Known For
Acting
Birthday
March 8, 1936
Place of Birth
Memphis, Tennessee
Red West
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 - Movies
Natural Born Killers
as Cowboy Sheriff
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
as Paulsen
Road House
as Red Webster
The Rainmaker
as Buddy Black
Safe Haven
as Roger
Glory Road
as Ross Moore
Walking Tall
as Sheriff Tanner
The Americanization of Emily
as Soldier (uncredited)
Flaming Star
as Native American (uncredited)
Clambake
as Ice Cream Vendor (uncredited)
