Red West

Red West

1936-03-08 – 2017-07-18 (age 81) 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.

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Known For

Natural Born Killers
Natural Born Killers

1994

as Cowboy Sheriff

Safe Haven
Safe Haven

2013

as Roger

The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker

1997

as Buddy Black

Road House
Road House

1989

as Red Webster

Glory Road
Glory Road

2006

as Ross Moore

Flaming Star
Flaming Star

1960

as Native American (uncredited)

Walking Tall
Walking Tall

1973

as Sheriff Tanner

Clambake
Clambake

1967

as Ice Cream Vendor (uncredited)

Spinout
Spinout

1966

as Shorty's Pit Crew (uncredited)

Kid Galahad
Kid Galahad

1962

as Opponent (uncredited)

Cookie's Fortune
Cookie's Fortune

1999

as Mr. Henderson

Roustabout
Roustabout

1964

as Carnival Worker (uncredited)

Will: G. Gordon Liddy
Will: G. Gordon Liddy

1982

as Kaworski

At Any Price
At Any Price

2012

as Cliff Whipple

Walking Tall Part II
Walking Tall Part II

1975

as Sheriff Tanner

Framed
Framed

1975

as Mallory

Once Upon a Texas Train
Once Upon a Texas Train

1988

as Bates Boley

Wild in the Country
Wild in the Country

1961

as Hank Tyler (uncredited)

Father of Invention
Father of Invention

2010

as Sam Bergman