Woody Strode

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Known For

Acting

Born

1914-07-25

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA
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Woody Strode

Biography

​An athlete turned actor, Strode was a top-notch decathlete and a football star at UCLA. He became part of Hollywood lore after meeting director John Ford and becoming a part of the Ford "family," appearing in four Ford motion pictures. Strode also played the powerful gladiator who does battle with Kirk Douglas in Spartacus (1960).

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Acting History

1995
The Quick and the Dead as Charlies Moonlight
1993
Posse as Storyteller
1992
Storyville as Charlie Sumpter
1989
The Bronx Executioner as Sheriff Warren (archive footage)
1987
A Gathering of Old Men as Yank
1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)
1987
On Fire as Woody
1985
Lust in the Dust as Blackman
1984
The Cotton Club as Holmes
1984
Jungle Warriors as Luther
1984
The Final Executioner as Sam
1984
The Violent Breed as Polo
1983
The Black Stallion Returns as Meslar
1983
Vigilante as Rake
1982
Invaders of the Lost Gold as Cal
1981
Angkor: Cambodia Express as Woody
1981
Scream as Charlie Winters
1980
Cuba Crossing as Titi
1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as Sgt. 'Big Red' MacMurthy
1979
Jaguar Lives! as Sensei
1979
Ravagers as Brown
1977
Kingdom of the Spiders as Walter Colby
1977
Oil as Ben
1976
Keoma as George
1976
The Quest: The Longest Drive as Tucker
1975
Winterhawk as Big Rude
1975
We Are No Angels as Black Bill
1975
Loaded Guns as Silvera
1973
Key West as Candy Rhodes
1972
The Italian Connection as Frank Webster
1972
The Revengers as Job
1972
Black Rodeo as Narrator (voice)
1971
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones as Chaka
1971
The Last Rebel as Duncan
1971
The Gatling Gun as Runner the Scout
1971
Scipio the African as Massinissa
1970
Breakout as Skip Manion
1970
The Deserter as Jackson
1970
Tarzan's Deadly Silence as Marshak
1970
The Unholy Four as Woody
1969
Boot Hill as Thomas
1969
Che! as Guillermo
1968
Once Upon a Time in the West as Frank's Gunman
1968
Shalako as Chato
1968
Black Jesus as Maurice Lalubi
1966
The Professionals as Jake
1966
Batman as Grand Mogul
1965
7 Women as Lean Warrior
1965
Genghis Khan as Sengal
1963
The Lieutenant as Sgt. Logan Holt
1963
Tarzan's Three Challenges as Khan / Dying Leader
1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance as Pompey
1961
Two Rode Together as Stone Calf
1961
The Sins of Rachel Cade as Muwango
1960
Spartacus as Draba
1960
Sergeant Rutledge as 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
1960
The Last Voyage as Hank Lawson
1959
Pork Chop Hill as Pvt. Franklen
1958
The Buccaneer as Toro
1958
Tarzan's Fight for Life as Ramo
1956
The Ten Commandments as King of Ethiopia
1955
Brooba as Native Chief
1955
Son of Sinbad as Palace Guard
1954
The Silver Chalice as Moor (uncredited)
1954
Jungle Gents as Malaka, head bearer
1954
The Gambler from Natchez as Josh
1954
Demetrius and the Gladiators as Gladiator
1954
Jungle Man-Eaters as One of Native Escorts to Biplane (uncredited)
1954
Mandrake the Magician as Lothar
1953
The Royal African Rifles as Soldier
1953
City Beneath the Sea as Djion
1952
Androcles and the Lion as The Lion
1952
Caribbean as Esau
1952
African Treasure as Mailman (uncredited)
1951
Bride of the Gorilla as Nedo
1951
The Lion Hunters as Walu
1943
No Time for Love as Black Sandhog (uncredited)
1942
Star Spangled Rhythm as Rochester's Chauffeur (uncredited)
1941
Sundown as Tribal Policeman (uncredited)