Red West
Acting
- Born:
- 1936-03-08
- Died:
- 2017-07-18
- Place of birth:
- Memphis, 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
Known For
Filmography
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
The Black Dove
Rectify
Safe Haven
At Any Price
Father of Invention
Goodbye Solo
Glory Road
Forty Shades of Blue
A Painted House
Above Suspicion
Cookie's Fortune
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
The Rainmaker
The P.A.C.K.
Felony
Her Hidden Truth
The Expert
Natural Born Killers
From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
Prey of the Chameleon
The Legend Of Grizzly Adams
Raw Nerve
Road House
Billy the Kid
Trapper County War
Once Upon a Texas Train
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
Proud Men
Charley Hannah
Hard Knox
Confessions of a Married Man
The A-Team
Will: G. Gordon Liddy
Coach of the Year
Magnum, P.I.
Angel City
Concrete Cowboys
The Duke
Battlestar Galactica
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Walking Tall Part II
Framed
The Six Million Dollar Man
Walking Tall
Elvis on Tour
Live a Little, Love a Little
Clambake
Mannix
Spinout
Paradise, Hawaiian Style
Get Smart
The Wild Wild West
Tickle Me
Roustabout
The Americanization of Emily
Viva Las Vegas
Fun in Acapulco
Arrest and Trial