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'Red' Adair(1915-2004)

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'Red' Adair was born on 18 June 1915 in Houston, Texas, USA. He is known for Hellfighters (1968), Carson's Comedy Classics (1983) and Bilder, die die Welt bewegten - Peter von Zahn berichtet (1980). He was previously married to Kemmie Lou Wheeler. He died on 7 August 2004 in Houston, Texas, USA.
BornJune 18, 1915
DiedAugust 7, 2004(89)
BornJune 18, 1915
DiedAugust 7, 2004(89)
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John Wayne, Jim Hutton, Katharine Ross, Bruce Cabot, Jay C. Flippen, and Vera Miles in Hellfighters (1968)
Hellfighters
6.5
  • Additional Crew(of the Red Adair Wild Well Control Company: upon whose personal experiences are based many of the incidents in this motion picture and whose technical help enabled us to re-create them)
  • 1968
Johnny Carson in Carson's Comedy Classics (1983)
Carson's Comedy Classics
8.0
TV Series
  • Self
Peter von Zahn in Bilder, die die Welt bewegten - Peter von Zahn berichtet (1980)
Bilder, die die Welt bewegten - Peter von Zahn berichtet
7.8
TV Series
  • Self
Johnny Carson in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
8.5
TV Series
  • Self(as Red Adair)

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  • John Wayne, Jim Hutton, Katharine Ross, Bruce Cabot, Jay C. Flippen, and Vera Miles in Hellfighters (1968)
    Hellfighters
    • technical advisor: of the Red Adair Wild Well Control Company: upon whose personal experiences are based many of the incidents in this motion picture and whose technical help enabled us to re-create them
    • 1968

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Paul N. Adair
  • Height
    • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
  • Born
    • June 18, 1915
    • Houston, Texas, USA
  • Died
    • August 7, 2004
    • Houston, Texas, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouse
    • Kemmie Lou WheelerDecember 3, 1939 - August 7, 2004 (his death, 2 children)
  • Children
      James Paul Adair
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 3 Articles

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  • Trivia
    His exploits inspired the film "The Hellfighters," in which he was portrayed by 'John Wayne'.
  • Quotes
    That's one of the best honors in the world: To have The Duke [John Wayne] play you in a movie.
  • Trademark
    Red overalls
  • Nicknames
    • Hellfighter
    • Red

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