Woody Strode
Born: 1914-07-25 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 1994-12-31
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
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
- A Gathering of Old Men as Yank
- On Fire as Woody
- James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)
1985
- Lust in the Dust as Blackman
1984
- Jungle Warriors as Luther
- The Cotton Club as Holmes
- The Final Executioner as Sam
- The Violent Breed as Polo
1983
- Vigilante as Rake
- The Black Stallion Returns as Meslar
1982
- Invaders of the Lost Gold as Cal
1981
- Scream as Charlie Winters
- Angkor: Cambodia Express as Woody
1980
- Cuba Crossing as Titi
1979
- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as Sgt. 'Big Red' MacMurthy
- Jaguar Lives! as Sensei
- Ravagers as Brown
1977
- Kingdom of the Spiders as Walter Colby
- Oil as Ben
1976
- The Quest: The Longest Drive as Tucker
- 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 Revengers as Job
- Black Rodeo as Narrator (voice)
- The Italian Connection as Frank Webster
1971
- The Gatling Gun as Runner the Scout
- The Last Rebel as Duncan
- Scipio the African as Massinissa
- Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones as Chaka
1970
- Breakout as Skip Manion
- The Deserter as Jackson
- Tarzan's Deadly Silence as Marshak
- The Unholy Four as Woody
1968
- Once Upon a Time in the West as Frank's Gunman
- Shalako as Chato
- Black Jesus as Maurice Lalubi
1966
- Batman as Grand Mogul
- The Professionals as Jake
1965
- Genghis Khan as Sengal
- 7 Women as Lean Warrior
1963
- The Lieutenant as Sgt. Logan Holt
- Tarzan's Three Challenges as Khan / Dying Leader
1962
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance as Pompey
1961
- Two Rode Together as Stone Calf
- The Sins of Rachel Cade as Muwango
1960
- Spartacus as Draba
- Sergeant Rutledge as 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
- The Last Voyage as Hank Lawson
1959
- Pork Chop Hill as Pvt. Franklen
1958
- Tarzan's Fight for Life as Ramo
- The Buccaneer as Toro
1956
- The Ten Commandments as King of Ethiopia
1955
- Son of Sinbad as Palace Guard
- Brooba as Native Chief
1954
- Jungle Gents as Malaka, head bearer
- Demetrius and the Gladiators as Gladiator
- The Gambler from Natchez as Josh
- The Silver Chalice as Moor (uncredited)
- Mandrake the Magician as Lothar
- Jungle Man-Eaters as One of Native Escorts to Biplane (uncredited)
1953
- City Beneath the Sea as Djion
- The Royal African Rifles as Soldier
1952
- Caribbean as Esau
- African Treasure as Mailman (uncredited)
- Androcles and the Lion as The Lion
1951
- The Lion Hunters as Walu
- Bride of the Gorilla as Nedo
1943
- No Time for Love as Black Sandhog (uncredited)
1942
- Star Spangled Rhythm as Rochester's Chauffeur (uncredited)
1941
- Sundown as Tribal Policeman (uncredited)