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 Bwestern 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