Acting
Woody Strode
EN, IT, TH, RO cinema · 76 credits
Born
25 July 1914
Died
31 December 1994 (aged 80)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode · Woodrow Strode · Woody Stroode · Woodrow Wilson Woolwine "Woody" Strode
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
as Charlies Moonlight
Posse
as Storyteller
Storyville
as Charlie Sumpter
The Bronx Executioner
as Sheriff Warren (archive footage)
On Fire
as Woody
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
Lust in the Dust
as Blackman
Jungle Warriors
as Luther
The Cotton Club
as Holmes
Vigilante
as Rake
Scream
as Charlie Winters
Cuba Crossing
as Titi
Jaguar Lives!
as Sensei
Ravagers
as Brown
Kingdom of the Spiders
as Walter Colby
Oil
as Ben
Keoma
as George
Loaded Guns
as Silvera
Winterhawk
as Big Rude
We Are No Angels
as Black Bill
Key West
as Candy Rhodes
The Italian Connection
as Frank Webster
Black Rodeo
as Narrator (voice)
The Gatling Gun
as Runner the Scout
The Last Rebel
as Duncan
Scipio the African
as Massinissa
The Unholy Four
as Woody
Breakout
as Skip Manion
Tarzan's Deadly Silence
as Marshak
The Deserter
as Jackson
Boot Hill
as Thomas
Che!
as Guillermo
Shalako
as Chato
Black Jesus
as Maurice Lalubi
Once Upon a Time in the West
as Frank's Gunman
Genghis Khan
as Sengal
7 Women
as Lean Warrior
Tarzan's Three Challenges
as Khan / Dying Leader
The Sins of Rachel Cade
as Muwango
Two Rode Together
as Stone Calf
Spartacus
as Draba
Sergeant Rutledge
as 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
The Last Voyage
as Hank Lawson
Pork Chop Hill
as Pvt. Franklen
The Buccaneer
as Toro
The Ten Commandments
as King of Ethiopia
Brooba
as Native Chief
Son of Sinbad
as Palace Guard
Demetrius and the Gladiators
as Gladiator
Jungle Man-Eaters
as One of Native Escorts to Biplane (uncredited)
Jungle Gents
as Malaka, head bearer
Mandrake the Magician
as Lothar
The Silver Chalice
as Moor (uncredited)
City Beneath the Sea
as Djion
The Royal African Rifles
as Soldier
Caribbean
as Esau
African Treasure
as Mailman (uncredited)
Androcles and the Lion
as The Lion
The Lion Hunters
as Walu
No Time for Love
as Black Sandhog (uncredited), Stunts
Star Spangled Rhythm
as Rochester's Chauffeur (uncredited)
Sundown
as Tribal Policeman (uncredited)