Woody Strode
Acting
Born: 1914-07-25 in Los Angeles, California, USA
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
Batman
Grand Mogul
Once Upon a Time in the West
Frank's Gunman
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Sgt. 'Big Red' MacMurthy
Spartacus
Draba
The Ten Commandments
King of Ethiopia
The Quick and the Dead
Charlies Moonlight
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Pompey
The Lieutenant
Sgt. Logan Holt
The Cotton Club
Holmes
The Professionals
Jake
Boot Hill
Thomas
Posse
Storyteller
Shalako
Chato
Loaded Guns
Silvera
Two Rode Together
Stone Calf
Vigilante
Rake
Keoma
George
The Buccaneer
Toro
Genghis Khan
Sengal
Demetrius and the Gladiators
Gladiator
Pork Chop Hill
Pvt. Franklen
Key West
Candy Rhodes
7 Women
Lean Warrior
Angkor: Cambodia Express
Woody
The Italian Connection
Frank Webster
Sergeant Rutledge
1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
The Black Stallion Returns
Meslar
The Revengers
Job
Black Rodeo
Narrator (voice)
Kingdom of the Spiders
Walter Colby
The Silver Chalice
Moor (uncredited)
Che!
Guillermo
The Unholy Four
Woody
Jungle Warriors
Luther
The Deserter
Jackson
Mandrake the Magician
Lothar
The Gatling Gun
Runner the Scout
Lust in the Dust
Blackman
The Violent Breed
Polo
Androcles and the Lion
The Lion