Rudy Sooter
Known for Acting · 40 credits
- Born
- 1904-06-17
- Died
- 1991-06-09
- Place of birth
- Oklahoma, USA
- Also known as
- Roby C. 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.
Known For
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Statehood Audience Member (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind
1960
as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Seven Ways from Sundown
1960
Destry Rides Again
1939
as Bass Player (uncredited)
The Hallelujah Trail
1965
as Miner (uncredited)
Texas
1941
as Musician
Movies (40)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Statehood Audience Member (uncredited)
Inherit the Wind
1960
as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
Seven Ways from Sundown
1960
Destry Rides Again
1939
as Bass Player (uncredited)
The Hallelujah Trail
1965
as Miner (uncredited)
Texas
1941
as Musician
Three Godfathers
1936
as Musician (uncredited)
Sergeants 3
1962
as Barfly (uncredited)
King of the Cowboys
1943
as Camp Guitarist
Texas Trouble Shooters
1942
as Barfly
Thunder Mountain
1947
as Townsman (uncredited)
Short Grass
1950
as Banjo Player (uncredited)
Cast a Long Shadow
1959
as Musician (uncredited)
Frontier Pony Express
1939
as Bassist
Saddle Mountain Roundup
1941
as Guitar Player
In Old Monterey
1939
as Bass Player
Billy the Kid Trapped
1942
as Barfly
Top Gun
1955
as Townsman (uncredited)
Hollywood Round-Up
1937
as Presentation Musician
The Unknown Ranger
1936
as Bass Player (uncredited)
The Fargo Kid
1940
as Bass player
Sunset Serenade
1942
as Bagley Ranch Hand
The Fugitive Sheriff
1936
as Bassist (uncredited)
The Feud of the Trail
1937
as Bass Player
Winners of the West
1940
as Workman
Underground Rustlers
1941
as Guitar Player Toby
Thunder River Feud
1942
as Guitar Player
Fugitive Valley
1941
as Whip Rider
The Marshal Of Mesa City
1939
as Bassist (uncredited)
Headin' for the Rio Grande
1936
as Cowboy
Moonlight on the Range
1937
as Musician
Sundown on the Prairie
1939
as Guitar Player
Law of the Timber
1941
as Lumberjack (uncredited)
Bullet Code
1940
as Guitarist (uncredited)
Riders of Pasco Basin
1940
as Singer / Guitar Player
Cheyenne Rides Again
1937
as Barfly
The Roaming Cowboy
1937
as Musician Cowhand
Trailing Trouble
1937
as Guitarist
Rollin' Westward
1939
as Bass player
Utah Trail
1938
as Bandleader / Singer
About Rudy Sooter
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 Gibs… With 40 credits spanning from 1936 to 1965, Rudy Sooter has appeared in 40 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Rudy Sooter Movies
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) — as Statehood Audience Member (uncredited)
- Inherit the Wind (1960) — as Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
- Seven Ways from Sundown (1960)
- Destry Rides Again (1939) — as Bass Player (uncredited)
- The Hallelujah Trail (1965) — as Miner (uncredited)
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