Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
July 25, 1914
Place of Birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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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
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | The Quick and the Dead | Charlies Moonlight |
| 1993 | Posse | Storyteller |
| 1992 | Storyville | Charlie Sumpter |
| 1989 | The Bronx Executioner | Sheriff Warren (archive footage) |
| 1987 | On Fire | Woody |
| 1987 | A Gathering of Old Men | Yank |
| 1987 | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) |
| 1985 | Lust in the Dust | Blackman |
| 1984 | Jungle Warriors | Luther |
| 1984 | The Final Executioner | Sam |
| 1984 | The Violent Breed | Polo |
| 1984 | The Cotton Club | Holmes |
| 1983 | Vigilante | Rake |
| 1983 | The Black Stallion Returns | Meslar |
| 1982 | Invaders of the Lost Gold | Cal |
| 1981 | Scream | Charlie Winters |
| 1981 | Angkor: Cambodia Express | Woody |
| 1980 | Cuba Crossing | Titi |
| 1979 | Jaguar Lives! | Sensei |
| 1979 | Ravagers | Brown |
| 1977 | Kingdom of the Spiders | Walter Colby |
| 1977 | Oil | Ben |
| 1976 | Keoma | George |
| 1976 | The Quest: The Longest Drive | Tucker |
| 1975 | Loaded Guns | Silvera |
| 1975 | Winterhawk | Big Rude |
| 1975 | We Are No Angels | Black Bill |
| 1973 | Key West | Candy Rhodes |
| 1972 | The Italian Connection | Frank Webster |
| 1972 | The Revengers | Job |
| 1972 | Black Rodeo | Narrator (voice) |
| 1971 | The Gatling Gun | Runner the Scout |
| 1971 | The Last Rebel | Duncan |
| 1971 | Scipio the African | Massinissa |
| 1971 | Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones | Chaka |
| 1970 | The Unholy Four | Woody |
| 1970 | Breakout | Skip Manion |
| 1970 | Tarzan's Deadly Silence | Marshak |
| 1970 | The Deserter | Jackson |
| 1969 | Boot Hill | Thomas |
| 1969 | Che! | Guillermo |
| 1968 | Shalako | Chato |
| 1968 | Black Jesus | Maurice Lalubi |
| 1968 | Once Upon a Time in the West | Frank's Gunman |
| 1966 | The Professionals | Jake |
| 1965 | Genghis Khan | Sengal |
| 1965 | 7 Women | Lean Warrior |
| 1963 | Tarzan's Three Challenges | Khan / Dying Leader |
| 1962 | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | Pompey |
| 1961 | The Sins of Rachel Cade | Muwango |
| 1961 | Two Rode Together | Stone Calf |
| 1960 | Spartacus | Draba |
| 1960 | Sergeant Rutledge | 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge |
| 1960 | The Last Voyage | Hank Lawson |
| 1959 | Pork Chop Hill | Pvt. Franklen |
| 1958 | The Buccaneer | Toro |
| 1958 | Tarzan's Fight for Life | Ramo |
| 1956 | The Ten Commandments | King of Ethiopia |
| 1955 | Brooba | Native Chief |
| 1955 | Son of Sinbad | Palace Guard |
| 1954 | Demetrius and the Gladiators | Gladiator |
| 1954 | Jungle Man-Eaters | One of Native Escorts to Biplane (uncredited) |
| 1954 | Jungle Gents | Malaka, head bearer |
| 1954 | Mandrake the Magician | Lothar |
| 1954 | The Silver Chalice | Moor (uncredited) |
| 1954 | The Gambler from Natchez | Josh |
| 1953 | City Beneath the Sea | Djion |
| 1953 | The Royal African Rifles | Soldier |
| 1952 | Caribbean | Esau |
| 1952 | African Treasure | Mailman (uncredited) |
| 1952 | Androcles and the Lion | The Lion |
| 1951 | Bride of the Gorilla | Nedo |
| 1951 | The Lion Hunters | Walu |
| 1943 | No Time for Love | Black Sandhog (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Star Spangled Rhythm | Rochester's Chauffeur (uncredited) |
| 1941 | Sundown | Tribal Policeman (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | Sgt. 'Big Red' MacMurthy |
| 1966 | Batman | Grand Mogul |
| 1963 | The Lieutenant | Sgt. Logan Holt |