Robert 'Red' Gene West (March 8, 1936 - July 18, 2017) was an American actor, stuntman, and songwriter best known for Road House (1989) (1989), Safe Haven (2013), and The Rainmaker (1997).
He was married to Pat Boyd and they had two children. His cousin was Sonny West.
West died in 2017 at the age of 81 from an aortic aneurysm.
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Filmography
Film Roles
- 1959: Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) as Bearded Man at Newspaper Stand/University Student
- 1960: Ice Palace as Train Passenger (Uncredited Role)
- 1960: Tall Story as Basketball Player/Student (uncredited)
- 1960: Flaming Star as Indian (uncredited) (also stunts)
- 1961: Wild in the Country as Hank Tyler (uncredited)
- 1961: Blue Hawaii as Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1962: Follow That Dream as Bank Guard (uncredited)
- 1962: Kid Galahad as Opponent (uncredited)
- 1962: Girls! Girls! Girls! as Bongo-Playing Crewman on Tuna Boat (uncredited)
- 1962: Two For The Seesaw as Party Guest (uncredited)
- 1963: It Happened at the World's Fair as Fred (uncredited)
- 1963: Palm Springs Weekend as Card Player (uncredited)
- 1963: Fun In Acapulco as Poolside Guest (uncredited)
- 1964: Viva Las Vegas! as Son of Lone Star State (uncredited)
- 1964: Shock Treatment as Orderly (uncredited)
- 1964: The Americanization of Emily as Soldier (uncredited)
- 1964: Roustabout as Carnival Worker (uncredited)
- 1965: John Goldfarb Please Come Home as Football Player (uncredited)
- 1965: Girl Happy as Extra in Kit Kat Club (uncredited)
- 1965: Tickle Me as Mabel's Boyfriend (uncredited) (also stunts)
- 1965: Harum Scarum as Assassin (uncredited) (also stunts)
- 1966: Paradise, Hawaiian Style as Rusty (uncredited)
- 1966: The Navy Vs The Night Monsters as Navy Fireman (uncredited)
- 1966: Spinout as Shorty's Pit Crew (uncredited)
- 1967: Clambake as Ice Cream Vendor (uncredited)
- 1968: Live a Little, Love a Little as Newspaper Vendor (uncredited) (also stunts)
- 1968: Something For A Lonely Man as Townsman
- 1972: Adventures Of Nick Carter as Thug #1 (uncredited)
- 1973: Walking Tall (1973) as Sheriff Tanner
- 1975: Walking Tall Part II as Sheriff Tanner
- 1975: Framed as Mallory
- 1979: The Wild Wild West Revisited as Henchman (uncredited)
- 1980: The Concrete Cowboys as Sheriff
- 1980: Angel City as Sud
- 1980: Coach Of The Year as Superintendent Turner
- 1982: Will The Autobiography Of G Gordon Liddy as Kaworski
- 1983: Blood Feud as Violent Teamster
- 1984: Hard Knox as Thomas 'Top' Tuttle
- 1986: Charley Hannah as David 'OO'' Buck
- 1987: The Alamo Thirteen Days To Glory as Cockran
- 1987: Proud Men as Cookie
- 1988: Once Upon a Texas Train as Bates Boley
- 1989: Billy The Kid as Joe Grant
- 1989: Road House as Red Webster
- 1989: Trapper County War as George
- 1990: The Legend Of Grizzly Adams as Bodine
- 1991: Raw Nerve as Dave
- 1992: Prey Of The Chameleon as Pritchard
- 1992: The Gun In Betty Lous Handbag as Judge
- 1994: Natural Born Killers as Cowboy Sheriff
- 1994: Felony as Chief Edwards
- 1995: The Expert as Judge
- 1995: Her Hidden Truth as Fireman Leon Sykes
- 1997: The PACK as Sheriff Charlie Stone
- 1997: The Rainmaker as Buddy Black
- 1998: I Still Know What You Did Last Summer as Paulsen
- 1999: Cookie's Fortune as Mr. Henderson
- 2000: Above Suspicion as Officer Ward
- 2000: Womans Story as Judge Ewing
- 2003: A Painted House as Man Discussing Weather
- 2003: Vampires Anonymous as Tom Miller
- 2004: Almost Made as Red Rodgers
- 2005: Forty Shades Of Blue as Duigan
- 2006: Glory Road as Ross Moore
- 2008: Goodbye Solo as William
- 2010: Father Of Invention as Sam Bergman
- 2012: The Black Dove as Det. Randall Hayward
- 2012: At Any Price as Cliff Whipple
- 2013: Safe Haven as Roger
Television Roles
- 1958: The Californians as Barfly
- 1960: Bonanza as Townsman
- 1960: Maverick as Hotel Doorman
- 1960: Peter Gunn as Sheriff
- 1960: The Rebel as Townsman
- 1963: Arrest And Trial as Courtroom Spectator
- 1964: The Lieutenant as Marine
- 1967: Get Smart as Balinkov
- 1967: Hondo as Townsman
- 1967-1969: The Wild Wild West as Henchman/Thug/Carl/Hooded Attacker/Pistolero/Heavy #1/Cortez Henchman/Gong Man/Chuck/Saloon Brawler/Gambler/Deputy/Man #1/Heavy/3rd Guard/Hinterstoisser Henchman/Brawler in Bedroom/Guard/Maberly/Jack Klaxton/Dock Heavy/Roy/Lab Guard/Legion Member/Henchman in Top Hat/Henchman in Boat (35 episodes) (also stunts)
- 1968: Mission: Impossible as Leonard/Sparring Partner (2 episodes)
- 1968-1975: Mannix as Thug/Dundee/Johnny Feigen/Arlan (5 episodes)
- 1975-1976: The Rookies as Wallace/Phil (2 episodes)
- 1975-1976: The Six Million Dollar Man as Rick/Owner (2 episodes)
- 1977-1978: Black Sheep Squadron as Sgt. Andy Micklin (19 episodes)
- 1978: Battlestar Galactica (1978) as Marco
- 1979: The Duke as Sgt. Mick O'Brien
- 1979: Ramblin Man as Sheriff
- 1979-1981: Quincy, M.E. as Hiram Woods/John Culligan (2 episodes)
- 1980: The Misadventures Of Sheriff Lobo as Sgt. Reynolds
- 1980: When The Whistle Blows as Milt Dolan
- 1980: Tenspeed and Brown Shoe as Sartain's Henchman
- 1981-1983: The Greatest American Hero as Charley/Fred Blandin/Cliff (3 episodes)
- 1981-1985: Magnum, P.I. as Present-Day Billy Cockrell/Bull (2 episodes)
- 1981-1987: Simon & Simon as Construction Foreman Lou Harper/Frank Dawson (2 episodes)
- 1982: Knight Rider as Truck Driver
- 1982-1986: The Fall Guy as Poker Winner/Wild Bill Hillman/Pete Williams/Ace Madden (4 episodes)
- 1983-1986: The A-Team as Sheriff Brooks/Red Avory/Sinclair/Lt. Trask (4 episodes)
- 1984: Hardcastle and McCormick as Paul Connors
- 1986: The Twilight Zone (1985) as Mr. Harris
- 1987: Houston Knights as Unemployed Oil Worker
- 1991: Hunter (1984) as Body Shop Man
- 2007: The Riches as Earl Malone
- 2011: Memphis Beat as Tim Mason
- 2014: Rectify as Taylor
- 2015: Nashville as Bar Owner
Shorts
- 2015: The Last Generation To Die as Paul
Stunts
- 1960: Spartacus
- 1967: Double Trouble
