Biography
Roderic Redwing (born Webb Richardson; August 24, 1904 β May 29, 1971) was an American trickshooter, stunt performer, and actor known for his work in Western films. He was known as a top gun, knife, tomahawk, whip, and drill instructor in the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Though he presented himself as Chickasaw Native American, he was actually African American without any known Indigenous ancestry, a fact not widely revealed until after his death. Redwing was born Webb Richardson on August 24, 1904, to Black parents in Tennessee. His father, Ulysses William Richardson (b. 1873), was an elevator man. His mother, Lillian Webb (b. 1878), was a manicurist and hairdresser. Lillian divorced her husband William in 1920. Webb moved to New York City to attend New York University and pursue a career in acting; he appeared in the 1929 musical Malinda in Greenwich Village, with a cast of African American performers.
Filmography
all 39
Movies 26
TV Shows 13
self 1
Charro! (1969)
Shalako (1968)
The Shakiest Gun in the West (1968)
Custer (1967)
Johnny Reno (1966)
Apache Uprising (1965)
Calhoun (1964)
The Virginian (1962)
Sergeants 3 (1962)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Mister Ed (1961)
Flaming Star (1960)
Outlaws (1960)
The Flame Barrier (1958)
The Mole People (1956)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
The Treasure of Pancho Villa (1955)
Frontier (1955)
Gunsmoke (1955)
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
Buffalo Bill Jr. (1955)
Cattle Queen of Montana (1954)
December Bride (1954)
Gunfighters of the Northwest (1954)
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Conquest of Cochise (1953)
The Pathfinder (1952)
Son of Geronimo (1952)
Rancho Notorious (1952)
Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory (1952)
The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951)
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)
Apache Chief (1949)
Laramie (1949)
Key Largo (1948)
Intrigue (1947)
Objective, Burma! (1945)
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (1942)
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GenderMale
Birthday1904-08-24
Deathday1971-05-29 (66 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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