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Red West

Acting
81 years oldMemphis, Tennessee

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

Personal Details

Born
March 8, 1936 - July 18, 2017 (age 81)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Memphis, Tennessee
Known For
Acting

Movies (42)

The Black Dove

The Black Dove

as Detective Randall Hayward

2016

Safe Haven
7.2

Safe Haven

as Roger

2013

At Any Price
5.3

At Any Price

as Cliff Whipple

2012

Father of Invention
5.4

Father of Invention

as Sam Bergman

2010

Goodbye Solo
6.9

Goodbye Solo

as William

2009

Glory Road
7.4

Glory Road

as Ross Moore

2006

Forty Shades of Blue
4.1

Forty Shades of Blue

as Duigan

2005

A Painted House
7.0

A Painted House

as Man Discussing Weather (uncredited)

2003

Above Suspicion
5.5

Above Suspicion

as Officer Ward

2000

Cookie's Fortune
6.3

Cookie's Fortune

as Mr. Henderson

1999

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
5.4

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

as Paulsen

1998

The Rainmaker
7.0

The Rainmaker

as Buddy Black

1997

The P.A.C.K.
2.0

The P.A.C.K.

as Sheriff Charlie Stone

1997

Her Hidden Truth
7.0

Her Hidden Truth

as Leon Sykes

1995

The Expert
4.4

The Expert

as Judge

1995

Felony
4.2

Felony

as Chief Edwards

1994

Natural Born Killers
7.1

Natural Born Killers

as Cowboy Sheriff

1994

From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
2.0

From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One

as Sgt. Bob Maddox

1992

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
5.1

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

as Judge

1992

Prey of the Chameleon
4.5

Prey of the Chameleon

as Pritchard

1992

The Legend Of Grizzly Adams
3.0

The Legend Of Grizzly Adams

as Bodine

1991

Raw Nerve
3.7

Raw Nerve

as Dave

1991

Road House
6.7

Road House

as Red Webster

1989

Trapper County War
3.5

Trapper County War

as George

1989

Once Upon a Texas Train
5.1

Once Upon a Texas Train

as Bates Boley

1988

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
6.2

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

as Cockran

1987

Proud Men
7.0

Proud Men

as Cookie

1987

Charley Hannah
6.0

Charley Hannah

as David 'OO' Buck

1986

Hard Knox
5.7

Hard Knox

as Thomas 'Top' Tuttle

1984

Confessions of a Married Man

Confessions of a Married Man

as Coach

1983

Will: G. Gordon Liddy
1.0

Will: G. Gordon Liddy

as Kaworski

1982

Coach of the Year
7.5

Coach of the Year

as Superintendant Turner

1980

Angel City
5.8

Angel City

as Sud

1980

Concrete Cowboys
5.0

Concrete Cowboys

as Chuck

1979

Walking Tall Part II
5.3

Walking Tall Part II

as Sheriff Tanner

1975

Framed
6.6

Framed

as Mallory

1975

Walking Tall
6.6

Walking Tall

as Sheriff Tanner

1973

Elvis on Tour
7.2

Elvis on Tour

as Self

1972

Live a Little, Love a Little
5.5

Live a Little, Love a Little

as Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)

1968

Clambake
5.9

Clambake

as Ice Cream Vendor (uncredited)

1967

Spinout
5.5

Spinout

as Shorty's Pit Crew (uncredited)

1966

Paradise, Hawaiian Style
5.1

Paradise, Hawaiian Style

as Rusty

1966

TV Shows (8)