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