Red West

Red West

Born: March 8, 1936
Died: July 18, 2017
in Memphis, Tennessee
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Red West (born 1936) is an American actor, film stuntman and songwriter.

West was born Robert Gene West in Memphis, Tennessee, the son of Lois and Newton Thomas West. He was a close high school friend of rock and roll singer Elvis Presley. An excellent athlete and former U.S. Marine, West played football for his high school and junior college teams and was a boxer in the Golden Gloves championships.

Today, he is probably best known to American film audiences for his role as Red in Road House, alongside Patrick Swayze.

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Title: Elvis Presley: The Searcher
Character: Self
Released: April 14, 2018
Type: TV
The story of Elvis Presley the musical artist, a comprehensive creative journey from his childhood through the final 1976 Jungle Room recording sessions.
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Title: Rectify
Character: Taylor
Released: April 22, 2013
Type: TV
After 19 years on Death Row for the rape and murder of his teenage girlfriend, Daniel Holden is going home. His conviction has been vacated due to new DNA evidence. Now he has to return to a world he no longer knows and his reentry into the outside world may be as unforgiving as prison. Daniel is haunted by the past, dogged by the present, and uncertain of the future. As he struggles to adapt to his new life, his homecoming reignites the fears of a small town and threatens to shatter his family’s fragile peace. Daniel’s alleged crime divided a community. Will his freedom tear it in half?
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Safe Haven
Title: Safe Haven
Character: Roger
Released: February 7, 2013
Type: Movie
A young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.
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At Any Price
Title: At Any Price
Character: Cliff Whipple
Released: August 30, 2012
Type: Movie
Set in the competitive world of modern agriculture, ambitious Henry Whipple wants his rebellious son Dean to help expand his family’s farming empire. However, Dean has his sights set on becoming a professional race car driver. When a high-stakes investigation into their business is exposed, father and son are pushed into an unexpected situation that threatens the family's entire livelihood.
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Father of Invention
Title: Father of Invention
Character: Sam Bergman
Released: February 14, 2010
Type: Movie
Nearly a decade after a faulty product landed him in prison, an arrogant inventor is determined to restore his reputation and rebuild his fortune. But first, he has to convince his estranged daughter that he's worthy of a second chance.
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Goodbye Solo
Title: Goodbye Solo
Character: William
Released: March 27, 2009
Type: Movie
A man planning to commit suicide hires a taxi driver to take him to his jumping-off point.
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Glory Road
Title: Glory Road
Character: Ross Moore
Released: January 13, 2006
Type: Movie
In 1966, Texas Western coach Don Haskins led the first all-black starting line-up for a college basketball team to the NCAA national championship.
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Forty Shades of Blue
Title: Forty Shades of Blue
Character: Duigan
Released: December 7, 2005
Type: Movie
A Russian woman living in Memphis with a much older rock-n-roll legend experiences a personal awakening when her husband's estranged son comes to visit.
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Above Suspicion
Title: Above Suspicion
Character: Officer Ward
Released: June 7, 2000
Type: Movie
A fugitive from justice may also be a killer.
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Cookie's Fortune
Title: Cookie's Fortune
Character: Mr. Henderson
Released: March 24, 1999
Type: Movie
Conflict arises in the small town of Holly Springs when an old woman's death causes a variety of reactions among family and friends.
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I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Title: I Still Know What You Did Last Summer
Character: Paulsen
Released: November 13, 1998
Type: Movie
Ever since killing the Fisherman one year ago, Julie James is still haunted by images of him after her. When her best friend Karla wins free tickets to the Bahamas, Julie finds this a perfect opportunity to finally relax. But someone is waiting for her. Someone who she thought was dead. Someone who is out again for revenge.
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The Rainmaker
Title: The Rainmaker
Character: Buddy Black
Released: November 18, 1997
Type: Movie
When Rudy Baylor, a young attorney with no clients, goes to work for a seedy ambulance chaser, he wants to help the parents of a terminally ill boy in their suit against an insurance company. But to take on corporate America, Rudy and a scrappy paralegal must open their own law firm.
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The P.A.C.K.
Title: The P.A.C.K.
Character: Sheriff Charlie Stone
Released: October 14, 1997
Type: Movie
A UFO expert, a local sheriff, and an FBI agent are forced to team up with an alien warrior to track down and destroy a lethal extraterrestrial robot killing people in a remote forest in Alabama.
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Her Hidden Truth
Title: Her Hidden Truth
Character: Leon Sykes
Released: November 12, 1995
Type: Movie
A young Billie Calhoun is accused of killing her mother and sister in a house fire. she is taken to a juvenile detention center. When she reaches 18 she requests an early release, but it is denied. so she escapes to find the real killer of her mother and sister. Eventually she seeks the aid of a cop, Matt Samoni.
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The Expert
Title: The Expert
Character: Judge
Released: August 15, 1995
Type: Movie
It was a brutal murder that sent deranged psychopath Martin Kagan to prison. It was a naive deputy warden that granted him a stay of execution. Now, the police department's tactical defence instructor, John Lomax, wants revenge for his beloved sister's death.
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Natural Born Killers
Title: Natural Born Killers
Character: Cowboy Sheriff
Released: August 26, 1994
Type: Movie
Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.
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From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
Title: From the Files of Joseph Wambaugh: A Jury of One
Character: Sgt. Bob Maddox
Released: November 29, 1992
Type: Movie
In the first of a potential series of films inspired by the real-life experiences of Los Angeles police officer turned bestselling author Joseph Wambaugh, an on-the-skids detective, with memories of having accidentally shot and killed his partner while they were pursuing a pair of bank robbers, tries to put his life back in order.
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The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
Title: The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
Character: Judge
Released: August 21, 1992
Type: Movie
A Southern librarian puts excitement in her life with a found murder weapon and a false confession.
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Prey of the Chameleon
Title: Prey of the Chameleon
Character: Pritchard
Released: February 7, 1992
Type: Movie
J.D. returns to his hometown many years after leaving Carrie at the altar. After their unhappy reunion, J.D. heads to California, only to soon fall for a woman he helps with her broken down car. Little does he know that this woman is a serial killer who takes on the identity of each of her victims.
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The Legend Of Grizzly Adams
Title: The Legend Of Grizzly Adams
Character: Bodine
Released: November 17, 1991
Type: Movie
Three criminals from Western Mississippi leave a sequel of robberies for every town they pass. Can Grizzly Adams and his inseparable bear stop them?
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Raw Nerve
Title: Raw Nerve
Character: Dave
Released: June 28, 1991
Type: Movie
Race car driver Jimmy Clayton has mind-shattering visions of young women being ruthlessly murdered. An investigative reporter catches wind of Jimmy's tale and tries to help him put the blood-soaked pieces together.
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Road House
Title: Road House
Character: Red Webster
Released: May 19, 1989
Type: Movie
The Double Deuce is the meanest, loudest and rowdiest bar south of the Mason-Dixon Line, and Dalton has been hired to clean it up. He might not look like much, but the Ph.D.-educated bouncer proves he's more than capable – busting the heads of troublemakers and turning the roadhouse into a jumping hot spot. But Dalton's romance with the gorgeous Dr. Clay puts him on the bad side of cutthroat local big shot Brad Wesley.
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Trapper County War
Title: Trapper County War
Character: George
Released: January 1, 1989
Type: Movie
A pair of city boys get in trouble with a backwoods North Carolina family, when the boys try to stop the abuse of the family's step daughter. A pair of locals decide to step up to help the boys and the girl.
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Once Upon a Texas Train
Title: Once Upon a Texas Train
Character: Bates Boley
Released: October 12, 1988
Type: Movie
Captain Hayes of the mighty law enforcement squad named the Texas Rangers reached the pinnacle of his career when he captured the notorious John Henry, an outlaw cowboy, and put him behind bars. Twenty years later, upon his release, Henry is older but unrepentant. Within six hours after leaving his jail cell, he evens the score with Hayes by holding up the Bank of Texas for $20,000 in gold. Hayes, in his fury, gets himself out of retirement to take up the chase once more.
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The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
Title: The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
Character: Cockran
Released: November 11, 1987
Type: Movie
Against orders and with no help of relief Texas patriots led by William Travis, Jim Bowie, and Davy Crockett defend the Alamo against overwhelming Mexican forces.
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Proud Men
Title: Proud Men
Character: Cookie
Released: October 1, 1987
Type: Movie
A cattle rancher faces off with his estranged son. A right-wing cattle rancher wrangles with his recently returned son, a soldier who went AWOL in Vietnam. The proud men butt chins in this arid macho weepie.
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Hard Knox
Title: Hard Knox
Character: Thomas 'Top' Tuttle
Released: August 4, 1984
Type: Movie
A retired fighter pilot becomes the head of his alma matter military high school for two weeks with hilarious consequences. He shapes up the school and raises morale so that they are able to win the "brass-axe" competition versus another local military academy.
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Confessions of a Married Man
Title: Confessions of a Married Man
Character: Coach
Released: January 31, 1983
Type: Movie
A middle-aged man suffering from boredom selfishly walks out on his wife and family in search of excitement and adventure. Before he snaps out of his male-menopause moment, he has a brief affair with a much-younger woman named Jennifer.
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Title: The A-Team
Character: Lt. Trask
Released: January 23, 1983
Type: TV
A fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit."
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Title: The A-Team
Character: Sinclair
Released: January 23, 1983
Type: TV
A fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit."
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Title: The A-Team
Character: Red Avory
Released: January 23, 1983
Type: TV
A fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit."
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Title: The A-Team
Character: Sheriff Brooks
Released: January 23, 1983
Type: TV
A fictional group of ex-United States Army Special Forces personnel work as soldiers of fortune while on the run from the Army after being branded as war criminals for a "crime they didn't commit."
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Will: G. Gordon Liddy
Title: Will: G. Gordon Liddy
Character: Kaworski
Released: January 10, 1982
Type: Movie
Based on the autobiography of G. Gordon Liddy who spent 54 months in prison following the Watergate scandal.
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Coach of the Year
Title: Coach of the Year
Character: Superintendant Turner
Released: December 20, 1980
Type: Movie
An ex-football star, paralyzed from the waist down during Vietnam, accepts the challenge of coaching football in a juvenile reform school.
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Angel City
Title: Angel City
Character: Sud
Released: November 12, 1980
Type: Movie
Jared Teeter has to work in a forced labor camp in Florida to make ends meet. "Angel City" is no place for the faint of heart.
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Concrete Cowboys
Title: Concrete Cowboys
Character: Chuck
Released: October 17, 1979
Type: Movie
Two Montana saddletramps head to Nashville to open up a detective agency. At first, the agency begins on a lark but, soon, they get involved in a case involving a kidnapped singer and an intricate blackmail scheme.
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Title: The Duke
Released: April 5, 1979
Type: TV
The Duke is an American mini series that aired shown on NBC from April 5 to May 18, 1979.
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Title: Battlestar Galactica
Character: Marco
Released: September 17, 1978
Type: TV
When the 12 Colonies of Man are wiped out by a cybernetic race called the Cylons, Commander Adama and the crew of the battlestar Galactica lead a ragtag fleet of human survivors in search of a "mythical planet" called Earth.
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Walking Tall Part II
Title: Walking Tall Part II
Character: Sheriff Tanner
Released: September 28, 1975
Type: Movie
The Walking Tall legacy continues with Bo Svenson as Sheriff Buford Pusser, a one-man army trying to rid his town of corruption. Out to avenge his wife's death at the hand of the mob, Sheriff Pusser blows up their moonshine operation. With Buford breathing down their necks, the syndicate hires two hitmen; one a maniacal race car driver, the other a deadly gunslinger. Any other man would've hightailed it out of there, but then Pusser is no ordinary man.
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Framed
Title: Framed
Character: Mallory
Released: August 1, 1975
Type: Movie
Joe Don Baker plays a gambler who is framed for a crime he did not commit. A corrupt legal system leads him into a plea bargain and four years behind bars. By the time he gets out of prison, he's determined to put together the pieces of his frame-up and dole out the justice he was denied to those responsible.
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Title: The Six Million Dollar Man
Character: Owner
Released: January 18, 1974
Type: TV
Follow the adventures of Steve Austin, cybernetically enhanced astronaut turned secret agent, employed by the OSI, under the command of Oscar Goldman and supervised by the scientist who created his cybernetics, Rudy Wells. Steve uses the superior strength and speed provided by his bionic arm and legs, and the enhanced vision provided by his artificial eye, to fight enemy agents, aliens, mad scientists, and a wide variety of other villains.
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Walking Tall
Title: Walking Tall
Character: Sheriff Tanner
Released: February 22, 1973
Type: Movie
Ex-wrestler and Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser walks tall and carries a big stick as he tussles with county-wide corruption and moonshining thugs.
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Elvis on Tour
Title: Elvis on Tour
Character: Himself
Released: November 1, 1972
Type: Movie
This documentary captures Elvis Presley on his 1972 American tour and includes rehearsals, interviews, archival television appearances and backstage moments. With Elvis at his most flamboyant, the film features well-known hits and cover songs showcasing his country, gospel and rhythm-and-blues influences.
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Live a Little, Love a Little
Title: Live a Little, Love a Little
Character: Newspaper Vendor (uncredited)
Released: October 23, 1968
Type: Movie
Photographer Greg Nolan moonlights in two full-time jobs to pay the rent, but has trouble finding time to do them both without his bosses finding out.
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Clambake
Title: Clambake
Character: Ice Cream Vendor (uncredited)
Released: December 4, 1967
Type: Movie
The heir to an oil fortune trades places with a water-ski instructor at a Florida hotel to see if girls will like him for himself, rather than his father's money.
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Spinout
Title: Spinout
Character: Shorty's Pit Crew (uncredited)
Released: October 6, 1966
Type: Movie
Band singer/race driver Mike McCoy must choose between marrying a beautiful rich girl and driving her father's car in a prestigious race.
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Paradise, Hawaiian Style
Title: Paradise, Hawaiian Style
Character: Rusty
Released: June 15, 1966
Type: Movie
Blacklisted by the major airlines for endlessly chasing female staff, pilot Rick Richards returns to Hawaii to set up a helicopter charter company with his friend Danny. Having a girl on every island is a good way to get business but it becomes clear that romance and flying don't always mix.
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Tickle Me
Title: Tickle Me
Character: Mabel's Boyfriend (uncredited)
Released: June 30, 1965
Type: Movie
A singing rodeo rider hires on at an expensive all-women dude ranch and beauty spa. He falls for a pretty fitness trainer who is constantly threatened by a gang who wants her late grandfather's cache of gold hidden in a ghost town.
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Roustabout
Title: Roustabout
Character: Carnival Worker (uncredited)
Released: November 11, 1964
Type: Movie
After a singer loses his job at a coffee shop, he finds employment at a struggling carnival, but his attempted romance with a teenager leads to friction with her father.
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The Americanization of Emily
Title: The Americanization of Emily
Character: Soldier (uncredited)
Released: October 27, 1964
Type: Movie
American sailor Charlie Madison falls for a pretty Englishwoman while trying to avoid a senseless and dangerous D-Day mission concocted by a deranged admiral.
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Viva Las Vegas
Title: Viva Las Vegas
Character: Son of Lone Star State (uncredited)
Released: February 8, 1964
Type: Movie
Lucky Jackson arrives in town with his car literally in tow ready for the first Las Vegas Grand Prix - once he has the money to buy an engine. He gets the cash easily enough but mislays it when the pretty swimming pool manageress takes his mind off things. It seems he will lose both race and girl, problems made more difficult by rivalry from Elmo Mancini, fellow racer and womaniser.
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Fun in Acapulco
Title: Fun in Acapulco
Character: Poolside Guest (uncredited)
Released: November 27, 1963
Type: Movie
Mike works on a boat in Acapulco. When the bratty daughter of the boat owner gets him fired, Mike must find new work. Little boy Rauol helps him get a job as a lifeguard and singer at a local hotel. Clashes abound when Mike runs into the rival lifeguard, who is the champion diver of Mexico.
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It Happened at the World's Fair
Title: It Happened at the World's Fair
Character: Fred (uncredited)
Released: April 3, 1963
Type: Movie
Mike and Danny fly a cropduster, but because of Danny's gambling debts, a local sheriff takes custody of it. Trying to earn money, they hitch-hike to the World's Fair in Seattle and, while Danny tries to earn money playing poker, Mike takes care of a small girl whose father has disappeared. Being a ladies' man, he also finds the time to court a young nurse.
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Kid Galahad
Title: Kid Galahad
Character: Opponent (uncredited)
Released: November 29, 1962
Type: Movie
After completing his military service, Walter Gulick takes a job as a sparring partner at a gym, the owner of which sees potential in Walter as a professional fighter—and takes him under his wing.
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Two for the Seesaw
Title: Two for the Seesaw
Character: Party Guest
Released: November 21, 1962
Type: Movie
After leaving his wife, lawyer Jerry Ryan moves from Omaha, Nebraska to New York City to start a new life. While studying for the New York Bar Examination and working to finalize his divorce, Ryan meets dancer Gittel Mosca, and the two begin a cautious courtship. However, Ryan feels that he must come to terms with his failed marriage and overcome his lingering attachment to his ex-wife before he can redefine himself and embrace his budding romance.
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Follow That Dream
Title: Follow That Dream
Character: Bank Guard (uncredited)
Released: April 11, 1962
Type: Movie
When the Kwimper family car runs out of fuel on a new Florida highway and an officious state supervisor tries to run them off, Pop Kwimper digs in his heels and decides to do a little homesteading. He and his son Toby and their 'adopted' children—Holly, Ariadne, and the twins—start their own little community along a strip of the roadside.
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Wild in the Country
Title: Wild in the Country
Character: Hank Tyler (uncredited)
Released: June 15, 1961
Type: Movie
A troubled young man discovers that he has a knack for writing when a counselor encourages him to pursue a literary career.
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Flaming Star
Title: Flaming Star
Character: Native American (uncredited)
Released: December 20, 1960
Type: Movie
Sam Burton's second wife is a Kiowa, and their son is therefore born mixed-race. When a struggle starts between the whites and the native Kiowas, the Burton family is split between loyalties.
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Elvis: All The Kings Men Volume 1
Title: Elvis: All The Kings Men Volume 1
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
First of six interview sessions with the core members known as the Memphis Mafia
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Elvis: All The Kings Men Volume 4
Title: Elvis: All The Kings Men Volume 4
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Forth of six interview sessions with the core members known as the Memphis Mafia
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Elvis: All The Kings Men Volume 5
Title: Elvis: All The Kings Men Volume 5
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Fifth of six interview sessions with the core members known as the Memphis Mafia
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Elvis: All The Kings Men Volume 6
Title: Elvis: All The Kings Men Volume 6
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Sixth of six interview sessions with the core members known as the Memphis Mafia
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Elvis: All The Kings Men Volume 2
Title: Elvis: All The Kings Men Volume 2
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Second of six interview sessions with the core members known as the Memphis Mafia