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