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
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| Birth Location | Memphis, Tennessee |
|---|---|
| Born | 1936-03-08 |
| Died | 2017-07-18 |
Movies
Safe Haven
as Roger
2013
At Any Price
as Cliff Whipple
2012
Father of Invention
as Sam Bergman
2010
Goodbye Solo
as William
2009
Glory Road
as Ross Moore
2006
Forty Shades of Blue
as Duigan
2005
Above Suspicion
as Officer Ward
2000
Cookie's Fortune
as Mr. Henderson
1999
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
as Paulsen
1998
The Rainmaker
as Buddy Black
1997
The P.A.C.K.
as Sheriff Charlie Stone
1997
Her Hidden Truth
as Leon Sykes
1995
The Expert
as Judge
1995
Natural Born Killers
as Cowboy Sheriff
1994
From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
as Sgt. Bob Maddox
1992
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
as Judge
1992
Prey of the Chameleon
as Pritchard
1992
The Legend Of Grizzly Adams
as Bodine
1991
Raw Nerve
as Dave
1991
Road House
as Red Webster
1989
Trapper County War
as George
1989
Once Upon a Texas Train
as Bates Boley
1988
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
as Cockran
1987
Proud Men
as Cookie
1987
Hard Knox
as Thomas 'Top' Tuttle
1984
Confessions of a Married Man
as Coach
1983
Will: G. Gordon Liddy
as Kaworski
1982
Coach of the Year
as Superintendant Turner
1980
Angel City
as Sud
1980
Concrete Cowboys
as Chuck
1979
Walking Tall Part II
as Sheriff Tanner
1975
Framed
as Mallory
1975
Walking Tall
as Sheriff Tanner
1973
Elvis on Tour
as Himself
1972
Live a Little, Love a Little
as Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)
1968
Clambake
as Ice Cream Vendor (uncredited)
1967
Spinout
as Shorty's Pit Crew (uncredited)
1966
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
as Rusty
1966
Tickle Me
as Mabel's Boyfriend (uncredited)
1965
Roustabout
as Carnival Worker (uncredited)
1964
The Americanization of Emily
as Soldier (uncredited)
1964
Viva Las Vegas
as Son of Lone Star State (uncredited)
1964
Fun in Acapulco
as Poolside Guest (uncredited)
1963
It Happened at the World's Fair
as Fred (uncredited)
1963
Kid Galahad
as Opponent (uncredited)
1962
Two for the Seesaw
as Party Guest
1962
Follow That Dream
as Bank Guard (uncredited)
1962
Wild in the Country
as Hank Tyler (uncredited)
1961
Flaming Star
as Native American (uncredited)
1960
Movies
Flaming Star
Stunts
1960