Robert Gene "Red" West (born 1936) is an American actor, film stuntman and songwriter. He was a close high school friend of rock and roll singer Elvis Presley. He is probably best known to American film audiences for his role as Red in Road House, alongside Patrick Swayze.
| # | Fact |
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| 1 | Knew Julie London very well. |
| 2 | Longtime best friends with Robert Conrad. |
| 3 | Starring as "Ross Moore" in the blockbuster movie Glory Road (2006). [February 2006] |
| 4 | Was considered for the role of Captain Spaulding in House of 1000 Corpses (2003). |
| 5 | Co-wrote the song "If Every Day Was Like Christmas". Recorded by West's friend Elvis Presley in 1966, it became almost as strongly identified with Elvis as his earlier Holiday hit, "Blue Christmas", and is regarded as a standard today. |
| 6 | Was played by his own son, John Boyd West, in the Quantum Leap (1989) episode, Quantum Leap: Memphis Melody - July 3, 1954 (1993), and Elvis (2005). |
| 7 | Cousin of Elvis Presley's bodyguard, Del 'Sonny' West. |
| 8 | Former bodyguard of Elvis Presley. He wrote the tell all book "Elvis What Happened?" about the King along with other bodyguards, shortly before Presley died. |
| 9 | Father of John Boyd West. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Houston Knights | 1987 | TV Series | |
| Proud Men | 1987 | TV Movie | Cookie |
| Simon & Simon | 1981-1987 | TV Series | Construction foreman Lou Harper / Frank Dawson |
| The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory | 1987 | TV Movie | Cockran |
| The A-Team | 1983-1986 | TV Series | Sheriff Brooks / Red Avory / Sinclair / ... |
| The Twilight Zone | 1986 | TV Series | Mr. Harris (segment "The Once and Future King") |
| Charley Hannah | 1986 | TV Movie | David 'OO' Buck |
| The Fall Guy | 1982-1986 | TV Series | Winner / Wild Bill Hillman / Pete Williams / ... |
| Magnum, P.I. | 1981-1985 | TV Series | Billy Cockrell - Present Day / Bull |
| Hardcastle and McCormick | 1984 | TV Series | Paul Connors |
| Hard Knox | 1984 | TV Movie | Thomas 'Top' Tuttle |
| Blood Feud | 1983 | TV Movie | Violent Teamster |
| The Greatest American Hero | 1981-1983 | TV Series | Charley / Blandin / Cliff |
| Knight Rider | 1982 | TV Series | Truck driver |
| Will: The Autobiography of G. Gordon Liddy | 1982 | TV Movie | Kaworski |
| Quincy M.E. | 1979-1981 | TV Series | Trucker Harwood / John Culligan |
| Coach of the Year | 1980 | TV Movie | Superintendant Turner |
| Angel City | 1980 | TV Movie | Sud |
| Tenspeed and Brown Shoe | 1980 | TV Series | |
| The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo | 1980 | TV Series | Sgt. Reynolds |
| Concrete Cowboys | 1979 | TV Series | Sheriff |
| The Wild Wild West Revisited | 1979 | TV Movie | Barfly (uncredited) |
| The Duke | 1979 | TV Series | Sergeant Mick O'Brien |
| Battlestar Galactica | 1978 | TV Series | Marco |
| Black Sheep Squadron | 1977-1978 | TV Series | Sgt. Micklin Mechanic Sergeant Andy Micklin |
| The Six Million Dollar Man | 1975-1976 | TV Series | Rick / Owner |
| The Rookies | 1976 | TV Series | Wallace |
| Walking Tall Part II | 1975 | | Sheriff Tanner |
| Framed | 1975 | | Mallory |
| Mannix | 1968-1975 | TV Series | Thug / Dundee / Johnny Feigen / ... |
| Walking Tall | 1973 | | Sheriff Tanner |
| The Wild Wild West | 1967-1969 | TV Series | Henchman / Thug / Heavy / ... |
| Something for a Lonely Man | 1968 | TV Movie | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Live a Little, Love a Little | 1968 | | Newspaper Vendor (uncredited) |
| Mission: Impossible | 1968 | TV Series | Leonard / Sparring Partner |
| Clambake | 1967 | | Ice Cream Vendor (uncredited) |
| Get Smart | 1967 | TV Series | Balinkov |
| Spinout | 1966 | | Shorty's Pit Crew (uncredited) |
| The Navy vs. the Night Monsters | 1966 | | Navy Fireman (uncredited) |
| Paradise, Hawaiian Style | 1966 | | Rusty (uncredited) |
| Harum Scarum | 1965 | | Assassin (uncredited) |
| Tickle Me | 1965 | | Mabel's Boyfriend (uncredited) |
| Girl Happy | 1965 | | Extra in Kit Kat Club (uncredited) |
| John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! | 1965 | | Football Player (uncredited) |
| Roustabout | 1964 | | Carnival Worker (uncredited) |
| The Americanization of Emily | 1964 | | Soldier (uncredited) |
| Shock Treatment | 1964 | | Orderly (uncredited) |
| Viva Las Vegas | 1964 | | Son of Lone Star State (uncredited) |
| Fun in Acapulco | 1963 | | Poolside Guest (uncredited) |
| Palm Springs Weekend | 1963 | | Card Player (uncredited) |
| It Happened at the World's Fair | 1963 | | Fred (uncredited) |
| Girls! Girls! Girls! | 1962 | | Bongo-Playing Crewman on Tuna Boat (uncredited) |
| Kid Galahad | 1962 | | Opponent (uncredited) |
| Follow That Dream | 1962 | | Bank Guard (uncredited) |
| Blue Hawaii | 1961 | | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Wild in the Country | 1961 | | Hank Tyler (uncredited) |
| Flaming Star | 1960 | | Indian (uncredited) |
| The Rebel | 1960 | TV Series | Townsman |
| Peter Gunn | 1960 | TV Series | Sheriff |
| Maverick | 1960 | TV Series | Hotel Doorman |
| Bonanza | 1960 | TV Series | Townsman |
| Journey to the Center of the Earth | 1959 | | Bearded Man at Newspaper Stand / University Student (uncredited) |
| Nashville | 2015 | TV Series | |
| The Last Generation to Die | 2015 | Short | Paul |
| Rectify | 2014 | TV Series | Taylor |
| Safe Haven | 2013/I | | Roger |
| At Any Price | 2012 | | Cliff Whipple |
| The Black Dove | 2012 | | Detective Hayward |
| Memphis Beat | 2011 | TV Series | Tim Mason |
| Father of Invention | 2010 | | Sam Bergman |
| Goodbye Solo | 2008 | | William |
| The Riches | 2007 | TV Series | Earl Malone |
| Glory Road | 2006 | | Ross Moore |
| Forty Shades of Blue | 2005 | | Duigan |
| Almost Made | 2004 | | Red Rodgers |
| Vampires Anonymous | 2003 | | Tom Miller |
| A Painted House | 2003 | TV Movie | Man discussing weather (uncredited) |
| Woman's Story | 2000 | | Judge Ewing |
| Above Suspicion | 2000 | | Officer Ward |
| Cookie's Fortune | 1999 | | Mr. Henderson |
| I Still Know What You Did Last Summer | 1998 | | Paulsen |
| The Rainmaker | 1997 | | Buddy Black |
| The P.A.C.K. | 1997 | | Sheriff Charlie Stone |
| Her Hidden Truth | 1995 | TV Movie | Fireman Leon Sykes |
| The Expert | 1995 | | Judge |
| Felony | 1994 | | Chief Edwards |
| Natural Born Killers | 1994 | | Cowboy Sheriff |
| From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One | 1992 | TV Movie | |
| The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag | 1992 | | Judge |
| Prey of the Chameleon | 1992 | | Pritchard |
| Raw Nerve | 1991 | | Dave |
| Hunter | 1991 | TV Series | Body Shop Man |
| The Legend of Grizzly Adams | 1990 | | Bodine |
| Trapper County War | 1989 | | George |
| Road House | 1989 | | Red Webster |
| Billy the Kid | 1989 | TV Movie | |
| Once Upon a Texas Train | 1988 | TV Movie | Bates Boley |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Kupetzky | 2006 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Elvis by the Presleys | 2005 | TV Movie documentary writer: "Separate Ways" | |
| Forty Shades of Blue | 2005 | performer: "Take Good Care of You" | |
| The Ernie Sigley Show | 1974 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Elvis on Tour | 1972 | Documentary writer: "Separate Ways" | |
| The Wild Wild West | 1969 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Shindig! | 1965 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Hollywood a Go Go | 1965 | TV Series writer - 1 episode | |
| Viva Las Vegas | 1964 | writer: "If You Think I Don't Need You" - as Bob "Red" West, uncredited | |
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