Pat Smear
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 5, 1959
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Filmography
Foo Fighters: Live at Pinkpop 2026 TBA
Actor
- Target Video: Underground Forces Vol. 3
Target Video: Underground Forces Vol. 3 TBA
as Self
Foo Fighters: Tibetan Freedom Concert TBA
Actor
Foo Fighters - Music Video Collection TBA
Actor
Foo Fighters Live at iTunes Festival London TBA
as Self
Amazon Music Live: Foo Fighters 2025
as Himself
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert 2025
as Self
Foo Fighters - Austin City Limits 2023
as self
Foo Fighters - Live At The Town 2023 2023
as Self
Foo Fighters - Live at Rock am Ring 2023 2023
as Self
The Teacher 2023
as Self
Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for Concerts 2023
as Self
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert 2022
as Self
Foo Fighters: One Less Hero 2022
as Self (archive footage)
Studio 666 2022
as Pat Smear, Executive Producer
Foo Fighters-Superbowl LVI Aftershow in Virtual Reality 2022
as Self
Foo Fighters Live at Madison Square Garden (June 20, 2021) 2021
as Self
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony 2021
as Self
Foo Fighters-Live From Lollapalooza 2021 2021
as Self
Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World 2021
as Self - Performer
Times Like Those: Foo Fighters 25th Anniversary 2020
Actor
Foo Fighters: Rock In Rio 2019
as Self
Foo Fighters - Reading Festival 2019
as Self
Foo Fighters: Hurricane Festival 2019 2019
as Self
Foo Fighters: Southside Festival 2019 2019
as Self
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017 2018
as Self
Foo Fighters - Lollapalooza Berlin 2017 2018
Actor
Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special 2017
as Self
Foo Fighters - NOS Alive 2017 2017
as Self
Foo Fighters - Cheese and Grain, Frome, UK 2017
as Self
The Road to ACL 2016
as Self
- Foo Fighters - Rock am Ring
Foo Fighters - Rock am Ring 2015
as Self - Guitar
Cobain: Montage of Heck 2015
as Self (archive footage)
Foo Fighters - Rio De Janeiro 2015
as Self - Guitars
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief 2012
as Self
Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert 2011
as Self - Lead & Rhythm Guitars
Foo Fighters -T in The Park 2011
as Self
- Foo Fighters: Live At Pinkpop Festival
Foo Fighters: Live At Pinkpop Festival 2011
as Self - Lead Guitar
Foo Fighters: A Hard Day's Light 2011
as Self - Guitars
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light Live From 606 2011
as Self
Foo Fighters: Back and Forth 2011
as Self
Foo Fighters - Live in London 2011
as Self
Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits 2009
as Self
Foo Fighters: Live At Wembley Stadium 2008
as Self - Guitars
Foo Fighters: Skin and Bones 2006
as Self
- Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review 2006
as Self (archive footage)
Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero 2006
as Self
Punk: Attitude 2005
as Self
- Media Blitz: The Germs Story
Media Blitz: The Germs Story 2004
Actor
Free Tibet 1998
as Self - Foo Fighters
Kurt & Courtney 1998
as Self
MTV Unplugged: Nirvana 1993
as Self
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York 1993
as Self - Guitar, Songs
Nirvana: Live and Loud 1993
as Self - Guitar
Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal 1993
as Self - Guitar, Vocals
The Book of Manson 1989
as Jimi Hendrix
Citizen Tania 1989
as Cinque
The Decline of Western Civilization 1981
as Self
Germs: Caught In My Eye 1979
as Himself
Credits from TMDB.