Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

70

Gender

Male

Birthday

1936-03-08

Day of Death

2017-07-18 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Memphis, Tennessee

Also Known As

Red West

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

Known For

The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker

Glory Road

Glory Road

Elvis on Tour

Elvis on Tour

Coach of the Year

Coach of the Year

Natural Born Killers

Natural Born Killers

Safe Haven

Safe Haven

Acting

Road House

1989

Road House

as

Red Webster

Viva Las Vegas

1964

Viva Las Vegas

as

Son of Lone Star State (uncredited)

Goodbye Solo

2009

Goodbye Solo

as

William

The Rainmaker

1997

The Rainmaker

as

Buddy Black

Walking Tall Part II

1975

Walking Tall Part II

as

Sheriff Tanner

Spinout

1966

Spinout

as

Shorty's Pit Crew (uncredited)

Clambake

1967

Clambake

as

Ice Cream Vendor (uncredited)

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

1992

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

as

Judge

Glory Road

2006

Glory Road

as

Ross Moore

Live a Little, Love a Little

1968

Live a Little, Love a Little

as

Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)

The Legend Of Grizzly Adams

1991

The Legend Of Grizzly Adams

as

Bodine

At Any Price

2012

At Any Price

as

Cliff Whipple

1960

Flaming Star

as

Native American (uncredited)

Forty Shades of Blue

2005

Forty Shades of Blue

as

Duigan

Once Upon a Texas Train

1988

Once Upon a Texas Train

as

Bates Boley

Walking Tall

1973

Walking Tall

as

Sheriff Tanner

Paradise, Hawaiian Style

1966

Paradise, Hawaiian Style

as

Rusty

Hard Knox

1984

Hard Knox

as

Thomas 'Top' Tuttle

Two for the Seesaw

1962

Two for the Seesaw

as

Party Guest

Wild in the Country

1961

Wild in the Country

as

Hank Tyler (uncredited)

Elvis on Tour

1972

Elvis on Tour

as

Self

Kid Galahad

1962

Kid Galahad

as

Opponent (uncredited)

Follow That Dream

1962

Follow That Dream

as

Bank Guard (uncredited)

It Happened at the World's Fair

1963

It Happened at the World's Fair

as

Fred (uncredited)

Fun in Acapulco

1963

Fun in Acapulco

as

Poolside Guest (uncredited)

Proud Men

1987

Proud Men

as

Cookie

Prey of the Chameleon

1992

Prey of the Chameleon

as

Pritchard

The Americanization of Emily

1964

The Americanization of Emily

as

Soldier (uncredited)

Confessions of a Married Man

1983

Confessions of a Married Man

as

Coach

Roustabout

1964

Roustabout

as

Carnival Worker (uncredited)

Raw Nerve

1991

Raw Nerve

as

Dave

Coach of the Year

1980

Coach of the Year

as

Superintendant Turner

Above Suspicion

2000

Above Suspicion

as

Officer Ward

From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One

1992

From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One

as

Sgt. Bob Maddox

Tickle Me

1965

Tickle Me

as

Mabel's Boyfriend (uncredited)

Concrete Cowboys

1979

Concrete Cowboys

as

Chuck

Her Hidden Truth

1995

Her Hidden Truth

as

Leon Sykes

The Black Dove

2016

The Black Dove

as

Detective Randall Hayward

Father of Invention

2010

Father of Invention

as

Sam Bergman

Angel City

1980

Angel City

as

Sud

Natural Born Killers

1994

Natural Born Killers

as

Cowboy Sheriff

Charley Hannah

1986

Charley Hannah

as

David 'OO' Buck

The P.A.C.K.

1997

The P.A.C.K.

as

Sheriff Charlie Stone

The Expert

1995

The Expert

as

Judge

Cookie's Fortune

1999

Cookie's Fortune

as

Mr. Henderson

Safe Haven

2013

Safe Haven

as

Roger

Trapper County War

1989

Trapper County War

as

George

Will: G. Gordon Liddy

1982

Will: G. Gordon Liddy

as

Kaworski

Framed

1975

Framed

as

Mallory

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

1987

The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory

as

Cockran

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

1998

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

as

Paulsen

Ice Palace

1960

Ice Palace

as

Train Passenger (uncredited)

A Painted House

2003

A Painted House

as

Man Discussing Weather (uncredited)

Felony

1994

Felony

as

Chief Edwards

The Duke

The Duke

as

The A-Team

The A-Team

as

Lt. Trask

Rectify

Rectify

as

Taylor

The Six Million Dollar Man

The Six Million Dollar Man

as

Owner

Elvis Presley: The Searcher

Elvis Presley: The Searcher

as

Self

The A-Team

The A-Team

as

Sinclair

The A-Team

The A-Team

as

Sheriff Brooks

The A-Team

The A-Team

as

Red Avory

Battlestar Galactica

Battlestar Galactica

as

Marco

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

as

Bull

Magnum, P.I.

Magnum, P.I.

as

Billy Cockrell

The Wild Wild West

The Wild Wild West

as

Man #1

Mannix

Mannix

as

Thug (uncredited)

Arrest and Trial

Arrest and Trial

as

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Get Smart

Get Smart

as

Balinkov (uncredited)

Production

Crew

1960

Flaming Star

as

Directing