Known For
Acting
Born
Jun 17, 1904
Died
Jun 09, 1991
Place of Birth
Oklahoma, USA
Credits
40 titles
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 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
Miner (uncredited)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Statehood Audience Member (uncredited)
Sergeants 3
Barfly (uncredited)
Seven Ways from Sundown
Inherit the Wind
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Cast a Long Shadow
Musician (uncredited)
Top Gun
Townsman (uncredited)
Short Grass
Banjo Player (uncredited)
Thunder Mountain
Townsman (uncredited)
King of the Cowboys
Camp Guitarist
Sunset Serenade
Bagley Ranch Hand
Texas Trouble Shooters
Barfly
Billy the Kid Trapped
Barfly
Thunder River Feud
Guitar Player
Law of the Timber
Lumberjack (uncredited)
Underground Rustlers
Guitar Player Toby
Texas
Musician
Saddle Mountain Roundup
Guitar Player
Fugitive Valley
Whip Rider
The Fargo Kid
Bass player
Winners of the West
Workman
Bullet Code
Guitarist (uncredited)
Riders of Pasco Basin
Singer / Guitar Player
Destry Rides Again
Bass Player (uncredited)
The Marshal Of Mesa City
Bassist (uncredited)
In Old Monterey
Bass Player
Frontier Pony Express
Bassist
Rollin' Westward
Bass player
Sundown on the Prairie
Guitar Player
Utah Trail
Bandleader / Singer
Hollywood Round-Up
Presentation Musician
Trailing Trouble
Guitarist
Moonlight on the Range
Musician
The Feud of the Trail
Bass Player
Cheyenne Rides Again
Barfly
The Roaming Cowboy
Musician Cowhand
Headin' for the Rio Grande
Cowboy
The Fugitive Sheriff
Bassist (uncredited)
The Unknown Ranger
Bass Player (uncredited)
Three Godfathers
Musician (uncredited)