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Woody Strode

Woody Strode

Acting1914Los 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).

Acting History

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)
1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
On Fire
as Woody
1985
Lust in the Dust
as Blackman
1984
1983
Vigilante
as Rake
1982
1981
Scream
as Charlie Winters
1980
1979
Jaguar Lives!
as Sensei
Ravagers
as Brown
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
TVas Sgt. 'Big Red' MacMurthy• 1 eps
1977
Kingdom of the Spiders
as Walter Colby
Oil
as Ben
1976
Keoma
as George
1975
Winterhawk
as Big Rude
We Are No Angels
as Black Bill
Loaded Guns
as Silvera
1973
Key West
as Candy Rhodes
1972
The Italian Connection
as Frank Webster
Black Rodeo
as Narrator (voice)
1971
The Gatling Gun
as Runner the Scout
Scipio the African
as Massinissa
1970
Breakout
as Skip Manion
The Deserter
as Jackson
1969
Che!
as Guillermo
Boot Hill
as Thomas
1968
Black Jesus
as Maurice Lalubi
Shalako
as Chato
1966
Batman
TVas Grand Mogul• 2 eps
1965
7 Women
as Lean Warrior
Genghis Khan
as Sengal
1964
The Lieutenant
TVas Sgt. Logan Holt• 1 eps
1963
Tarzan's Three Challenges
as Khan / Dying Leader
1962
1961
Two Rode Together
as Stone Calf
1960
Sergeant Rutledge
as 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
The Last Voyage
as Hank Lawson
Spartacus
as Draba
1959
Pork Chop Hill
as Pvt. Franklen
1958
1956
The Ten Commandments
as King of Ethiopia
1955
Son of Sinbad
as Palace Guard
Brooba
as Native Chief
1954
Jungle Man-Eaters
as One of Native Escorts to Biplane (uncredited)
Jungle Gents
as Malaka, head bearer
The Silver Chalice
as Moor (uncredited)
1953
1952
African Treasure
as Mailman (uncredited)
Caribbean
as Esau
1951
1943
No Time for Love
as Black Sandhog (uncredited)
1942
Star Spangled Rhythm
as Rochester's Chauffeur (uncredited)
1941
Sundown
as Tribal Policeman (uncredited)

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Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
7/25/1914
Day of Death
12/31/1994
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA