Woody Strode

Known for: Acting

Born: 1914-07-25 – 1994-12-31 (aged 80)

From: Los Angeles, California, USA

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).

Filmography (79)

MOVIE★ 6.5
The Quick and the Dead
1995
as Charlies Moonlight
MOVIE★ 5.4
Posse
1993
as Storyteller
MOVIE★ 5.3
Storyville
1992
as Charlie Sumpter
MOVIE★ 3.7
The Bronx Executioner
1989
as Sheriff Warren (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.2
A Gathering of Old Men
1987
as Yank
MOVIE★ 6.5
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 9.0
On Fire
1987
as Woody
MOVIE★ 6.0
Lust in the Dust
1985
as Blackman
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Cotton Club
1984
as Holmes
MOVIE★ 4.1
Jungle Warriors
1984
as Luther
MOVIE★ 3.8
The Final Executioner
1984
as Sam
MOVIE★ 4.6
The Violent Breed
1984
as Polo
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Black Stallion Returns
1983
as Meslar
MOVIE★ 6.2
Vigilante
1983
as Rake
MOVIE★ 3.8
Invaders of the Lost Gold
1982
as Cal
MOVIE★ 4.0
Angkor: Cambodia Express
1981
as Woody
MOVIE★ 4.0
Scream
1981
as Charlie Winters
MOVIE★ 4.3
Cuba Crossing
1980
as Titi
TV★ 7.0
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979
as Sgt. 'Big Red' MacMurthy
MOVIE★ 4.2
Jaguar Lives!
1979
as Sensei
MOVIE★ 4.5
Ravagers
1979
as Brown
MOVIE★ 5.6
Kingdom of the Spiders
1977
as Walter Colby
MOVIE★ 5.6
Oil
1977
as Ben
MOVIE★ 6.9
Keoma
1976
as George
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Quest: The Longest Drive
1976
as Tucker
MOVIE★ 6.6
Winterhawk
1975
as Big Rude
MOVIE★ 7.5
We Are No Angels
1975
as Black Bill
MOVIE★ 5.1
Loaded Guns
1975
as Silvera
MOVIE★ 8.0
Key West
1973
as Candy Rhodes
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Italian Connection
1972
as Frank Webster
MOVIE★ 5.7
The Revengers
1972
as Job
MOVIE★ 9.0
Black Rodeo
1972
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 9.0
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
1971
as Chaka
MOVIE★ 4.0
The Last Rebel
1971
as Duncan
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Gatling Gun
1971
as Runner the Scout
MOVIE★ 6.8
Scipio the African
1971
as Massinissa
MOVIE★ 7.0
Breakout
1970
as Skip Manion
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Deserter
1970
as Jackson
MOVIE★ 5.0
Tarzan's Deadly Silence
1970
as Marshak
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Unholy Four
1970
as Woody
MOVIE★ 5.9
Boot Hill
1969
as Thomas
MOVIE★ 5.0
Che!
1969
as Guillermo
MOVIE★ 8.3
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968
as Frank's Gunman
MOVIE★ 5.6
Shalako
1968
as Chato
MOVIE★ 5.2
Black Jesus
1968
as Maurice Lalubi
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Professionals
1966
as Jake
TV★ 7.3
Batman
1966
as Grand Mogul
MOVIE★ 6.5
7 Women
1965
as Lean Warrior
MOVIE★ 5.8
Genghis Khan
1965
as Sengal
TV★ 7.0
The Lieutenant
1963
as Sgt. Logan Holt
MOVIE★ 5.0
Tarzan's Three Challenges
1963
as Khan / Dying Leader
MOVIE★ 7.8
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
as Pompey
MOVIE★ 6.4
Two Rode Together
1961
as Stone Calf
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961
as Muwango
MOVIE★ 7.5
Spartacus
1960
as Draba
MOVIE★ 7.0
Sergeant Rutledge
1960
as 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Last Voyage
1960
as Hank Lawson
MOVIE★ 6.7
Pork Chop Hill
1959
as Pvt. Franklen
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Buccaneer
1958
as Toro
MOVIE★ 4.6
Tarzan's Fight for Life
1958
as Ramo
MOVIE★ 7.8
The Ten Commandments
1956
as King of Ethiopia
MOVIE★ 10.0
Brooba
1955
as Native Chief
MOVIE★ 5.1
Son of Sinbad
1955
as Palace Guard
MOVIE★ 4.5
The Silver Chalice
1954
as Moor (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.2
Jungle Gents
1954
as Malaka, head bearer
MOVIE★ 7.2
The Gambler from Natchez
1954
as Josh
MOVIE★ 6.5
Demetrius and the Gladiators
1954
as Gladiator
MOVIE★ 5.3
Jungle Man-Eaters
1954
as One of Native Escorts to Biplane (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 4.5
Mandrake the Magician
1954
as Lothar
MOVIE★ 9.0
The Royal African Rifles
1953
as Soldier
MOVIE★ 5.1
City Beneath the Sea
1953
as Djion
MOVIE★ 5.9
Androcles and the Lion
1952
as The Lion
MOVIE★ 6.3
Caribbean
1952
as Esau
MOVIE★ 7.0
African Treasure
1952
as Mailman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 4.8
Bride of the Gorilla
1951
as Nedo
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Lion Hunters
1951
as Walu
MOVIE★ 7.0
No Time for Love
1943
as Black Sandhog (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.2
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
as Rochester's Chauffeur (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.6
Sundown
1941
as Tribal Policeman (uncredited)