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Red West

Actor / Songwriter / Stunt Performer | * 03/08/1936 († 81, 07/18/2017) | Memphis, Tennessee
Robert Gene "Red" West (March 8, 1936 – July 18, 2017) was an American actor, film stuntman and songwriter. He was known for being a close confidant and bodyguard for rock and roll singer Elvis Presley. Upon his firing, West co-wrote the controversial Elvis: What Happened?, in which he exposed the singer's dangerous drug dependence in an attempt to save him; the book was published just two weeks before Presley's August 1977 drug-related death. West was probably best known to American film audiences for his role as Red in Road House, alongside Patrick Swayze. West appeared to critical acclaim in the 2008 independent film Goodbye Solo as William. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Romance / Love

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A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her. ...

Safe Haven

PG-13

2013 | 3.6/5 | 1h 55min
Romance / Love, Thriller
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A man planning to commit suicide hires a taxi driver to take him to his jumping-off point. ...

Goodbye Solo

R

2009 | 3.5/5 | 1h 31min
Drama
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The Double Deuce is the meanest, loudest and rowdiest bar south of the Mason-Dixon Line, and Dalton has been hired to clean it up. He might not look like much, but the Ph.D.-educated bouncer proves he ...

Road House

R

1989 | 3.3/5 | 1h 54min
Action, Thriller
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When Rudy Baylor, a young attorney with no clients, goes to work for a seedy ambulance chaser, he wants to help the parents of a terminally ill boy in their suit against an insurance company. But to t ...

The Rainmaker

PG-13

1997 | 3.5/5 | 2h 15min
Drama, Crime, Thriller
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The dramatized World War II adventures of US Major Gregory "Pappy" Boyington and his Marine Attack Squadron 214, AKA The Black Sheep Squadron. ...

Baa Baa Black Sheep

TV-PG

1976 | 3.8/5 | 1h per episode
Action & Adventure, Drama, War & Politics
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Movies with Red West as Actor(45)

as Roger2013 Safe Haven
as Cliff Whipple2012 At Any Price
as Sam Bergman2010 Father of Invention
as William2009 Goodbye Solo
as Ross Moore2006 Glory Road
as Duigan2005 Forty Shades of Blue
as Officer Ward2000 Above Suspicion
as Mr. Henderson1999 Cookie's Fortune
as Paulsen1998 I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
as Buddy Black1997 The Rainmaker
as Sheriff Charlie Stone1997 The P.A.C.K.
as Fireman Leon Sykes1995 Her Hidden Truth
as Judge1995 The Expert
as Cowboy Sheriff1994 Natural Born Killers
as Sgt. Bob Maddox1992 From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
as Judge1992 The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
as Pritchard1992 Prey of the Chameleon
as Dave1991 Raw Nerve
as Red Webster1989 Road House
as George1989 Trapper County War
as Bates Boley1988 Once Upon a Texas Train
as Cockran1987 The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
as Cookie1987 Proud Men
as Thomas 'Top' Tuttle1984 Hard Knox
as Coach1983 Confessions of a Married Man
as Kaworski1982 Will: The Autobiography of G. Gordon Liddy
as Sud1980 Angel City
as Superintendant Turner1980 Coach of the Year
as Chuck1979 Concrete Cowboys
as Mallory1975 Framed
as Sheriff Tanner1975 Walking Tall Part II
as Sheriff Tanner1973 Walking Tall
as himself1972 Elvis on Tour
as Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)1968 Live a Little, Love a Little
as Ice Cream Vendor (uncredited)1967 Clambake
as Shorty's Pit Crew (uncredited)1966 Spinout
as Mabel's Boyfriend (uncredited)1965 Tickle Me
as Soldier (uncredited)1964 The Americanization of Emily
as Carnival Worker (uncredited)1964 Roustabout
as Son of Lone Star State (uncredited)1964 Viva Las Vegas
as Poolside Guest (uncredited)1963 Fun in Acapulco
as Fred (uncredited)1963 It Happened at the World's Fair
as Bank Guard (uncredited)1962 Follow That Dream
as Opponent (uncredited)1962 Kid Galahad
as Hank Tyler (uncredited)1961 Wild in the Country

TV Shows/Series with Red West as Actor(8)

as himself2018 Elvis Presley: The Searcher
as Taylor2013 Rectify
as Lt. Trask1983 The A-Team
as Sinclair1983 The A-Team
as Red Avory1983 The A-Team
as Sheriff Brooks1983 The A-Team
1979 The Duke
as Marco1978 Battlestar Galactica

Full Name: Robert Gene West
Born: Sunday, 03/08 1936 (March) in Memphis, Tennessee
Died: Tuesday, 07/18 2017 (July) in Memphis (aged: 81)
Zodiac sign: Pisces (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Jones County Junior College, Humes Preparatory Academy Middle School
Related to: Sonny West
Other names for Red West (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Robert Gene West"
"Red" (Nickname)
Red West frequently works together with these people:
Elvis Presley (12x, Actor)
Tom Parker (9x, Crew)
Stephen J. Cannell (6x, Crew)
Ramin Bahrani (6x, Crew)
Franklin Milton (5x, Crew)
Ray McKinnon (5x, Actor)
Burt Kennedy (5x, Crew)
George W. Davis (5x, Crew)
Henry Grace (5x, Crew)
William Tuttle (5x, Crew)
Scott Teems (5x, Crew)
Frank Lupo (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:493564, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 03/29/2024