Woody Strode
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1914-07-25
Day of Death
1994-12-31 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
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
Acting
(1995)
The Quick and the Dead
as Charlies Moonlight
(1993)
Posse
as Storyteller
(1992)
Storyville
as Charlie Sumpter
(1989)
The Bronx Executioner
as Sheriff Warren (archive footage)
(1988)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
(1987)
On Fire
as Woody
(1987)
A Gathering of Old Men
as Yank
(1985)
Lust in the Dust
as Blackman
(1984)
The Cotton Club
as Holmes
(1984)
Jungle Warriors
as Luther
(1984)
The Final Executioner
as Sam
(1984)
The Violent Breed
as Polo
(1983)
The Black Stallion Returns
as Meslar
(1982)
Vigilante
as Rake
(1982)
(1982)
Angkor: Cambodia Express
as Woody
(1981)
Scream
as Charlie Winters
(1980)
Cuba Crossing
as Titi
(1979)
Jaguar Lives!
as Sensei
(1979)
Ravagers
as Brown
(1977)
Kingdom of the Spiders
as Walter Colby
(1977)
Oil
as Ben
(1976)
Keoma
as George
(1976)
The Quest: The Longest Drive
as Tucker
(1975)
Winterhawk
as Big Rude
(1975)
Loaded Guns
as Silvera
(1975)
We Are No Angels
as Black Bill
(1973)
Key West
as Candy Rhodes
(1972)
The Italian Connection
as Frank Webster
(1972)
The Revengers
as Job
(1972)
Black Rodeo
as Narrator (voice)
(1971)
The Gatling Gun
as Runner the Scout
(1971)
Scipio the African
as Massinissa
(1971)
The Last Rebel
as Duncan
(1971)
(1970)
The Deserter
as Jackson
(1970)
The Unholy Four
as Woody
(1970)
Breakout
as Skip Manion
(1970)
Tarzan's Deadly Silence
as Marshak
(1969)
Che!
as Guillermo
(1969)
Boot Hill
as Thomas
(1968)
Once Upon a Time in the West
as Frank's Gunman
(1968)
Shalako
as Chato
(1968)
Black Jesus
as Maurice Lalubi
(1966)
The Professionals
as Jake
(1965)
Genghis Khan
as Sengal
(1965)
7 Women
as Lean Warrior
(1963)
Tarzan's Three Challenges
as Khan / Dying Leader
(1962)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
as Pompey
(1961)
Two Rode Together
as Stone Calf
(1961)
The Sins of Rachel Cade
as Muwango
(1960)
Spartacus
as Draba
(1960)
Sergeant Rutledge
as 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
(1960)
The Last Voyage
as Hank Lawson
(1959)
Pork Chop Hill
as Pvt. Franklen
(1958)
The Buccaneer
as Toro
(1958)
Tarzan's Fight for Life
as Ramo
(1956)
The Ten Commandments
as King of Ethiopia
(1955)
Son of Sinbad
as Palace Guard
(1955)
Brooba
as Native Chief
(1954)
Demetrius and the Gladiators
as Gladiator
(1954)
The Silver Chalice
as Moor (uncredited)
(1954)
Jungle Gents
as Malaka, head bearer
(1954)
The Gambler from Natchez
as Josh
(1954)
Jungle Man-Eaters
as One of Native Escorts to Biplane (uncredited)
(1954)
Mandrake the Magician
as Lothar
(1953)
City Beneath the Sea
as Djion
(1953)
The Royal African Rifles
as Soldier
(1952)
Androcles and the Lion
as The Lion
(1952)
African Treasure
as Mailman (uncredited)
(1952)
Caribbean
as Esau
(1951)
Bride of the Gorilla
as Nedo
(1951)
The Lion Hunters
as Walu
(1943)
No Time for Love
as Black Sandhog (uncredited)
(1942)
Star Spangled Rhythm
as Rochester's Chauffeur (uncredited)
(1941)
Sundown
as Tribal Policeman (uncredited)