About
Woody Strode
Overview
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
Acting |
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| 1995 | The Quick and the Dead | Actor | Charlies Moonlight | 64 Fair |
| 1993 | Posse | Actor | Storyteller | 58 Average |
| 1992 | Storyville | Actor | Charlie Sumpter | 58 Average |
| 1989 | The Bronx Executioner | Actor | Sheriff Warren (archive footage) | 58 Average |
| 1988 | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
| 1987 | A Gathering of Old Men | Actor | Yank | 59 Average |
| 1987 | On Fire | Actor | Woody | N/A N/A |
| 1985 | Lust in the Dust | Actor | Blackman | 58 Average |
| 1984 | The Cotton Club | Actor | Holmes | 61 Fair |
| 1984 | Jungle Warriors | Actor | Luther | 58 Average |
| 1984 | The Final Executioner | Actor | Sam | 58 Average |
| 1984 | The Violent Breed | Actor | Polo | 58 Average |
| 1983 | The Black Stallion Returns | Actor | Meslar | 59 Average |
| 1982 | Invaders of the Lost Gold | Actor | Cal | 58 Average |
| 1982 | Vigilante | Actor | Rake | 59 Average |
| 1982 | Angkor: Cambodia Express | Actor | Woody | 58 Average |
| 1981 | Scream | Actor | Charlie Winters | 57 Average |
| 1980 | Cuba Crossing | Actor | Titi | 58 Average |
| 1979 | Jaguar Lives! | Actor | Sensei | 58 Average |
| 1979 | Ravagers | Actor | Brown | 58 Average |
| 1977 | Kingdom of the Spiders | Actor | Walter Colby | 58 Average |
| 1977 | Oil | Actor | Ben | 58 Average |
| 1976 | Keoma | Actor | George | 61 Fair |
| 1976 | The Quest: The Longest Drive | Actor | Tucker | 58 Average |
| 1975 | Winterhawk | Actor | Big Rude | 59 Average |
| 1975 | We Are No Angels | Actor | Black Bill | 59 Average |
| 1975 | Loaded Guns | Actor | Silvera | 58 Average |
| 1973 | Key West | Actor | Candy Rhodes | 58 Average |
| 1972 | The Italian Connection | Actor | Frank Webster | 60 Fair |
| 1972 | The Revengers | Actor | Job | 58 Average |
| 1972 | Black Rodeo | Actor | Narrator (voice) | N/A N/A |
| 1971 | Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones | Actor | Chaka | N/A N/A |
| 1971 | The Last Rebel | Actor | Duncan | N/A N/A |
| 1971 | The Gatling Gun | Actor | Runner the Scout | 58 Average |
| 1971 | Scipio the African | Actor | Massinissa | 59 Average |
| 1970 | Breakout | Actor | Skip Manion | N/A N/A |
| 1970 | The Deserter | Actor | Jackson | 58 Average |
| 1970 | Tarzan's Deadly Silence | Actor | Marshak | 58 Average |
| 1970 | The Unholy Four | Actor | Woody | 58 Average |
| 1969 | Boot Hill | Actor | Thomas | 58 Average |
| 1969 | Che! | Actor | Guillermo | 58 Average |
| 1968 | Once Upon a Time in the West | Actor | Frank's Gunman | 80 Very good |
| 1968 | Shalako | Actor | Chato | 58 Average |
| 1968 | Black Jesus | Actor | Maurice Lalubi | 58 Average |
| 1966 | The Professionals | Actor | Jake | 63 Fair |
| 1965 | 7 Women | Actor | Lean Warrior | 59 Average |
| 1965 | Genghis Khan | Actor | Sengal | 58 Average |
| 1963 | Tarzan's Three Challenges | Actor | Khan / Dying Leader | 58 Average |
| 1962 | The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | Actor | Pompey | 72 Good |
| 1961 | Two Rode Together | Actor | Stone Calf | 59 Average |
| 1961 | The Sins of Rachel Cade | Actor | Muwango | 59 Average |
| 1960 | Spartacus | Actor | Draba | 71 Good |
| 1960 | Sergeant Rutledge | Actor | 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge | 61 Fair |
| 1960 | The Last Voyage | Actor | Hank Lawson | 59 Average |
| 1959 | Pork Chop Hill | Actor | Pvt. Franklen | 59 Average |
| 1958 | The Buccaneer | Actor | Toro | 59 Average |
| 1958 | Tarzan's Fight for Life | Actor | Ramo | 58 Average |
| 1956 | The Ten Commandments | Actor | King of Ethiopia | 73 Good |
| 1955 | Brooba | Actor | Native Chief | N/A N/A |
| 1955 | Son of Sinbad | Actor | Palace Guard | 58 Average |
| 1954 | The Silver Chalice | Actor | Moor (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1954 | Jungle Gents | Actor | Malaka, head bearer | 58 Average |
| 1954 | The Gambler from Natchez | Actor | Josh | 58 Average |
| 1954 | Demetrius and the Gladiators | Actor | Gladiator | 59 Average |
| 1954 | Jungle Man-Eaters | Actor | One of Native Escorts to Biplane (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1954 | Mandrake the Magician | Actor | Lothar | 59 Average |
| 1953 | The Royal African Rifles | Actor | Soldier | N/A N/A |
| 1953 | City Beneath the Sea | Actor | Djion | 58 Average |
| 1952 | Androcles and the Lion | Actor | The Lion | 58 Average |
| 1952 | Caribbean | Actor | Esau | 58 Average |
| 1952 | African Treasure | Actor | Mailman (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1951 | Bride of the Gorilla | Actor | Nedo | 58 Average |
| 1951 | The Lion Hunters | Actor | Walu | 59 Average |
| 1943 | No Time for Love | Actor | Black Sandhog (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1942 | Star Spangled Rhythm | Actor | Rochester's Chauffeur (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1941 | Sundown | Actor | Tribal Policeman (uncredited) | 58 Average |