Acting
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.
Filmography
Saturday Night Live UK
Series · 2026
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Film · 2025
Amazon Music Live: Foo Fighters
Film · 2025
Hot Ones Versus
Series · 2024
Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for Concerts
Film · 2023
Foo Fighters - Live at Rock am Ring 2023
Film · 2023
The Teacher
Film · 2023
Foo Fighters - Austin City Limits
Film · 2023
Foo Fighters - Live At The Town 2023
Film · 2023
Studio 666
Film · 2022
Foo Fighters-Superbowl LVI Aftershow in Virtual Reality
Film · 2022
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
Film · 2022
Foo Fighters: One Less Hero
Film · 2022
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Film · 2021
Foo Fighters Live at Madison Square Garden (June 20, 2021)
Film · 2021
Foo Fighters-Live From Lollapalooza 2021
Film · 2021
Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World
Film · 2021
Times Like Those: Foo Fighters 25th Anniversary
Film · 2020
Foo Fighters: Hurricane Festival 2019
Film · 2019
Foo Fighters: Southside Festival 2019
Film · 2019
Foo Fighters - Reading Festival
Film · 2019
Foo Fighters: Rock In Rio
Film · 2019
The Morning Show
Series · 2019
Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame: In Concert 2014-2017
Film · 2018
Foo Fighters - NOS Alive 2017
Film · 2017
Foo Fighters - Cheese and Grain, Frome, UK
Film · 2017
Foo Fighters – Landmarks Live in Concert: A Great Performances Special
Film · 2017
The Road to ACL
Film · 2016
Cobain: Montage of Heck
Film · 2015
Foo Fighters - Rock am Ring
Film · 2015
Foo Fighters - Rio De Janeiro
Film · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
Foo Fighters Sonic Highways
Series · 2014
12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief
Film · 2012
Foo Fighters: Back and Forth
Film · 2011
Foo Fighters - Wasting Light Live From 606
Film · 2011
Foo Fighters -T in The Park
Film · 2011
Foo Fighters: Live At Pinkpop Festival
Film · 2011
Foo Fighters The Roundhouse Concert
Film · 2011
Foo Fighters: A Hard Day's Light
Film · 2011
Foo Fighters - Live in London
Film · 2011
Foo Fighters - Greatest Hits
Film · 2009
Foo Fighters: Live At Wembley Stadium
Film · 2008
The Graham Norton Show
Series · 2007
Nirvana - In Utero: Under Review
Film · 2006
Nirvana The Path from Incesticide to In Utero
Film · 2006
Foo Fighters: Skin and Bones
Film · 2006
Punk: Attitude
Film · 2005
Media Blitz: The Germs Story
Film · 2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Kurt & Courtney
Film · 1998
Free Tibet
Film · 1998
Nirvana: Unplugged In New York
Film · 1993
MTV Unplugged: Nirvana
Film · 1993
Nirvana: Live and Loud
Film · 1993
Nirvana: Unplugged in New York - Rehearsal
Film · 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Series · 1993
Citizen Tania
Film · 1989
The Book of Manson
Film · 1989
Rock in Rio
Series · 1985
MTV Video Music Awards
Series · 1984
The Decline of Western Civilization
Film · 1981
Germs: Caught In My Eye
Film · 1979
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
Foo Fighters Live at iTunes Festival London
Film
Foo Fighters - Music Video Collection
Film
Foo Fighters: Tibetan Freedom Concert
Film
Target Video: Underground Forces Vol. 3
Film
Foo Fighters: Live at Pinkpop 2026
Film