Rudy Sooter
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 17, 1904
- Died
- June 9, 1991
- Birthplace
- Oklahoma, USA
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.
Filmography
The Hallelujah Trail 1965
as Miner (uncredited)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1962
as Statehood Audience Member (uncredited)
Sergeants 3 1962
as Barfly (uncredited)
Seven Ways from Sundown 1960
Actor
Inherit the Wind 1960
as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Cast a Long Shadow 1959
as Musician (uncredited)
Top Gun 1955
as Townsman (uncredited)
Short Grass 1950
as Banjo Player (uncredited)
Thunder Mountain 1947
as Townsman (uncredited)
King of the Cowboys 1943
as Camp Guitarist
Sunset Serenade 1942
as Bagley Ranch Hand
Texas Trouble Shooters 1942
as Barfly
Billy the Kid Trapped 1942
as Barfly
Thunder River Feud 1942
as Guitar Player
Law of the Timber 1941
as Lumberjack (uncredited)
Underground Rustlers 1941
as Guitar Player Toby
Texas 1941
as Musician
Saddle Mountain Roundup 1941
as Guitar Player
Fugitive Valley 1941
as Whip Rider
The Fargo Kid 1940
as Bass player
Winners of the West 1940
as Workman
Bullet Code 1940
as Guitarist (uncredited)
Riders of Pasco Basin 1940
as Singer / Guitar Player
Destry Rides Again 1939
as Bass Player (uncredited)
The Marshal Of Mesa City 1939
as Bassist (uncredited)
In Old Monterey 1939
as Bass Player
Frontier Pony Express 1939
as Bassist
Rollin' Westward 1939
as Bass player
Sundown on the Prairie 1939
as Guitar Player
Utah Trail 1938
as Bandleader / Singer
Hollywood Round-Up 1937
as Presentation Musician
Trailing Trouble 1937
as Guitarist
Moonlight on the Range 1937
as Musician
The Feud of the Trail 1937
as Bass Player
Cheyenne Rides Again 1937
as Barfly
- The Roaming Cowboy
The Roaming Cowboy 1937
as Musician Cowhand
Headin' for the Rio Grande 1936
as Cowboy
The Big Show 1936
as The Beverly Hill Billies member
The Fugitive Sheriff 1936
as Bassist (uncredited)
The Unknown Ranger 1936
as Bass Player (uncredited)
Three Godfathers 1936
as Musician (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.