Woody Strode
Acting Born Jul 25, 1914 Los Angeles, California, USA 24 credits
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).
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Full filmography
- Batman (1966) as Grand Mogul
- Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) as Sgt. 'Big Red' MacMurthy
- The Ten Commandments (1956) as King of Ethiopia
- Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) as Frank's Gunman
- Spartacus (1960) as Draba
- The Lieutenant (1963) as Sgt. Logan Holt
- The Quick and the Dead (1995) as Charlies Moonlight
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) as Pompey
- The Professionals (1966) as Jake
- The Cotton Club (1984) as Holmes
- Posse (1993) as Storyteller
- The Buccaneer (1958) as Toro
- Boot Hill (1969) as Thomas
- 7 Women (1965) as Lean Warrior
- Jungle Warriors (1984) as Luther
- Genghis Khan (1965) as Sengal
- Vigilante (1983) as Rake
- Keoma (1976) as George
- Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) as Gladiator
- Shalako (1968) as Chato
- The Black Stallion Returns (1983) as Meslar
- Two Rode Together (1961) as Stone Calf
- Sergeant Rutledge (1960) as 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
- The Silver Chalice (1954) as Moor (uncredited)