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Robert "Red" Gene West was a close friend of Elvis Presley and a member of Presley's inner circle, known as "The Memphis Mafia". He first met Elvis in high school, where he was a year behind him. West played football for the Memphis Tigers high school football team, boxed in the Golden Gloves and played football for Jones Junior College playing center... See full bio »

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Robert Gene West
in Memphis, Tennessee, USA
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Elvis Presley with Linda Thompson, Red West and father Vernon circa 1970s Still of Josh Duhamel and Red West in Safe Haven Elvis Presley with Red West circa 1970s Still of Mitch Eakins, Austin Nichols, Al Shearer, Red West, Derek Luke, Kip Weeks, Mehcad Brooks, Alphonso McAuley, Damaine Radcliff and James Olivard in Glory Road Elvis Presley with Red West and father Vernon circa 1970s Still of Red West in Goodbye Solo
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2013 Safe Haven
Roger
 
2012 At Any Price
Cliff Whipple
 
2012 The Black Dove
Detective Hayward
 
2011 Memphis Beat (TV series)
Tim Mason
– The Things We Carry (2011) … Tim Mason
 
2010 Independent Lens (TV series documentary)
William
– Goodbye Solo (2010) … William
 
2010 Father of Invention
Sam Bergman
 
2008 Goodbye Solo
William
 
2007 The Riches (TV series)
Earl Malone
– Virgin Territory (2007) … Earl Malone
– Reckless Gardening (2007) … Earl Malone
– Pilot (2007) … Earl Malone
 
2006 Glory Road
Ross Moore
 
2005 Forty Shades of Blue
Duigan
 
2004 Almost Made
Red Rodgers
 
2003 Vampires Anonymous
Tom Miller
 
2000 Above Suspicion
Officer Ward
 
2000 Woman's Story
Judge Ewing
 
1999 Cookie's Fortune
Mr. Henderson
 
1998 I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Paulsen
 
1997 The Rainmaker
Buddy Black
 
1997 The P.A.C.K.
Sheriff Charlie Stone
 
1995 Her Hidden Truth (TV movie)
Fireman Leon Sykes
 
1995 The Expert
Judge
 
1994 Natural Born Killers
Cowboy Sheriff
 
1994 Felony
Chief Edwards
 
1992 From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One (TV movie)
 
1992 The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
Judge
 
1992 Prey of the Chameleon
Pritchard
 
1991 Raw Nerve
Dave
 
1991 Hunter (TV series)
Body Shop Man
– Fatal Obsession: Part 1 (1991) … Body Shop Man
– Fatal Obsession: Part 2 (1991) … Body Shop Man (uncredited)
 
1990 The Legend of Grizzly Adams
Bodine
 
1989 Road House
Red Webster
 
1989 Billy the Kid (TV movie)
 
1989 Trapper County War
George
 
1988 Once Upon a Texas Train (TV movie)
Bates Boley
 
1987 Houston Knights (TV series)
– Desperado (1987)
 
1987 Proud Men (TV movie)
Cookie
 
1981-1987 Simon & Simon (TV series)
Construction foreman Lou Harper / Frank Dawson
– Ancient Echoes (1987) … Construction foreman Lou Harper
– A Recipe for Disaster (1981) … Frank Dawson
 
1987 The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (TV movie)
Cockran
 
1983-1986 The A-Team (TV series)
Lt. Trask / Red Avory / Sheriff Brooks / …
– Alive at Five (1986) … Sheriff Brooks
– Waiting for Insane Wayne (1986) … Red Avory
– Semi-Friendly Persuasion (1984) … Sinclair
– Pros and Cons (1983) … Lt. Trask
 
1986 The Twilight Zone (TV series)
Boss (segment "The Once and Future King")
– The Once and Future King/A Saucer of Loneliness (1986) … Boss (segment "The Once and Future King")
 
1986 Charley Hannah (TV movie)
David 'OO' Buck
 
1982-1986 The Fall Guy (TV series)
Ace Madden / Pete Williams / Wild Bill Hillman / …
– Tag Team (1986) … Winner
– Tailspin (1985) … Wild Bill Hillman
– Pirates of Nashville (1983) … Pete Williams
– The Ives Have It (1982) … Ace Madden
 
1981-1985 Magnum, P.I. (TV series)
Billy Cockrell - Present Day / Bull
– Let Me Hear the Music (1985) … Billy Cockrell - Present Day
– All Roads Lead to Floyd (1981) … Bull
 
1984 Hardcastle and McCormick (TV series)
Paul Connors
– Scared Stiff (1984) … Paul Connors
 
1984 Hard Knox (TV movie)
Thomas 'Top' Tuttle
 
1983 Blood Feud (TV movie)
Violent Teamster
 
1981-1983 The Greatest American Hero (TV series)
Blandin / Charley / Cliff
– Desperado (1983) … Charley
– It's All Downhill from Here (1982) … Blandin
– Here's Looking at You, Kid (1981) … Cliff
 
1982 Knight Rider (TV series)
Truck driver
– Knight of the Phoenix: Part 1 (1982) … Truck driver (uncredited)
 
1982 Will: The Autobiography of G. Gordon Liddy (TV movie)
Kaworski
 
1979-1981 Quincy M.E. (TV series)
John Culligan / Trucker Harwood
– Dead Stop (1981) … Trucker Harwood
– Dead Last (1979) … John Culligan
 
1980 Coach of the Year (TV movie)
Superintendant Turner
 
1980 Angel City (TV movie)
Sud
 
1980 Tenspeed and Brown Shoe (TV series)
– The Treasure of Sierra Madre Street (1980)
 
1980 The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (TV series)
Sgt. Reynolds
– Double Take, Double Take (1980) … Sgt. Reynolds
 
1979 Concrete Cowboys (TV series)
Sheriff
– Concrete Cowboys (1979) … Sheriff
 
1979 The Wild Wild West Revisited (TV movie)
Barfly (uncredited)
 
1979 The Duke (TV series)
Sergeant Mick O'Brien
 
1978 Battlestar Galactica (TV series)
Marco
– The Lost Warrior (1978) … Marco
 
1976-1978 Black Sheep Squadron (TV series)
Sgt. Micklin / Mechanic Sergeant Andy Micklin / Sgt. Macklin
– A Little Bit of England (1978) … Sgt. Micklin
– Sheep in the Limelight (1978) … Sgt. Micklin
– The Show Must Go On... Sometimes (1978) … Sgt. Micklin
– Hotshot (1978) … Sgt. Micklin
– The Iceman (1978) … Sgt. Micklin
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1976 The Rookies (TV series)
Wallace
– Blue Movie, Blue Death (1976) … Wallace
 
1975 The Six Million Dollar Man (TV series)
Owner
– The White Lightning War (1975) … Owner
 
1975 Walking Tall Part II
Sheriff Tanner
 
1975 Framed
Mallory
 
1973 Walking Tall
Sheriff Tanner
 
1967-1969 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Henchman / Thug / 3rd Guard / …
– The Night of the Tycoons (1969) … Henchman (uncredited)
– The Night of the Plague (1969) … Carl (uncredited)
– The Night of the Bleak Island (1969) … Hooded Attacker (uncredited)
– The Night of the Diva (1969) … Musketeer/Guitar Player/Coachman (uncredited)
– The Night of the Pistoleros (1969) … Pistolero (uncredited)
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1968-1969 Mannix (TV series)
Arlan / Thug
– Merry Go Round for Murder (1969) … Arlan
– Edge of the Knife (1968) … Thug (uncredited)
 
1968 Live a Little, Love a Little
Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)
 
1968 Mission: Impossible (TV series)
Leonard / Sparring Partner
– The Contender: Part 2 (1968) … Leonard (uncredited)
– The Contender: Part 1 (1968) … Sparring Partner (uncredited)
 
1967 Clambake
Ice Cream Vendor (uncredited)
 
1966 Spinout
Shorty's Pit Crew (uncredited)
 
1966 The Navy vs. the Night Monsters (uncredited)
 
1966 Paradise, Hawaiian Style
Rusty (uncredited)
 
1965 Harum Scarum
Assassin (uncredited)
 
1965 Tickle Me
Mabel's Boyfriend (uncredited)
 
1965 Girl Happy
Extra in Kit Kat Club (uncredited)
 
1965 John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Football Player (uncredited)
 
1964 Roustabout
Carnival Worker (uncredited)
 
1964 The Americanization of Emily
Soldier (uncredited)
 
1964 Viva Las Vegas
Son of Lone Star State (uncredited)
 
1963 Fun in Acapulco
Poolside Guest (uncredited)
 
1963 Palm Springs Weekend
Card Player (uncredited)
 
1963 It Happened at the World's Fair
Fred (uncredited)
 
1962 Girls! Girls! Girls!
Bongo-Playing Crewman on Tuna Boat (uncredited)
 
1962 Kid Galahad
Opponent (uncredited)
 
1962 Follow That Dream
Bank Guard (uncredited)
 
1961 Blue Hawaii
Party Guest (uncredited)
 
1961 Wild in the Country
Hank Tyler (uncredited)
 
1960 Flaming Star
Indian (uncredited)
 
1960 The Rebel (TV series)
Townsman
– The Earl of Durango (1960) … Townsman (uncredited)
 
1960 Peter Gunn (TV series)
Sheriff
– Sentenced (1960) … Sheriff (uncredited)
 
1960 Maverick (TV series)
Hotel Doorman
– Guatemala City (1960) … Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
 
1959 Journey to the Center of the Earth
Bearded Man at Newspaper Stand/University Student (uncredited)
 
Show ShowStunts (6 titles)
The Wild Wild West (TV series) (stunt double: John Van Dreelen - 1 episode, 1969) (stunt double: Ken Swofford - 1 episode, 1967)
– The Night of the Cossacks (1969) (stunt double: John Van Dreelen - uncredited)
– The Night of the Running Death (1967) (stunt double: Ken Swofford - uncredited)
 
1968 Live a Little, Love a Little (stunts - uncredited)
 
1967 Double Trouble (stunts - uncredited)
 
1965 Harum Scarum (stunts - uncredited)
 
1965 Tickle Me (stunts - uncredited)
 
1960 Spartacus (stunts - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (4 titles)
2005 Elvis by the Presleys (TV documentary) (writer: "Separate Ways")
 
1972 Elvis on Tour (documentary) (writer: "Separate Ways")
 
1969 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
– The Night of the Diva (1969) (performer: "Buffalo Gals")
 
1964 Viva Las Vegas (writer: "If You Think I Don't Need You" - uncredited / as Bob "Red" West)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1993 Quantum Leap (TV series) (technical advisor - 1 episode)
– Memphis Melody - July 3, 1954 (1993) (technical advisor)
 
1972 Elvis on Tour (documentary) (assistant: Elvis Presley)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
1978 Everyday (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.11 (1978) … Himself
 
1972 Elvis on Tour (documentary)
Himself
 
1970 Elvis: That's the Way It Is (documentary)
Himself (Bodyguard/Memphis Mafia/Friend)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (6 titles)
2007 Elvis Presley: Hot Shots and Cool Clips Volume 3 (video documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Elvis Presley: Hot Shots and Cool Clips Volume 2 (video)
Himself
 
2005 Elvis by the Presleys (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2002 The Definitive Elvis: The Hollywood Years - Part II: 1962-1969 (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Definitive Elvis: The Army Years (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The Definitive Elvis: Elvis and Priscilla (video documentary)
Himself
 

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Biography (with Del 'Sonny' West, Steve Dunleavy, Dave Hebler): "Elvis: What Happened?".

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Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Was played by his own son, John Boyd West, in the Quantum Leap episode "Memphis Melody - July 3, 1954" and Elvis. See more »