Red West Biography (1936-) (original) (raw)

1. Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
2. Titus Welliver to Peter Wingfield

Original name, Robert Gene West; born 1936, in Memphis, TN; son of Newton Thomas and Lois West; married Pat Boyd (a secretary), July 1, 1961; children: two sons, including John Boyd (an actor). Addresses: Contact: c/o 6676 Memphis-Arlington, Bartlett, TN 38135.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, stunt performer

Birth Details

1936

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• (As Robert "Red" Gene West) Bearded man at newspaper stand, Journey tothe Center of the Earth (also known as Trip to the Center of the Earth), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1959
• (Uncredited) Indian, Flaming Star, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1960
• (Uncredited) Hank Tyler, Wild in the Country, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1961
• (Uncredited) Party guest, Blue Hawaii, Paramount/Viacom, 1961
• (Uncredited) Bank guard, Follow That Dream, United Artists, 1962
• (Uncredited) Bongo-playing crew member on tuna boat, Girls! Girls! Girls!, Paramount/Viacom, 1962
• (Uncredited) Card player, Palm Springs Weekend, Warner Bros., 1963
• (Uncredited) Fred, It Happened at the World's Fair, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963
• (Uncredited) Poolside guest, Fun in Acapulco, Paramount/Viacom, 1963
• (Uncredited) Carnival worker, Roustabout, Paramount, 1964
• (Uncredited) A son of the lone star state, Viva Las Vegas (also known as Love in Las Vegas), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1964
• Assassin, Harum Scarum (also known as Harem Holiday), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965
• (Uncredited) Bully in bar, Tickle Me, Allied Artists, 1965
• (Uncredited) Extra in Kit Kat Club, Girl Happy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965
• (Uncredited) Football player, John Goldfarb, Please Come Home, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1965
• (Uncredited) Member of Shorty's pit crew, Spinout (also known as California Holiday), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1966
• (Uncredited) Rusty, Paradise, Hawaiian Style, Paramount/Viacom, 1966
• (Uncredited) The Navy vs. the Night Monsters (also known as Monsters of the Night and The Night Crawlers), Realart Pictures, 1966
• (Uncredited) Ice cream vendor, Clambake, United Artists, 1967
• (Uncredited) Newspaper vendor, Live a Little, Love a Little, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968
• Mike, Bigfoot, 1970, Ellman Enterprises, 1973
• Himself, Elvis: That's the Way It Is, Warner Bros./Turner Entertainment, 1970, released as _Elvis: That's the Way It Is--Special Edition,_2001
• Sheriff Tanner, Walking Tall, Cinerama, 1973
• Mallory, Framed, Paramount, 1975
• Sheriff Tanner, Walking Tall Part II (also known as Legend of the Lawman and Part 2, Walking Tall), American International Pictures, 1975
• George, Trapper County War, Republic, 1989
• Red Webster, Road House, United Artists, 1989
• Bodine, The Legend of Grizzly Adams (also known as Grizzly Adams: The Legend Continues), 1990
• Dave, Raw Nerve, Action International Pictures, 1991
• Judge, The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag, Buena Vista, 1992
• Cowboy sheriff, Natural Born Killers, Warner Bros., 1994
• Judge, The Expert, New City Releasing, 1994
• Chief Edwards, Felony, New Line Cinema, 1995
• Buddy Black, The Rainmaker (also known as John Grisham's The Rainmaker), Paramount, 1997
• Sheriff Charlie Stone, The P.A.C.K., 4 Corners Entertainment, 1997
• Paulsen, I Still Know What You Did Last Summer, Columbia, 1998
• Mr. Henderson, Cookie's Fortune, October Films, 1999
• Judge Ewing, Woman's Story, Muddy River Productions/Cinedge, 2000
• Maggie's father, Vampires Anonymous, Lantern Lane Entertainment, 2003
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Mechanic sergeant Andy Micklin, Baa Baa Black Sheep, NBC, 1976-1977, later known as Black Sheep Squadron, NBC, 1977-1978
• Sergeant Mick O'Brien, The Duke, NBC, 1979
• Movies
• Chuck, The Concrete Cowboys (also known as Ramblin' Man), CBS, 1979
• Sud, Angel City (also known as Field of Tears), CBS, 1980
• Kaworski, Will: The Autobiography of G. Gordon Liddy, NBC, 1982
• Coach, Confessions of a Married Man, ABC, 1983
• Master sergeant Red Tuttle, Hard Knox, NBC, 1984
• David "OO" Buck, Charley Hannah, ABC, 1986
• Cookie, Proud Men, ABC, 1987
• (Uncredited) Soldier, The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory, NBC, 1987
• Bates Boley, Once upon a Texas Train (also known as Texas Guns), CBS, 1988
• Joe Grant, Gore Vidal's "Billy the Kid," TNT, 1989
• Bob Maddox, From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One, NBC,1992
• Pritchard, Prey of the Chameleon, Showtime, 1992
• Mr. Sykes, Her Hidden Truth, NBC, 1995
• Officer Ward, Above Suspicion, USA Network, 2000
• Episodic
• Roy, "The Night of the Iron Fist," The Wild, Wild West, CBS, 1967
• (Uncredited) Mrs. Moore's thug, "The Night of the Circus of Death," The Wild, Wild West, CBS, 1967
• (Uncredited) Thug, "The Night of the Cutthroats," The Wild, Wild West, CBS, 1967
• Chuck, "The Night of Fire and Brimstone," The Wild, Wild West, CBS, 1968
• First man, "The Night of the Sedgewick Curse," The Wild, Wild West, CBS, 1968
• Klaxton, "The Night of the Vipers," The Wild, Wild West, CBS, 1968
• Maberly, "The Night of the Underground Terror," The Wild, Wild West, CBS, 1968
• Third guard, "The Night of the Doomsday Formula," The Wild, Wild West, CBS, 1968
• (Uncredited) Henchman, "The Night of the Gruesome Games," The Wild, Wild West, CBS, 1968
• (Uncredited) Sparring partner, "The Contender: Parts 1 & 2," Mission: Impossible, CBS, 1968
• (Uncredited) Thug, "The Night of the Avaricious Actuary," The Wild, Wild West, CBS, 1968
• Arlan, "Merry Go Round for Murder," Mannix, CBS, 1969
• First heavy, "The Night of the Sabatini Death," The Wild, Wild West, CBS, 1969
• (Uncredited) Thug, "The Night of the Janus," _The Wild, Wild West,_CBS, 1969
• (Uncredited) Thug, "The Night of the Plague," _The Wild, Wild West,_CBS, 1969
• Owner, "The White Lightning War," The Six Million Dollar Man, ABC,1975
• "Blue Movie, Blue Death," The Rookies, ABC, 1976
• Marco, "The Lost Warrior," Battlestar Galactica, ABC, 1978
• The farrier, "Dead Last," Quincy (also known as Quincy, M.E.), NBC, 1979
• "Double Take, Double Take," The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo, NBC, 1980
• "The Treasure of Sierra Madre Street," Tenspeed and Brown Shoe, NBC, 1980
• Bull, "All Roads Lead to Floyd," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1981
• Cliff, "Here's Looking at You, Kid," The Greatest American Hero, ABC, 1981
• Frank Dawson, "A Recipe for Disaster," Simon & Simon, CBS, 1981
• "Dead Stop," Quincy (also known as Quincy, M.E.), NBC, 1981
• Ace Madden, "The Ives Have It," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1982
• Blandin, "It's All Downhill from Here," The Greatest American Hero, ABC, 1982
• Pete Williams, "Pirates of Nashville" (also known as "Nashville Pirates"), The Fall Guy, ABC, 1983
• "Pros and Cons," The A-Team, NBC, 1983
• Charley, "Desperado," The Greatest American Hero, ABC, 1984
• Paul Connors, "Scared Stiff," Hardcastle and McCormick, ABC, 1984
• "Semi-Friendly Persuasion," The A-Team, NBC, 1984
• Billy Cockrell, "Let Me Hear the Music," Magnum, P.I., CBS, 1985
• Wild Bill Hillman, "Tailspin," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1985
• Boss, "The Once and Future King," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1986
• Brooks, "Alive at Five," The A-Team, NBC, 1986
• Red, "Waiting for Insane Wayne," The A-Team, NBC, 1986
• Winner, "Tag Team," The Fall Guy, ABC, 1986
• "Desperado," Houston Knights, CBS, 1987
• Body shop man, "Fatal Obsession: Parts 1 & 2," Hunter, NBC, 1991
• Other
• Superintendent Turner, Coach of the Year (pilot), NBC, 1980
• Violent teamster, Blood Feud (miniseries), syndicated, 1983
• Television Work
• Series
• Stunt performer, The Wild, Wild West, CBS, 1965-1969
• Technical advisor, Quantum Leap, NBC, 1989-1993
• WRITINGS
• Books
• (With Sonny West and Dave Hebler, as told to Steve Dunleavy) Elvis: What Happened?, Ballantine Books, 1977

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Electronic

• Elvis Presley News, http://www.elvispresleynews.com, November 3, 1999