- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- July 25, 1914
- Place of Birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- December 31, 1994
Woody Strode
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).
Filmography
movieThe Quick and the Dead
1995 · Charlies Moonlight
moviePosse
1993 · Storyteller
movieStoryville
1992 · Charlie Sumpter
movieThe Bronx Executioner
1989 · Sheriff Warren (archive footage)
movieA Gathering of Old Men
1987 · Yank
movieJames Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · Self (archive footage)
movieOn Fire
1987 · Woody
movieLust in the Dust
1985 · Blackman
movieThe Cotton Club
1984 · Holmes
movieJungle Warriors
1984 · Luther
movieThe Final Executioner
1984 · Sam
movieThe Violent Breed
1984 · Polo
movieThe Black Stallion Returns
1983 · Meslar
movieVigilante
1983 · Rake
movieInvaders of the Lost Gold
1982 · Cal
movieAngkor: Cambodia Express
1981 · Woody
movieScream
1981 · Charlie Winters
movieCuba Crossing
1980 · Titi
tvBuck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979 · Sgt. 'Big Red' MacMurthy
movieJaguar Lives!
1979 · Sensei
movieRavagers
1979 · Brown
movieKingdom of the Spiders
1977 · Walter Colby
movieOil
1977 · Ben
movieKeoma
1976 · George
movieThe Quest: The Longest Drive
1976 · Tucker
movieWinterhawk
1975 · Big Rude
movieWe Are No Angels
1975 · Black Bill
movieLoaded Guns
1975 · Silvera
movieKey West
1973 · Candy Rhodes
movieThe Italian Connection
1972 · Frank Webster
movieThe Revengers
1972 · Job
movieBlack Rodeo
1972 · Narrator (voice)
movieTarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
1971 · Chaka
movieThe Last Rebel
1971 · Duncan
movieThe Gatling Gun
1971 · Runner the Scout
movieScipio the African
1971 · Massinissa
movieBreakout
1970 · Skip Manion
movieThe Deserter
1970 · Jackson
movieTarzan's Deadly Silence
1970 · Marshak
movieThe Unholy Four
1970 · Woody
movieBoot Hill
1969 · Thomas
movieChe!
1969 · Guillermo
movieOnce Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Frank's Gunman
movieShalako
1968 · Chato
movieBlack Jesus
1968 · Maurice Lalubi
movieThe Professionals
1966 · Jake
tvBatman
1966 · Grand Mogul
movie7 Women
1965 · Lean Warrior
movieGenghis Khan
1965 · Sengal
tvThe Lieutenant
1963 · Sgt. Logan Holt
movieTarzan's Three Challenges
1963 · Khan / Dying Leader
movieThe Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962 · Pompey
movieTwo Rode Together
1961 · Stone Calf
movieThe Sins of Rachel Cade
1961 · Muwango
movieSpartacus
1960 · Draba
movieSergeant Rutledge
1960 · 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
movieThe Last Voyage
1960 · Hank Lawson
moviePork Chop Hill
1959 · Pvt. Franklen
movieThe Buccaneer
1958 · Toro
movieTarzan's Fight for Life
1958 · Ramo
movieThe Ten Commandments
1956 · King of Ethiopia
movieBrooba
1955 · Native Chief
movieSon of Sinbad
1955 · Palace Guard
movieThe Silver Chalice
1954 · Moor (uncredited)
movieJungle Gents
1954 · Malaka, head bearer
movieThe Gambler from Natchez
1954 · Josh
movieDemetrius and the Gladiators
1954 · Gladiator
movieJungle Man-Eaters
1954 · One of Native Escorts to Biplane (uncredited)
movieMandrake the Magician
1954 · Lothar
movieThe Royal African Rifles
1953 · Soldier
movieCity Beneath the Sea
1953 · Djion
movieAndrocles and the Lion
1952 · The Lion
movieCaribbean
1952 · Esau
movieAfrican Treasure
1952 · Mailman (uncredited)
movieBride of the Gorilla
1951 · Nedo
movieThe Lion Hunters
1951 · Walu
movieNo Time for Love
1943 · Black Sandhog (uncredited), Stunts
movieStar Spangled Rhythm
1942 · Rochester's Chauffeur (uncredited)
movieSundown
1941 · Tribal Policeman (uncredited)