Woody Strode
Biography
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
79
Gender
Male
Birthday
1914-07-25 (110 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Acting
1995
The Quick and the Dead as Charlies Moonlight1993
Posse as Storyteller1992
Storyville as Charlie Sumpter1989
The Bronx Executioner as Sheriff Warren (archive footage)1988
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)1987
A Gathering of Old Men as Yank1987
On Fire as Woody1985
Lust in the Dust as Blackman1984
The Cotton Club as Holmes1984
Jungle Warriors as Luther1984
The Final Executioner as Sam1984
The Violent Breed as Polo1983
The Black Stallion Returns as Meslar1982
Vigilante as Rake1982
Invaders of the Lost Gold as Cal1982
Angkor: Cambodia Express as Woody1981
Scream as Charlie Winters1980
Cuba Crossing as Titi1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as Sgt. 'Big Red' MacMurthy1979
Ravagers as Brown1979
Jaguar Lives! as Sensei1977
Kingdom of the Spiders as Walter Colby1977
Oil as Ben1976
Keoma as George1976
The Quest: The Longest Drive as Tucker1975
Winterhawk as Big Rude1975
Loaded Guns as Silvera1975
We Are No Angels as Black Bill1973
Key West as Candy Rhodes1972
The Italian Connection as Frank Webster1972
The Revengers as Job1972
Black Rodeo as Narrator (voice)1971
The Gatling Gun as Runner the Scout1971
Scipio the African as Massinissa1971
The Last Rebel as Duncan1971
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones as Chaka1970
The Deserter as Jackson1970
The Unholy Four as Woody1970
Tarzan's Deadly Silence as Marshak1970
Breakout as Skip Manion1969
Boot Hill as Thomas1969
Che! as Guillermo1968
Once Upon a Time in the West as Frank's Gunman1968
Shalako as Chato1968
Black Jesus as Maurice Lalubi1966
Batman as Grand Mogul1966
The Professionals as Jake1965
Genghis Khan as Sengal1965
7 Women as Lean Warrior1963
The Lieutenant as Sgt. Logan Holt1963
Tarzan's Three Challenges as Khan / Dying Leader1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance as Pompey1961
Two Rode Together as Stone Calf1961
The Sins of Rachel Cade as Muwango1960
Spartacus as Draba1960
The Last Voyage as Hank Lawson1960
Sergeant Rutledge as 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge1959
Pork Chop Hill as Pvt. Franklen1958
The Buccaneer as Toro1958
Tarzan's Fight for Life as Ramo1956
The Ten Commandments as King of Ethiopia1955
Son of Sinbad as Palace Guard1955
Brooba as Native Chief1954
Demetrius and the Gladiators as Gladiator1954
The Silver Chalice as Moor (uncredited)1954
Jungle Gents as Malaka, head bearer1954
Jungle Man-Eaters as One of Native Escorts to Biplane (uncredited)1954
The Gambler from Natchez as Josh1954
Mandrake the Magician as Lothar1953
City Beneath the Sea as Djion1953
The Royal African Rifles as Soldier1952
Androcles and the Lion as The Lion1952
Caribbean as Esau1952
African Treasure as Mailman (uncredited)1951
Bride of the Gorilla as Nedo1951
The Lion Hunters as Walu1943
No Time for Love as Black Sandhog (uncredited)1942
Star Spangled Rhythm as Rochester's Chauffeur (uncredited)1941
Sundown as Tribal Policeman (uncredited)