Woody Strode
Known for Acting · 79 credits
- Born
- 1914-07-25
- Died
- 1994-12-31
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode · Woodrow Strode · Woody Stroode · Woodrow Wilson Woolwine "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
TV Shows (3)
Movies (76)
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968
as Frank's Gunman
The Ten Commandments
1956
as King of Ethiopia
Spartacus
1960
as Draba
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Pompey
The Quick and the Dead
1995
as Charlies Moonlight
The Cotton Club
1984
as Holmes
The Professionals
1966
as Jake
Shalako
1968
as Chato
Pork Chop Hill
1959
as Pvt. Franklen
Demetrius and the Gladiators
1954
as Gladiator
The Buccaneer
1958
as Toro
Posse
1993
as Storyteller
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
Two Rode Together
1961
as Stone Calf
Genghis Khan
1965
as Sengal
Keoma
1976
as George
Sergeant Rutledge
1960
as 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
The Silver Chalice
1954
as Moor (uncredited)
Vigilante
1983
as Rake
Boot Hill
1969
as Thomas
Che!
1969
as Guillermo
7 Women
1965
as Lean Warrior
Kingdom of the Spiders
1977
as Walter Colby
The Black Stallion Returns
1983
as Meslar
Jungle Warriors
1984
as Luther
The Italian Connection
1972
as Frank Webster
Ravagers
1979
as Brown
Jungle Gents
1954
as Malaka, head bearer
The Quest: The Longest Drive
1976
as Tucker
Androcles and the Lion
1952
as The Lion
Lust in the Dust
1985
as Blackman
No Time for Love
1943
as Black Sandhog (uncredited)
The Last Voyage
1960
as Hank Lawson
The Revengers
1972
as Job
Angkor: Cambodia Express
1981
as Woody
The Unholy Four
1970
as Woody
The Deserter
1970
as Jackson
Jaguar Lives!
1979
as Sensei
Sundown
1941
as Tribal Policeman (uncredited)
Scream
1981
as Charlie Winters
The Gatling Gun
1971
as Runner the Scout
Winterhawk
1975
as Big Rude
On Fire
1987
as Woody
Tarzan's Three Challenges
1963
as Khan / Dying Leader
Loaded Guns
1975
as Silvera
Cuba Crossing
1980
as Titi
Bride of the Gorilla
1951
as Nedo
Invaders of the Lost Gold
1982
as Cal
The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961
as Muwango
Scipio the African
1971
as Massinissa
Storyville
1992
as Charlie Sumpter
The Gambler from Natchez
1954
as Josh
Caribbean
1952
as Esau
The Violent Breed
1984
as Polo
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
as Rochester's Chauffeur (uncredited)
City Beneath the Sea
1953
as Djion
Tarzan's Deadly Silence
1970
as Marshak
Son of Sinbad
1955
as Palace Guard
Tarzan's Fight for Life
1958
as Ramo
Key West
1973
as Candy Rhodes
African Treasure
1952
as Mailman (uncredited)
A Gathering of Old Men
1987
as Yank
The Royal African Rifles
1953
as Soldier
Black Jesus
1968
as Maurice Lalubi
The Final Executioner
1984
as Sam
The Lion Hunters
1951
as Walu
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
1971
as Chaka
Mandrake the Magician
1954
as Lothar
Breakout
1970
as Skip Manion
Jungle Man-Eaters
1954
as One of Native Escorts to Biplane (uncredited)
Oil
1977
as Ben
We Are No Angels
1975
as Black Bill
The Last Rebel
1971
as Duncan
Brooba
1955
as Native Chief
The Bronx Executioner
1989
as Sheriff Warren (archive footage)
Black Rodeo
1972
as Narrator (voice)
About Woody Strode
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). With 79 credits spanning from 1941 to 1995, Woody Strode has appeared in 76 films and 3 TV shows.
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Most Popular Woody Strode Movies
- Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) — as Frank's Gunman
- The Ten Commandments (1956) — as King of Ethiopia
- Spartacus (1960) — as Draba
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) — as Pompey
- The Quick and the Dead (1995) — as Charlies Moonlight
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