Pat Smear
Acting
1959-08-05 · Los Angeles, California, USA
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
Saturday Night Live UK
2026 · Series
Amazon Music Live: Foo Fighters
2025 · Movie
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
2025 · Movie
Hot Ones Versus
2024 · Series
Foo Fighters - Austin City Limits
2023 · Movie
Foo Fighters - Live At The Town 2023
2023 · Movie
Foo Fighters - Live at Rock am Ring 2023
2023 · Movie
The Teacher
2023 · Movie
Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for Concerts
2023 · Movie
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
2022 · Movie
Foo Fighters: One Less Hero
2022 · Movie
Studio 666
2022 · Movie
Foo Fighters-Superbowl LVI Aftershow in Virtual Reality
2022 · Movie
Foo Fighters Live at Madison Square Garden (June 20, 2021)
2021 · Movie
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021 · Movie
Foo Fighters-Live From Lollapalooza 2021
2021 · Movie
Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World
2021 · Movie
Times Like Those: Foo Fighters 25th Anniversary
2020 · Movie
The Morning Show
2019 · Series
Foo Fighters: Rock In Rio
2019 · Movie
Foo Fighters - Reading Festival
2019 · Movie
Foo Fighters: Hurricane Festival 2019
2019 · Movie
Foo Fighters: Southside Festival 2019
2019 · Movie
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
2018 · Movie
Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special
2017 · Movie
Foo Fighters - NOS Alive 2017
2017 · Movie
Foo Fighters - Cheese and Grain, Frome, UK
2017 · Movie
The Road to ACL
2016 · Movie
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · Series
Foo Fighters - Rock am Ring
2015 · Movie
Cobain: Montage of Heck
2015 · Movie
Foo Fighters - Rio De Janeiro
2015 · Movie
Foo Fighters Sonic Highways
2014 · Series
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
2012 · Movie
Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert
2011 · Movie
Foo Fighters -T in The Park
2011 · Movie
Foo Fighters: Live At Pinkpop Festival
2011 · Movie
Foo Fighters: A Hard Day's Light
2011 · Movie
Foo Fighters: Back and Forth
2011 · Movie
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light Live From 606
2011 · Movie
Foo Fighters - Live in London
2011 · Movie
Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits
2009 · Movie
Foo Fighters: Live At Wembley Stadium
2008 · Movie
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Series
Foo Fighters: Skin and Bones
2006 · Movie
Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
2006 · Movie
Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero
2006 · Movie
Punk: Attitude
2005 · Movie
Media Blitz: The Germs Story
2004 · Movie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Series
Free Tibet
1998 · Movie
Kurt & Courtney
1998 · Movie
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
1993 · Movie
MTV Unplugged: Nirvana
1993 · Movie
Nirvana: Live and Loud
1993 · Movie
Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal
1993 · Movie
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Series
The Book of Manson
1989 · Movie
Citizen Tania
1989 · Movie
MTV Video Music Awards
1984 · Series
The Decline of Western Civilization
1981 · Movie
Germs: Caught In My Eye
1979 · Movie
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Series
Foo Fighters: Live at Pinkpop 2026
Movie
Target Video: Underground Forces Vol. 3
Movie
Foo Fighters: Tibetan Freedom Concert
Movie
Foo Fighters - Music Video Collection
Movie
Foo Fighters Live at iTunes Festival London
Movie