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