Rudy Sooter
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 17, 1904
- Died
- June 9, 1991 (aged 86)
- Birthplace
- Oklahoma, USA
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 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.
Known For
Filmography
The Hallelujah Trail
Movie · as Miner (uncredited)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Movie · as Statehood Audience Member (uncredited)
Sergeants 3
Movie · as Barfly (uncredited)
Seven Ways from Sundown
Movie
Inherit the Wind
Movie · as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Cast a Long Shadow
Movie · as Musician (uncredited)
Top Gun
Movie · as Townsman (uncredited)
Short Grass
Movie · as Banjo Player (uncredited)
Thunder Mountain
Movie · as Townsman (uncredited)
King of the Cowboys
Movie · as Camp Guitarist
Sunset Serenade
Movie · as Bagley Ranch Hand
Thunder River Feud
Movie · as Guitar Player
Texas Trouble Shooters
Movie · as Barfly
Billy the Kid Trapped
Movie · as Barfly
Saddle Mountain Roundup
Movie · as Guitar Player
Fugitive Valley
Movie · as Whip Rider
Underground Rustlers
Movie · as Guitar Player Toby
Texas
Movie · as Musician
Law of the Timber
Movie · as Lumberjack (uncredited)
The Fargo Kid
Movie · as Bass player
Bullet Code
Movie · as Guitarist (uncredited)
Riders of Pasco Basin
Movie · as Singer / Guitar Player
Winners of the West
Movie · as Workman
Frontier Pony Express
Movie · as Bassist
Destry Rides Again
Movie · as Bass Player (uncredited)
The Marshal Of Mesa City
Movie · as Bassist (uncredited)
Rollin' Westward
Movie · as Bass player
In Old Monterey
Movie · as Bass Player
Sundown on the Prairie
Movie · as Guitar Player
Utah Trail
Movie · as Bandleader / Singer
The Feud of the Trail
Movie · as Bass Player
Hollywood Round-Up
Movie · as Presentation Musician
The Roaming Cowboy
Movie · as Musician Cowhand
Cheyenne Rides Again
Movie · as Barfly
Trailing Trouble
Movie · as Guitarist
Moonlight on the Range
Movie · as Musician
Three Godfathers
Movie · as Musician (uncredited)
The Fugitive Sheriff
Movie · as Bassist (uncredited)
The Unknown Ranger
Movie · as Bass Player (uncredited)
Headin' for the Rio Grande
Movie · as Cowboy
The Big Show
Movie · as The Beverly Hill Billies member