Professor Donald West

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Background

Professor Donald West is the director of West Ocean International in Miami, Florida. He is married to Sonja West.

During the events of Devil Fish (1984) played by William Berger

Professor West, Dr. Davis Barker and Sonja are interviewed by Sheriff Gordon after Florinda is murdered and Professor West tells him Florinda was researching ribonucleic acid. Dr. Stella Dickens and Peter bring the recording they made to Dr. Barker and Sonja and ask for their cooperation and Professor West agrees. He tries to login to the Sea Killer file, but his access is denied. Sheriff Gordon, Cortez and Peter give Professor West and Dr. Barker the data on the Monster Shark and its DNA shows the Monster Shark is only eight months old. Professor West calls Sheriff Gordon and tells him the Monster Shark can produce asexually from any part of its body. He manages to get into the Sea Killer file and finds out Dr. Barker created the Monster Shark. Dr. Barker and Sonja tell Professor West why they created the Monster Shark and as Dr. Barker is about to shoot Professor West, he is shot by Sheriff Gordon and dies. Cortez arrests Sonja and Professor West tells Sheriff Gordon, fire can kill the Monster Shark.