Pat Smear
Acting
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Acting Credits
Biography
Georg Albert Ruthenberg (born August 5, 1959), better known by the stage name Pat Smear, is an American musician. He is best known as a rhythm guitarist for the rock band Foo Fighters, with whom he has recorded six studio albums. Smear was a founding member of punk band the Germs and was the touring guitarist for grunge band Nirvana from 1993 to 1994. After Nirvana disbanded following the suicide of its frontman Kurt Cobain, drummer Dave Grohl went on to become the frontman of rock band Foo Figh...
Known For
Filmography
Saturday Night Live UK
2026
as Self - Musical Guest
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
as Self
Amazon Music Live: Foo Fighters
2025
as Himself
Hot Ones Versus
2024
as Self
Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for Concerts
2023
as Self
Foo Fighters - Live at Rock am Ring 2023
2023
as Self
The Teacher
2023
as Self
Foo Fighters - Austin City Limits
2023
as self
Foo Fighters - Live At The Town 2023
2023
as Self
Studio 666
2022
as Pat Smear
Foo Fighters-Superbowl LVI Aftershow in Virtual Reality
2022
as Self
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
2022
as Self
Foo Fighters: One Less Hero
2022
as Self (archive footage)
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
as Self
Foo Fighters Live at Madison Square Garden (June 20, 2021)
2021
as Self
Foo Fighters-Live From Lollapalooza 2021
2021
as Self
Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World
2021
as Self - Performer
Times Like Those: Foo Fighters 25th Anniversary
2020
Foo Fighters: Southside Festival 2019
2019
as Self
Foo Fighters: Hurricane Festival 2019
2019
as Self
Foo Fighters - Reading Festival
2019
as Self
Foo Fighters: Rock In Rio
2019
as Self
The Morning Show
2019
as Pat Smear
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
2018
as Self
Foo Fighters - NOS Alive 2017
2017
as Self
Foo Fighters - Cheese and Grain, Frome, UK
2017
as Self
Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special
2017
as Self
The Road to ACL
2016
as Self
Cobain: Montage of Heck
2015
as Self (archive footage)
Foo Fighters - Rock am Ring
2015
as Self - Guitar
Foo Fighters - Rio De Janeiro
2015
as Self - Guitars
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Musical Guest
Foo Fighters Sonic Highways
2014
as Self
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012
as Self
Foo Fighters: Back and Forth
2011
as Self
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light Live From 606
2011
as Self
Foo Fighters -T in The Park
2011
as Self
Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert
2011
as Self - Lead & Rhythm Guitars
Foo Fighters: Live At Pinkpop Festival
2011
as Self - Lead Guitar
Foo Fighters: A Hard Day's Light
2011
as Self - Guitars
Foo Fighters - Live in London
2011
as Self
Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits
2009
as Self
Foo Fighters: Live At Wembley Stadium
2008
as Self - Guitars
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self - Performer
Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero
2006
as Self
Foo Fighters: Skin and Bones
2006
as Self
Punk: Attitude
2005
as Self
Media Blitz: The Germs Story
2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Kurt & Courtney
1998
as Self
Free Tibet
1998
as Self - Foo Fighters
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
1993
as Self - Guitar
MTV Unplugged: Nirvana
1993
as Self
Nirvana: Live and Loud
1993
as Self - Guitar
Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal
1993
as Self - Guitar, Vocals
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Musical Guest
Citizen Tania
1989
as Cinque
The Book of Manson
1989
as Jimi Hendrix
Rock in Rio
1985
as Self - Performer
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self
The Decline of Western Civilization
1981
as Self
Germs: Caught In My Eye
1979
as Himself
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Musical Guest