Acting · Oklahoma, USA · Born June 17, 1904
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.
MovieThe Hallelujah Trail
1965
as Miner (uncredited)
MovieThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Statehood Audience Member (uncredited)
MovieSergeants 3
1962
as Barfly (uncredited)
MovieSeven Ways from Sundown
1960
MovieInherit the Wind
1960
as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
MovieCast a Long Shadow
1959
as Musician (uncredited)
MovieTop Gun
1955
as Townsman (uncredited)
MovieShort Grass
1950
as Banjo Player (uncredited)
MovieThunder Mountain
1947
as Townsman (uncredited)
MovieKing of the Cowboys
1943
as Camp Guitarist
MovieSunset Serenade
1942
as Bagley Ranch Hand
MovieTexas Trouble Shooters
1942
as Barfly
MovieBilly the Kid Trapped
1942
as Barfly
MovieThunder River Feud
1942
as Guitar Player
MovieLaw of the Timber
1941
as Lumberjack (uncredited)
MovieUnderground Rustlers
1941
as Guitar Player Toby
MovieTexas
1941
as Musician
MovieSaddle Mountain Roundup
1941
as Guitar Player
MovieFugitive Valley
1941
as Whip Rider
MovieThe Fargo Kid
1940
as Bass player
MovieWinners of the West
1940
as Workman
MovieBullet Code
1940
as Guitarist (uncredited)
MovieRiders of Pasco Basin
1940
as Singer / Guitar Player
MovieDestry Rides Again
1939
as Bass Player (uncredited)
MovieThe Marshal Of Mesa City
1939
as Bassist (uncredited)
MovieIn Old Monterey
1939
as Bass Player
MovieFrontier Pony Express
1939
as Bassist
MovieRollin' Westward
1939
as Bass player
MovieSundown on the Prairie
1939
as Guitar Player
MovieUtah Trail
1938
as Bandleader / Singer
MovieHollywood Round-Up
1937
as Presentation Musician
MovieTrailing Trouble
1937
as Guitarist
MovieMoonlight on the Range
1937
as Musician
MovieThe Feud of the Trail
1937
as Bass Player
MovieCheyenne Rides Again
1937
as Barfly
The Roaming Cowboy
1937
as Musician Cowhand
MovieHeadin' for the Rio Grande
1936
as Cowboy
MovieThe Fugitive Sheriff
1936
as Bassist (uncredited)
MovieThe Unknown Ranger
1936
as Bass Player (uncredited)
MovieThree Godfathers
1936
as Musician (uncredited)
