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