
Woody Strode
Acting
Born: 1914-07-25 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 1994-12-31
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).
🎬 Movies (30)

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
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