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