Pat Smear
Acting • Born 1959-08-05
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 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.
Filmography
65 credits
The Road to ACL
Movie • 2016
Self
Studio 666
Movie • 2022
Pat Smear
Kurt & Courtney
Movie • 1998
Self
Foo Fighters: Back and Forth
Movie • 2011
Self
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light Live From 606
Movie • 2011
Self
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie • 2021
Self
The Decline of Western Civilization
Movie • 1981
Self
Foo Fighters Live at Madison Square Garden (June 20, 2021)
Movie • 2021
Self
Cobain: Montage of Heck
Movie • 2015
Self (archive footage)
Foo Fighters-Live From Lollapalooza 2021
Movie • 2021
Self
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
Movie • 1993
Self - Guitar
Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for Concerts
Movie • 2023
Self
Nirvana - Unplugged In New York (MTV Version)
Movie • 1993
Self
Foo Fighters - Live at Rock am Ring 2023
Movie • 2023
Self
The Teacher
Movie • 2023
Self
Foo Fighters-Superbowl LVI Aftershow in Virtual Reality
Movie • 2022
Self
Media Blitz: The Germs Story
Movie • 2004
Nirvana: Live And Loud
Movie • 1993
Self - Guitar
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
Movie • 2022
Self
Foo Fighters: Live At Wembley Stadium
Movie • 2008
Self - Guitars
Punk: Attitude
Movie • 2005
Self
Foo Fighters Live at iTunes Festival London
Movie
Self
Citizen Tania
Movie • 1989
Cinque
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Movie • 2012
Self
Foo Fighters: One Less Hero
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
Foo Fighters - Austin City Limits
Movie • 2023
self
Foo Fighters - NOS Alive 2017
Movie • 2017
Self
The Book of Manson
Movie • 1989
Jimi Hendrix
Foo Fighters - Live At The Town 2023
Movie • 2023
Self
Foo Fighters -T in The Park
Movie • 2011
Self
Foo Fighters: Live At Pinkpop Festival
Movie • 2011
Self - Lead Guitar
Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero
Movie • 2006
Self
Foo Fighters - Rock am Ring
Movie • 2015
Self - Guitar
Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert
Movie • 2011
Self - Lead & Rhythm Guitars
Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
Movie • 2006
Self (archive footage)
Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal
Movie • 1993
Self - Guitar, Vocals
Foo Fighters - Cheese and Grain, Frome, UK
Movie • 2017
Self
Foo Fighters - Rio De Janeiro
Movie • 2015
Self - Guitars
Foo Fighters: Southside Festival 2019
Movie • 2019
Self
Foo Fighters: Hurricane Festival 2019
Movie • 2019
Self
Foo Fighters - Reading Festival
Movie • 2019
Self
Foo Fighters: Rock In Rio
Movie • 2019
Self
Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special
Movie • 2017
Self
Germs: Caught In My Eye
Movie • 1979
Himself
Foo Fighters: A Hard Day's Light
Movie • 2011
Self - Guitars
Foo Fighters: Skin and Bones
Movie • 2006
Self
Times Like Those: Foo Fighters 25th Anniversary
Movie • 2020
Foo Fighters - Music Video Collection
Movie
Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World
Movie • 2021
Self - Performer
Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits
Movie • 2009
Self
Foo Fighters - Live in London
Movie • 2011
Self
Free Tibet
Movie • 1998
Self - Foo Fighters
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Movie • 2025
Self
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
Movie • 2018
Self
Foo Fighters: Tibetan Freedom Concert
Movie
Amazon Music Live: Foo Fighters
Movie • 2025
Himself
Target Video: Underground Forces Vol. 3
Movie
Self
Foo Fighters - Live Glastonbury 2023
Movie
Foo Fighters Sonic Highways
TV • 2014
Self
The Morning Show
TV • 2019
Pat Smear
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
MTV Video Music Awards
TV • 1984
Self
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Musical Guest
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self - Performer
Late Show with David Letterman
TV • 1993
Self - Musical Guest