Rudy Sooter

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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.

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1965
The Hallelujah Trail
Movie Miner (uncredited)
1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Movie Statehood Audience Member (uncredited)
1962
Sergeants 3
Movie Barfly (uncredited)
1960
Seven Ways from Sundown
Movie
1960
Inherit the Wind
Movie Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)
1959
Cast a Long Shadow
Movie Musician (uncredited)
1955
Top Gun
Movie Townsman (uncredited)
1950
Short Grass
Movie Banjo Player (uncredited)
1947
Thunder Mountain
Movie Townsman (uncredited)
1943
King of the Cowboys
Movie Camp Guitarist
1942
Sunset Serenade
Movie Bagley Ranch Hand
1942
Texas Trouble Shooters
Movie Barfly
1942
Billy the Kid Trapped
Movie Barfly
1942
Thunder River Feud
Movie Guitar Player
1941
Law of the Timber
Movie Lumberjack (uncredited)
1941
Underground Rustlers
Movie Guitar Player Toby