Woody Strode
Known for acting · Born 25 July 1914 · Died 31 December 1994 · aged 80 · Los Angeles, California, USA
80 credits
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
Boot Hill
1969
Kingdom of the Spiders
1977
Sergeant Rutledge
1960
The Italian Connection
1972
The Professionals
1966
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968
The Revengers
1972
Loaded Guns
1975
Che!
1969
Winterhawk
1975
The Black Stallion Returns
1983
Invaders of the Lost Gold
1982
Acting (79)
1995The Quick and the DeadCharlies MoonlightFilm
1993PosseStorytellerFilm
1992StoryvilleCharlie SumpterFilm
1989The Bronx ExecutionerSheriff Warren (archive footage)Film
1987A Gathering of Old MenYankFilm
1987James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeSelf (archive footage)Film
1987On FireWoodyFilm
1985Lust in the DustBlackmanFilm
1984The Cotton ClubHolmesFilm
1984Jungle WarriorsLutherFilm
1984The Final ExecutionerSamFilm
1984The Violent BreedPoloFilm
1983VigilanteRakeFilm
1983The Black Stallion ReturnsMeslarFilm
1982Invaders of the Lost GoldCalFilm
1981ScreamCharlie WintersFilm
1981Angkor: Cambodia ExpressWoodyFilm
1980Cuba CrossingTitiFilm
1979Buck Rogers in the 25th CenturySgt. 'Big Red' MacMurthySeries
1979RavagersBrownFilm
1979Jaguar Lives!SenseiFilm
1977Kingdom of the SpidersWalter ColbyFilm
1977OilBenFilm
1976KeomaGeorgeFilm
1976The Quest: The Longest DriveTuckerFilm
1975Loaded GunsSilveraFilm
1975WinterhawkBig RudeFilm
1975We Are No AngelsBlack BillFilm
1973Key WestCandy RhodesFilm
1972The Italian ConnectionFrank WebsterFilm
1972The RevengersJobFilm
1972Black RodeoNarrator (voice)Film
1971Scipio the AfricanMassinissaFilm
1971The Gatling GunRunner the ScoutFilm
1971The Last RebelDuncanFilm
1971Tarzan and the Perils of Charity JonesChakaFilm
1970The Unholy FourWoodyFilm
1970The DeserterJacksonFilm
1970Tarzan's Deadly SilenceMarshakFilm
1970BreakoutSkip ManionFilm
1969Boot HillThomasFilm
1969Che!GuillermoFilm
1968Once Upon a Time in the WestFrank's GunmanFilm
1968ShalakoChatoFilm
1968Black JesusMaurice LalubiFilm
1966BatmanGrand Mogul · 2 episodesSeries
1966The ProfessionalsJakeFilm
19657 WomenLean WarriorFilm
1965Genghis KhanSengalFilm
1963Tarzan's Three ChallengesKhan / Dying LeaderFilm
1963The LieutenantSgt. Logan HoltSeries
1962The Man Who Shot Liberty ValancePompeyFilm
1961Two Rode TogetherStone CalfFilm
1961The Sins of Rachel CadeMuwangoFilm
1960SpartacusDrabaFilm
1960Sergeant Rutledge1st Sgt. Braxton RutledgeFilm
1960The Last VoyageHank LawsonFilm
1959Pork Chop HillPvt. FranklenFilm
1958The BuccaneerToroFilm
1958Tarzan's Fight for LifeRamoFilm
1956The Ten CommandmentsKing of EthiopiaFilm
1955Son of SinbadPalace GuardFilm
1955BroobaNative ChiefFilm
1954Demetrius and the GladiatorsGladiatorFilm
1954The Silver ChaliceMoor (uncredited)Film
1954The Gambler from NatchezJoshFilm
1954Jungle Man-EatersOne of Native Escorts to Biplane (uncredited)Film
1954Jungle GentsMalaka, head bearerFilm
1954Mandrake the MagicianLotharFilm
1953City Beneath the SeaDjionFilm
1953The Royal African RiflesSoldierFilm
1952Androcles and the LionThe LionFilm
1952African TreasureMailman (uncredited)Film
1952CaribbeanEsauFilm
1951Bride of the GorillaNedoFilm
1951The Lion HuntersWaluFilm
1943No Time for LoveBlack Sandhog (uncredited)Film
1942Star Spangled RhythmRochester's Chauffeur (uncredited)Film
1941SundownTribal Policeman (uncredited)Film
Crew (1)
1943No Time for LoveStuntsFilm