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