Rodd Redwing | |
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Born | Webb Richardson August 24, 1904 Tennessee U.S. |
Died | May 29, 1971 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 66)
Occupation | Actor |
Years active | 1912-1971 |
Spouse | Erika Rosa Wagner |
Roderic Redwing (born Webb Richardson; August 24, 1904 – 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.