Red West
Biography
Red West was an American actor, stuntman, and songwriter who was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and built much of his career in Hollywood around Elvis Presley. He took small roles in sixteen of Presley's 1960s films and co-wrote songs for him, including Separate Ways and If You Talk in Your Sleep, while his material was also recorded by Pat Boone, Rick Nelson, and Petula Clark. His physical ability earned him a stunt job on the television series The Rebel, and he went on to steady stunt and acting work, frequently playing a henchman on The Wild Wild West. He played Sheriff Tanner in Walking Tall (1973) and reprised the part in Walking Tall Part II (1975), and he was Red Webster in Road House (1989). He starred as William in Goodbye Solo (2009), a performance praised by critic Roger Ebert, and his last film role was in Safe Haven (2013). He died in 2017.
81years old at death
- Born Memphis
- Died Memphis
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Robert Gene West (birth name)Also credited as Bobby Red West and Bobby West
Movie Career
- Films
- 20
- Career span
- 51 years1962 to 2013
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Big break
West struck up a friendship with actor Nick Adams, and Adams gave him work as a stuntman on his television series The Rebel because of West's physical abilities.
Behind the camera
West and Elvis Presley worked together on two songs, "That's Someone You Never Forget" and "You'll Be Gone", in 1961 and 1962, and Presley got a token credit on them.
Red West movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Norman Taurog directed three of these films, Ramin Bahrani two. Elvis Presley appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Norman TaurogDirector, 3 films, 1963 to 1966
All films by Norman Taurog
All films by Ramin Bahrani
Also two films together2 more actors
- Robert CarricartFun in Acapulco (1963) and Follow That Dream (1962)
- Jack MullaneySpinout (1966) and Tickle Me (1965)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Red West's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$324 million
11 of the 20 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 20 films: 11 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.
- 11Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 3Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 98% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$98M30.2% of the total
- 2$84M26.0% of the total
- 3$46M14.2% of the total
- 4$43M13.2% of the total
- 5$30M9.3% of the total
- 6$6.2M1.9% of the total
- 7$6.0M1.9% of the total
- 8$5.0M1.5% of the total
$6.2 millionfrom the other 3 films with a worldwide figure, 2% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.