Woody Strode
- Acting
- July 25, 1914 · Los Angeles, California, USA
- December 31, 1994
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).
Known for
Filmography
- The Quick and the Dead · Charlies Moonlight
- Posse · Storyteller
- Storyville · Charlie Sumpter
- The Bronx Executioner · Sheriff Warren (archive footage)
- A Gathering of Old Men · Yank
- James Stewart: A Wonderful Life · Self
- On Fire · Woody
- Lust in the Dust · Blackman
- The Cotton Club · Holmes
- Jungle Warriors · Luther
- The Final Executioner · Sam
- The Violent Breed · Polo
- The Black Stallion Returns · Meslar
- Vigilante · Rake
- Invaders of the Lost Gold · Cal
- Angkor: Cambodia Express · Woody
- Scream · Charlie Winters
- Cuba Crossing · Titi
- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century · Sgt. 'Big Red' MacMurthy
- Jaguar Lives! · Sensei
- Ravagers · Brown
- Kingdom of the Spiders · Walter Colby
- Oil · Ben
- Keoma · George
- The Quest: The Longest Drive · Tucker
- Winterhawk · Big Rude
- We Are No Angels · Black Bill
- Loaded Guns · Silvera
- Key West · Candy Rhodes
- The Italian Connection · Frank Webster
- The Revengers · Job
- Black Rodeo · Narrator (Voice)
- Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones · Chaka
- The Last Rebel · Duncan
- The Gatling Gun · Runner the Scout
- Scipio the African · Massinissa
- Breakout · Skip Manion
- The Deserter · Jackson
- Tarzan's Deadly Silence · Marshak
- The Unholy Four · Woody
- Boot Hill · Thomas
- Che! · Guillermo
- Once Upon a Time in the West · Frank's Gunman
- Shalako · Chato
- Black Jesus · Maurice Lalubi
- The Professionals · Jake
- Batman · Grand Mogul
- 7 Women · Lean Warrior
- Genghis Khan · Sengal
- The Lieutenant · Sgt. Logan Holt
- Tarzan's Three Challenges · Khan / Dying Leader
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance · Pompey
- Two Rode Together · Stone Calf
- The Sins of Rachel Cade · Muwango
- Spartacus · Draba
- Sergeant Rutledge · 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
- The Last Voyage · Hank Lawson
- Pork Chop Hill · Pvt. Franklen
- The Buccaneer · Toro
- Tarzan's Fight for Life · Ramo
- The Ten Commandments · King of Ethiopia
- Brooba · Native Chief
- Son of Sinbad · Palace Guard
- The Silver Chalice · Moor (uncredited)
- Jungle Gents · Malaka, head bearer
- The Gambler from Natchez · Josh
- Demetrius and the Gladiators · Gladiator
- Jungle Man-Eaters · One of Native Escorts to Biplane (uncredited)
- Mandrake the Magician · Lothar
- The Royal African Rifles · Soldier
- City Beneath the Sea · Djion
- Androcles and the Lion · The Lion
- Caribbean · Esau
- African Treasure · Mailman (uncredited)
- Bride of the Gorilla · Nedo
- The Lion Hunters · Walu
- No Time for Love · Black Sandhog (uncredited), Stunts
- Star Spangled Rhythm · Rochester's Chauffeur (uncredited)
- Sundown · Tribal Policeman (uncredited)