Pat Smear
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 5, 1959 (age 67)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Georg Albert Ruthenberg (born August 5, 1959), better known by the stage name Pat Smear, is an American musician. He is best known as a rhythm guitarist for the rock band Foo Fighters, with whom he has recorded six studio albums. Smear was a founding member of punk band the Germs and was the touring guitarist for grunge band Nirvana from 1993 to 1994. After Nirvana disbanded following the suicide of its frontman Kurt Cobain, drummer Dave Grohl went on to become the frontman of rock band Foo Fighters, with Smear soon joining on guitar. He left Foo Fighters in 1997, before rejoining as a touring guitarist in 2005, and has been a full-time member since 2010.
Known For
Filmography
Foo Fighters Live at iTunes Festival London
Movie · as Self
Foo Fighters - Music Video Collection
Movie
Foo Fighters: Tibetan Freedom Concert
Movie
Target Video: Underground Forces Vol. 3
Movie · as Self
Foo Fighters: Live at Pinkpop 2026
Movie
Saturday Night Live UK
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Movie · as Self
Amazon Music Live: Foo Fighters
Movie · as Himself
Hot Ones Versus
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for Concerts
Movie · as Self
Foo Fighters - Live at Rock am Ring 2023
Movie · as Self
The Teacher
Movie · as Self
Foo Fighters - Austin City Limits
Movie · as self
Foo Fighters - Live At The Town 2023
Movie · as Self
Studio 666
Movie · as Pat Smear
Foo Fighters-Superbowl LVI Aftershow in Virtual Reality
Movie · as Self
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
Movie · as Self
Foo Fighters: One Less Hero
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie · as Self
Foo Fighters Live at Madison Square Garden (June 20, 2021)
Movie · as Self
Foo Fighters-Live From Lollapalooza 2021
Movie · as Self
Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World
Movie · as Self - Performer
Times Like Those: Foo Fighters 25th Anniversary
Movie
Foo Fighters: Southside Festival 2019
Movie · as Self
Foo Fighters: Hurricane Festival 2019
Movie · as Self
Foo Fighters - Reading Festival
Movie · as Self
Foo Fighters: Rock In Rio
Movie · as Self
The Morning Show
TV · as Pat Smear · 1 ep
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
Movie · as Self
Foo Fighters - Lollapalooza Berlin 2017
Movie
Foo Fighters - NOS Alive 2017
Movie · as Self
Foo Fighters - Cheese and Grain, Frome, UK
Movie · as Self
Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special
Movie · as Self
The Road to ACL
Movie · as Self
Cobain: Montage of Heck
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Foo Fighters - Rock am Ring
Movie · as Self - Guitar
Foo Fighters - Rio De Janeiro
Movie · as Self - Guitars
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
Foo Fighters Sonic Highways
TV · as Self · 8 eps
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Movie · as Self
Foo Fighters: Back and Forth
Movie · as Self
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light Live From 606
Movie · as Self
Foo Fighters -T in The Park
Movie · as Self
Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert
Movie · as Self - Lead & Rhythm Guitars
Foo Fighters: Live At Pinkpop Festival
Movie · as Self - Lead Guitar
Foo Fighters: A Hard Day's Light
Movie · as Self - Guitars
Foo Fighters - Live in London
Movie · as Self
Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits
Movie · as Self
Foo Fighters: Live At Wembley Stadium
Movie · as Self - Guitars
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep
Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero
Movie · as Self
Foo Fighters: Skin and Bones
Movie · as Self
Punk: Attitude
Movie · as Self
Media Blitz: The Germs Story
Movie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest, Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
Kurt & Courtney
Movie · as Self
Free Tibet
Movie · as Self - Foo Fighters
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
Movie · as Self - Guitar
MTV Unplugged: Nirvana
Movie · as Self
Nirvana: Live and Loud
Movie · as Self - Guitar
Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal
Movie · as Self - Guitar, Vocals
Late Show with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 2 eps
Citizen Tania
Movie · as Cinque
The Book of Manson
Movie · as Jimi Hendrix
Rock in Rio
TV · as Self - Performer · 1 ep
MTV Video Music Awards
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Decline of Western Civilization
Movie · as Self
Germs: Caught In My Eye
Movie · as Himself
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Musical Guest, Self (uncredited) · 3 eps