
Woody Strode
Acting
- Born:
- 1914-07-25
- Died:
- 1994-12-31
- Place of birth:
- Los Angeles, California, USA
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
Filmography

The Quick and the Dead

Posse

Storyville

The Bronx Executioner

A Gathering of Old Men

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

On Fire

Lust in the Dust

The Cotton Club

Jungle Warriors

The Final Executioner

The Violent Breed

The Black Stallion Returns

Vigilante

Invaders of the Lost Gold

Angkor: Cambodia Express

Scream

Cuba Crossing

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Jaguar Lives!

Ravagers

Kingdom of the Spiders

Oil

Keoma

The Quest: The Longest Drive

Winterhawk

We Are No Angels

Loaded Guns

Key West

The Italian Connection

The Revengers

Black Rodeo

Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones

The Last Rebel

The Gatling Gun

Scipio the African

Breakout

The Deserter

Tarzan's Deadly Silence

The Unholy Four

Boot Hill

Che!

Once Upon a Time in the West

Shalako

Black Jesus

The Professionals

Batman

7 Women

Genghis Khan

The Lieutenant

Tarzan's Three Challenges

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Two Rode Together

The Sins of Rachel Cade

Spartacus

Sergeant Rutledge

The Last Voyage

Pork Chop Hill

The Buccaneer

Tarzan's Fight for Life

The Ten Commandments

Brooba

Son of Sinbad

The Silver Chalice

Jungle Gents

The Gambler from Natchez

Demetrius and the Gladiators

Jungle Man-Eaters

Mandrake the Magician

The Royal African Rifles

City Beneath the Sea

Androcles and the Lion

Caribbean

African Treasure

Bride of the Gorilla

The Lion Hunters

No Time for Love

Star Spangled Rhythm

Sundown