Woody Strode

Actor

Born: July 25, 1914
Died: December 31, 1994 (age 80)
From: Los Angeles, California, USA

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 (76)

The Quick and the Dead (1995)
Charlies Moonlight
Posse (1993)
Storyteller
Storyville (1992)
Charlie Sumpter
The Bronx Executioner (1989)
Sheriff Warren (archive footage)
A Gathering of Old Men (1987)
Yank
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)
Self (archive footage)
On Fire (1987)
Woody
Lust in the Dust (1985)
Blackman
The Cotton Club (1984)
Holmes
Jungle Warriors (1984)
Luther
The Final Executioner (1984)
Sam
The Violent Breed (1984)
Polo
The Black Stallion Returns (1983)
Meslar
Vigilante (1983)
Rake
Invaders of the Lost Gold (1982)
Cal
Angkor: Cambodia Express (1981)
Woody
Scream (1981)
Charlie Winters
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
Winterhawk (1975)
Big Rude
We Are No Angels (1975)
Black Bill
Loaded Guns (1975)
Silvera
Key West (1973)
Candy Rhodes
The Italian Connection (1972)
Frank Webster
The Revengers (1972)
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