Rudy Sooter
Acting
Born: 1904-06-17 in Oklahoma, USA
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
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Statehood Audience Member (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind
Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Destry Rides Again
Bass Player (uncredited)
The Hallelujah Trail
Miner (uncredited)
Texas
Musician
Seven Ways from Sundown
Three Godfathers
Musician (uncredited)
Cast a Long Shadow
Musician (uncredited)
Top Gun
Townsman (uncredited)
Sergeants 3
Barfly (uncredited)
Hollywood Round-Up
Presentation Musician
King of the Cowboys
Camp Guitarist
The Fargo Kid
Bass player
Bullet Code
Guitarist (uncredited)
Frontier Pony Express
Bassist
Sunset Serenade
Bagley Ranch Hand
Billy the Kid Trapped
Barfly
Cheyenne Rides Again
Barfly
In Old Monterey
Bass Player
Fugitive Valley
Whip Rider
Short Grass
Banjo Player (uncredited)
The Feud of the Trail
Bass Player
Rollin' Westward
Bass player
Saddle Mountain Roundup
Guitar Player
Thunder River Feud
Guitar Player
Texas Trouble Shooters
Barfly
Utah Trail
Bandleader / Singer
Riders of Pasco Basin
Singer / Guitar Player
The Marshal Of Mesa City
Bassist (uncredited)
Trailing Trouble
Guitarist
Underground Rustlers
Guitar Player Toby
Thunder Mountain
Townsman (uncredited)
Law of the Timber
Lumberjack (uncredited)
The Fugitive Sheriff
Bassist (uncredited)
The Unknown Ranger
Bass Player (uncredited)
Headin' for the Rio Grande
Cowboy
Winners of the West
Workman
Sundown on the Prairie
Guitar Player
Moonlight on the Range
Musician