Pat Smear
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 Fighters, with Smear soon joining on guitar. He left Foo Fighters in 1997, before rejoining as a touring guitarist in 2005, and has been a full-time member since 2010.
67 acting credits
Acting · 67
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
Saturday Night Live
1975
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
The Morning Show
2019
Hot Ones Versus
2024
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
Saturday Night Live UK
2026
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025
Foo Fighters Sonic Highways
2014
Studio 666
2022
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012
Cobain: Montage of Heck
2015
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
2022
The Decline of Western Civilization
1981
Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World
2021
Free Tibet
1998
Foo Fighters: Live At Wembley Stadium
2008
Foo Fighters: Back and Forth
2011
Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert
2011
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
2018
Punk: Attitude
2005
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
1993
Foo Fighters - Reading Festival
2019
Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for Concerts
2023
Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special
2017
Foo Fighters - Music Video Collection
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Foo Fighters - Austin City Limits
2023
Times Like Those: Foo Fighters 25th Anniversary
2020
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light Live From 606
2011
Kurt & Courtney
1998
Foo Fighters - Cheese and Grain, Frome, UK
2017
The Teacher
2023
Foo Fighters Live at Madison Square Garden (June 20, 2021)
2021
Foo Fighters: Skin and Bones
2006
Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
2006
Foo Fighters - Rio De Janeiro
2015
Nirvana: Live And Loud
1993
Foo Fighters -T in The Park
2011
Foo Fighters - Live At The Town 2023
2023
Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal
1993
Nirvana - Unplugged In New York (MTV Version)
1993
Citizen Tania
1989
Target Video: Underground Forces Vol. 3
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Foo Fighters-Superbowl LVI Aftershow in Virtual Reality
2022
Foo Fighters: Southside Festival 2019
2019
Foo Fighters-Live From Lollapalooza 2021
2021
The Road to ACL
2016
Foo Fighters - Rock am Ring
2015
Foo Fighters - NOS Alive 2017
2017
Foo Fighters: A Hard Day's Light
2011
Foo Fighters: Hurricane Festival 2019
2019
Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero
2006
Foo Fighters: One Less Hero
2022
Foo Fighters Live at iTunes Festival London
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Germs: Caught In My Eye
1979
Foo Fighters - Live at Rock am Ring 2023
2023
Foo Fighters: Rock In Rio
2019
Foo Fighters: Live At Pinkpop Festival
2011
Foo Fighters: Tibetan Freedom Concert
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The Book of Manson
1989
Amazon Music Live: Foo Fighters
2025
Foo Fighters - Live in London
2011
Media Blitz: The Germs Story
2004
Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits
2009