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Red West

Red West

Actor · 1936–2017 · Memphis, Tennessee

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Red West (born 1936) is an American actor, film stuntman and songwriter. West was born Robert Gene West in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of Lois and Newton Thomas West. He was a close high school friend of rock and roll singer Elvis Presley. An excellent athlete and former U.S. Marine, West played football for his high school and junior college teams and was a boxer in the Golden Gloves championships. Today, he is probably best known to American film audiences for his role as Red in Road House, alongside Patrick Swayze. Description above from the Wikipedia article Red West, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Acted in 66

2010s

  1. 2016

    The Black Dove

    Detective Randall Hayward

  2. 2013
  3. 2012
  4. 2010

2000s

  1. 2009

    Goodbye Solo

    William

  2. 2006
  3. 2005

    Forty Shades of Blue

    Duigan

  4. 2003

    A Painted House

    Man Discussing Weather (uncredited)

  5. 2000

1990s

  1. 1999

    Cookie's Fortune

    Mr. Henderson

  2. 1998
  3. 1997
  4. The P.A.C.K.

    Sheriff Charlie Stone

  5. 1996

    Felony

    Chief Edwards

  6. 1995
  7. 1994
  8. 1992

    From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One

    Sgt. Bob Maddox

  9. The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

    Judge

  10. Prey of the Chameleon

    Pritchard

  11. 1991

    The Legend Of Grizzly Adams

    Bodine

1980s

  1. 1989
  2. Billy the Kid

    Joe Grant

  3. Trapper County War

    George

  4. 1988
  5. 1987
  6. 1986

    Charley Hannah

    David 'OO' Buck

  7. 1984

    Hard Knox

    Thomas 'Top' Tuttle

  8. 1983

    Confessions of a Married Man

    Coach

  9. 1982

    Will: G. Gordon Liddy

    Kaworski

  10. 1980

    Coach of the Year

    Superintendant Turner

  11. Angel City

    Sud

1960s

  1. 1968

    Live a Little, Love a Little

    Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)

  2. 1967
  3. 1966
  4. 1965
  5. Tickle Me

    Mabel's Boyfriend (uncredited)

  6. 1964

    Roustabout

    Carnival Worker (uncredited)

  7. 1963
  8. It Happened at the World's Fair

    Fred (uncredited)

  9. 1962
  10. 1961
  11. 1960
  12. Tall Story

    Basketball Player /Student (uncredited)

  13. Ice Palace

    Train Passenger (uncredited)

Other crew 1

Appearances3

2010s

  1. 2018

    Elvis Presley: The Searcher

    Self · 2 episodes