Acting
Rudy Sooter
Born June 17, 1904 · Oklahoma, USA
Died June 9, 1991 · aged 86
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 rad…
Known For
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance · 1962The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
★ 7.81962
MovieWestern
Questions arise when Senator Stoddard attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon in a small Western town. Flashing back, we learn Doniphon saved Stoddard, then a lawyer, when he was roughed up by a crew of outlaws terrorizing the town, led by Liberty Valance. As the territory's safety hung in the balance, Doniphon and Stoddard, two of the only people standing up to him, proved to be very important, but different, foes to Valance.
The Hallelujah Trail · 1965The Hallelujah Trail
★ 6.11965
MovieWesternComedy
A wagon train heads for Denver with a cargo of whisky for the miners. Chaos ensues as the Temperance League, the US cavalry, the miners and the local Indians all try to take control of the valuable cargo.
Inherit the Wind · 1960Inherit the Wind
★ 7.71960
MovieDrama
Schoolteacher Bertram Cates is arrested for teaching his students Darwin's theory of evolution. The case receives national attention and one of the newspaper reporters, E.K. Hornbeck, arranges to bring in renowned defense attorney and atheist Henry Drummond to defend Cates. The prosecutor, Matthew Brady is a former presidential candidate, famous evangelist, and old adversary of Drummond.
Destry Rides Again · 1939Destry Rides Again
★ 7.21939
MovieWesternComedy
Tom Destry, son of a legendary frontier peacekeeper, doesn’t believe in gunplay. Thus he becomes the object of widespread ridicule when he rides into the wide-open town of Bottleneck, the personal fiefdom of the crooked Kent.
Seven Ways from Sundown · 1960Seven Ways from Sundown
★ 5.91960
MovieWestern
A Texas Ranger must capture an outlaw and take him-in, while tangling with savage Apaches and greedy bounty-hunters on the way back to jail.
Texas · 1941Texas
★ 6.71941
MovieDramaRomance
Two Virginians are heading for a new life in Texas when they witness a stagecoach being held up. They decide to rob the robbers and make off with the loot. To escape a posse, they split up and don't see each other again for a long time. When they do meet up again, they find themselves on different sides of the law. This leads to the increasing estrangement of the two men, who once thought of themselves as brothers.
Sergeants 3 · 1962Sergeants 3
★ 5.81962
MovieWesternComedy
Mike, Chip, and Larry are three lusty, brawling U. S. Cavalry sergeants stationed in Indian Territory in 1870.
Three Godfathers · 1936Three Godfathers
★ 6.91936
MovieActionDrama
In a town called New Jerusalem, three bandits hold up a bank. After a gun battle with the townspeople, the three robbers retreat into the scorching Arizona desert. There, they happen upon an ill woman stranded with her child. As the mother dies, she begs the men to take care of her infant. The fugitives want to save the baby -- but to do so, they'll have to travel back to New Jerusalem, where they are wanted men. Remade as 3 Godfathers (1949).
Filmography
Sort
Sergeants 3 · 1962Sergeants 3
★ 5.81962
MovieWesternComedy
Mike, Chip, and Larry are three lusty, brawling U. S. Cavalry sergeants stationed in Indian Territory in 1870.
Barfly (uncredited)
Cast a Long Shadow · 1959Cast a Long Shadow
★ 6.61959
MovieWestern
A young man without surname inherits a big indebted ranch and has to prove his worthiness managing a cattle drive.
Musician (uncredited)
Top Gun · 1955Top Gun
★ 6.61955
MovieWestern
A gunslinger returns to his hometown to warn of an impending outlaw gang attack, but he's met with hatred and fear for his previous killings.
Townsman (uncredited)













