Singer / Guitar Player

2.0
Bullet Code

Bullet Code

1940

as Guitarist (uncredited)

5.6
Frontier Pony Express

Frontier Pony Express

1939

as Bassist

4.0
Destry Rides Again

Destry Rides Again

1939

as Bass Player (uncredited)

7.2
Rollin' Westward

Rollin' Westward

1939

as Bass player

5.0
In Old Monterey

In Old Monterey

1939

as Bass Player

5.3
The Marshal Of Mesa City

The Marshal Of Mesa City

1939

as Bassist (uncredited)

8.0
Sundown on the Prairie

Sundown on the Prairie

1939

as Guitar Player

Utah Trail

Utah Trail

1938

as Bandleader / Singer

5.0
Hollywood Round-Up

Hollywood Round-Up

1937

as Presentation Musician

4.4
Trailing Trouble

Trailing Trouble

1937

as Guitarist

5.0
The Feud of the Trail

The Feud of the Trail

1937

as Bass Player

4.5
The Roaming Cowboy

The Roaming Cowboy

1937

as Musician Cowhand

Cheyenne Rides Again

Cheyenne Rides Again

1937

as Barfly

5.5
Moonlight on the Range

Moonlight on the Range

1937

as Musician

Three Godfathers

Three Godfathers

1936

as Musician (uncredited)

6.9
Headin' for the Rio Grande

Headin' for the Rio Grande

1936

as Cowboy

The Fugitive Sheriff

The Fugitive Sheriff

1936

as Bassist (uncredited)

The Unknown Ranger

The Unknown Ranger

1936

as Bass Player (uncredited)