Robert Gene "Red" West (March 8, 1936 – July 18, 2017) was an American actor, film stuntman and songwriter. [1] He was known for being a close confidant and bodyguard for rock and roll singer Elvis Presley.

Red West. Actor: Road House. Robert Gene "Red" 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.

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Red West. Actor: Safe Haven. Robert Gene "Red" 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.

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Jul 19, 2017 · Red West, the longtime and sometimes critical confidant and bodyguard of Elvis Presley who became a successful film and television actor after the singer's death, died Tuesday...

Jul 18, 2017 · He went from being a body guard and confidant for Elvis Presley to becoming a Hollywood stuntman and respectable actor. Born Robert Gene West, he was a well-rounded athlete during his youth and participated in high school football and later was a Golden Gloves boxer and karate instructor.

Nov 29, 2024 · Robert Gene "Red" West died in July of 2017, aged 81, of an aortic aneurysm. He had "pains" in the afternoon and, by evening, he was dead. Red is probably best known as a longtime "bodyguard" of Elvis Presley. They met in high school and formed a bond that lasted until 1977, the year Elvis…

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Jul 18, 2017 · Red West originally did If Every Day Was Like Christmas and My Babe. Red West wrote If You Talk in Your Sleep, I'm a Fool and Separate Ways.