Rodd Redwing
| Rodd Redwing | |
|---|---|
| Born |
August 24, 1904 New York City, New York, USA |
| Died |
May 29, 1971 (aged 66) Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1912-1970 |
| Spouse(s) | Erika Rosa Wagner |
Rodd Redwing, also known as Roderic Redwing or Rodric Redwing (August 24, 1904 – May 29, 1971), claimed to be a Native American actor and was noted as a quick-draw artist with six-guns. Recent research on Redwing shows that in the United States Census 1940, his birthplace was listed as India and not New York City.[1] Other sources say his real name was Roderick Rajpurkaii Jr.[2]
Biography
Redwing was one of the top gun, knife, tomahawk, and whip instructors in Hollywood. After claiming that he came to films for Cecil B. DeMille in 1931's The Squaw Man (although no cast list shows that he acted in that movie), Redwing became gun-handling coach to Alan Ladd, Ronald W. Reagan, Burt Lancaster, Glenn Ford, Richard Widmark, Anthony Quinn, Charlton Heston, Dean Martin, Fred MacMurray and many other actors.
Between 1951 and 1967, Redwing appeared in more than a dozen television programs, including a guest appearance on CBS's celebrity quiz show, What's My Line?
In eight episodes of the ABC/Desilu western television series, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, Redwing appeared in the part of "Mr. Brother", a Cheyenne friend and informer of deputy Marshal Wyatt Earp (Hugh O'Brian). Rico Alaniz similarly appeared with Redwing in the role of the Cheyenne "Mr. Cousin." In the 1958 episode "One", "Mr. Brother" is killed by the four-man Dry Gulch Gang. Several episodes of the series are spent as Marshal Earp hunts down the gang, one of whom has been given a haven by his girlfriend, the daughter of a rancher. All of the gang are ultimately hanged.[3][4]
Film credits
- Red Sun (1971)
- Charro! (1969)
- Shalako (1968)
- Johnny Reno (1966)
- Sergeants 3 (1962)
- One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
- Flaming Star (1960)
- Heller in Pink Tights (1960)
- The Flame Barrier (1958)
- Copper Sky (1957)
- Jaguar (1956)
- The Ten Commandments (1956)
- The Mole People (1956)
- Cattle Queen of Montana (1954)
- Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)
- Elephant Walk (1954)
- The Naked Jungle (1953)
- Conquest of Cochise (1953)
- Flight to Tangier (1953)
- Saginaw Trail (1953)
- Winning of the West (1953)
- Last of the Comanches (1952)
- The Pathfinder (1952)
- Rancho Notorious (1952)
- Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory (1952)
- Hellgate (1952)
- Little Big Horn (1951)
- Kim (1950)
- Song of India (1949)
- We Were Strangers (1949)
- Apache Chief (1949)
- Key Largo (1948)
- Intrigue (1947)
- The Last Round-Up (1947)
- Out of the Depths (1946)
- Singin' in the Corn (1946)
- Objective, Burma! (1945)
- Rainbow Island (1944 film) (1944)
- Sonora Stagecoach (1944)
- The Story of Dr. Wassell (1944)
Death
Redwing died at age of 66, after appearing in The Red Sun. He suffered a heart attack aboard the flight from Spain and died 35 minutes later, just before the plane landed in Los Angeles. His ashes were urned in Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
References
- ↑ "Personal Details for Rodrich Redwing". FamilySearch.org. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ↑ "Rod Redwing of Hollywood is Newest Actor". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. August 2, 1949. Retrieved July 31, 2016.
- ↑ "Rodd Redwing". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
- ↑ "Rico Alaniz". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved May 15, 2014.