Rudy Sooter
Canadian-American film and television actor
About Rudy Sooter
Lived 1905 – 1991 (aged 85–86). Rudy Sooter was a television actor, actor and film actor.
Rudy Sooter (June 17, 1905 – June 9, 1991) was a Canadian-American film and television actor. He was known for playing the recurring role of bartender Rudy in the American western television series Gunsmoke.
Life and career Sooter was born in British Columbia. 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 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).
Death Sooter died on June 9, 1991, at the age of 85.
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Who was Rudy Sooter?
canadian-American film and television actor
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Rudy Sooter was born in 1905.
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Rudy Sooter died in 1991.
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Rudy Sooter was a television actor, actor and film actor.
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