Red West

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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

Cowboy Sheriff

Safe Haven

Roger

I Still Know What You Did Last Summer

Paulsen

Road House

Red Webster

The Rainmaker

Buddy Black

The A-Team

Lt. Trask

The A-Team

Sinclair

The A-Team

Sheriff Brooks

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2018	Elvis Presley: The Searcher TV	Self
2016	The Black Dove MOVIE	Detective Randall Hayward
2013	Rectify TV	Taylor
2013	Safe Haven MOVIE	Roger
2012	At Any Price MOVIE	Cliff Whipple
2010	Father of Invention MOVIE	Sam Bergman
2009	Goodbye Solo MOVIE	William
2006	Glory Road MOVIE	Ross Moore
2005	Forty Shades of Blue MOVIE	Duigan
2003	A Painted House MOVIE	Man Discussing Weather (uncredited)
2000	Above Suspicion MOVIE	Officer Ward
1999	Cookie's Fortune MOVIE	Mr. Henderson
1998	I Still Know What You Did Last Summer MOVIE	Paulsen
1997	The Rainmaker MOVIE	Buddy Black
1997	The P.A.C.K. MOVIE	Sheriff Charlie Stone
1995	Her Hidden Truth MOVIE	Leon Sykes
1995	The Expert MOVIE	Judge
1994	Felony MOVIE	Chief Edwards
1994	Natural Born Killers MOVIE	Cowboy Sheriff
1992	From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One MOVIE	Sgt. Bob Maddox
1992	The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag MOVIE	Judge
1992	Prey of the Chameleon MOVIE	Pritchard
1991	The Legend Of Grizzly Adams MOVIE	Bodine
1991	Raw Nerve MOVIE	Dave
1989	Road House MOVIE	Red Webster
1989	Trapper County War MOVIE	George
1988	Once Upon a Texas Train MOVIE	Bates Boley
1987	The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory MOVIE	Cockran
1987	Proud Men MOVIE	Cookie
1986	Charley Hannah MOVIE	David 'OO' Buck
1984	Hard Knox MOVIE	Thomas 'Top' Tuttle
1983	Confessions of a Married Man MOVIE	Coach
1983	The A-Team TV	Lt. Trask
1983	The A-Team TV	Sinclair
1983	The A-Team TV	Sheriff Brooks
1983	The A-Team TV	Red Avory
1982	Will: G. Gordon Liddy MOVIE	Kaworski
1980	Coach of the Year MOVIE	Superintendant Turner
1980	Magnum, P.I. TV	Bull
1980	Magnum, P.I. TV	Billy Cockrell
1980	Angel City MOVIE	Sud
1979	Concrete Cowboys MOVIE	Chuck
1979	The Duke TV	Self
1978	Battlestar Galactica TV	Marco
1975	Walking Tall Part II MOVIE	Sheriff Tanner
1975	Framed MOVIE	Mallory
1974	The Six Million Dollar Man TV	Owner
1973	Walking Tall MOVIE	Sheriff Tanner
1972	Elvis on Tour MOVIE	Self
1968	Live a Little, Love a Little MOVIE	Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)
1967	Clambake MOVIE	Ice Cream Vendor (uncredited)
1967	Mannix TV	Thug (uncredited)
1966	Spinout MOVIE	Shorty's Pit Crew (uncredited)
1966	Paradise, Hawaiian Style MOVIE	Rusty
1965	Get Smart TV	Balinkov (uncredited)
1965	The Wild Wild West TV	Man #1
1965	Tickle Me MOVIE	Mabel's Boyfriend (uncredited)
1964	Roustabout MOVIE	Carnival Worker (uncredited)
1964	The Americanization of Emily MOVIE	Soldier (uncredited)
1964	Viva Las Vegas MOVIE	Son of Lone Star State (uncredited)
1963	Fun in Acapulco MOVIE	Poolside Guest (uncredited)
1963	Arrest and Trial TV	Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1963	It Happened at the World's Fair MOVIE	Fred (uncredited)
1962	Kid Galahad MOVIE	Opponent (uncredited)
1962	Two for the Seesaw MOVIE	Party Guest
1962	Follow That Dream MOVIE	Bank Guard (uncredited)
1961	Wild in the Country MOVIE	Hank Tyler (uncredited)
1960	Flaming Star MOVIE	Native American (uncredited)
1960	Ice Palace MOVIE	Train Passenger (uncredited)

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