
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.
Filmografi
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance1962 · Statehood Audience Member (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind1960 · Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Destry Rides Again1939 · Bass Player (uncredited)
Seven Ways from Sundown1960 ·
Texas1941 · Musician
Texas Trouble Shooters1942 · Barfly
The Hallelujah Trail1965 · Miner (uncredited)
Three Godfathers1936 · Musician (uncredited)
Cast a Long Shadow1959 · Musician (uncredited)
Top Gun1955 · Townsman (uncredited)
The Marshal Of Mesa City1939 · Bassist (uncredited)
Winners of the West1940 · Workman
Sergeants 31962 · Barfly (uncredited)
The Feud of the Trail1937 · Bass Player
King of the Cowboys1943 · Camp Guitarist
Short Grass1950 · Banjo Player (uncredited)
The Unknown Ranger1936 · Bass Player (uncredited)
Headin' for the Rio Grande1936 · Cowboy
Thunder Mountain1947 · Townsman (uncredited)
Law of the Timber1941 · Lumberjack (uncredited)
Sundown on the Prairie1939 · Guitar Player
Moonlight on the Range1937 · Musician
Sunset Serenade1942 · Bagley Ranch Hand
Riders of Pasco Basin1940 · Singer / Guitar Player
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