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