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Woody Strode

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Woody Strode

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Jul 25, 1914 (112 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

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).

Known For

Acting
1995The Quick and the DeadCharlies Moonlight
1993PosseStoryteller
1992StoryvilleCharlie Sumpter
1989The Bronx ExecutionerSheriff Warren (archive footage)
1987On FireWoody
1987A Gathering of Old MenYank
1987James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeSelf (archive footage)
1985Lust in the DustBlackman
1984Jungle WarriorsLuther
1984The Final ExecutionerSam
1984The Violent BreedPolo
1984The Cotton ClubHolmes
1983VigilanteRake
1983The Black Stallion ReturnsMeslar
1982Invaders of the Lost GoldCal
1981ScreamCharlie Winters
1981Angkor: Cambodia ExpressWoody
1980Cuba CrossingTiti
1979Jaguar Lives!Sensei
1979RavagersBrown
1979Buck Rogers in the 25th CenturySgt. 'Big Red' MacMurthy
1977Kingdom of the SpidersWalter Colby
1977OilBen
1976KeomaGeorge
1976The Quest: The Longest DriveTucker
1975Loaded GunsSilvera
1975WinterhawkBig Rude
1975We Are No AngelsBlack Bill
1973Key WestCandy Rhodes
1972The Italian ConnectionFrank Webster
1972The RevengersJob
1972Black RodeoNarrator (voice)
1971The Gatling GunRunner the Scout
1971The Last RebelDuncan
1971Scipio the AfricanMassinissa
1971Tarzan and the Perils of Charity JonesChaka
1970The Unholy FourWoody
1970BreakoutSkip Manion
1970Tarzan's Deadly SilenceMarshak
1970The DeserterJackson
1969Boot HillThomas
1969Che!Guillermo
1968ShalakoChato
1968Black JesusMaurice Lalubi
1968Once Upon a Time in the WestFrank's Gunman
1966The ProfessionalsJake
1966BatmanGrand Mogul
1965Genghis KhanSengal
19657 WomenLean Warrior
1963Tarzan's Three ChallengesKhan / Dying Leader
1963The LieutenantSgt. Logan Holt
1962The Man Who Shot Liberty ValancePompey
1961The Sins of Rachel CadeMuwango
1961Two Rode TogetherStone Calf
1960SpartacusDraba
1960Sergeant Rutledge1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
1960The Last VoyageHank Lawson
1959Pork Chop HillPvt. Franklen
1958The BuccaneerToro
1958Tarzan's Fight for LifeRamo
1956The Ten CommandmentsKing of Ethiopia
1955BroobaNative Chief
1955Son of SinbadPalace Guard
1954Jungle Man-EatersOne of Native Escorts to Biplane (uncredited)
1954Demetrius and the GladiatorsGladiator
1954Jungle GentsMalaka, head bearer
1954Mandrake the MagicianLothar
1954The Silver ChaliceMoor (uncredited)
1954The Gambler from NatchezJosh
1953City Beneath the SeaDjion
1953The Royal African RiflesSoldier
1952CaribbeanEsau
1952African TreasureMailman (uncredited)
1952Androcles and the LionThe Lion
1951Bride of the GorillaNedo
1951The Lion HuntersWalu
1943No Time for LoveBlack Sandhog (uncredited)
1942Star Spangled RhythmRochester's Chauffeur (uncredited)
1941SundownTribal Policeman (uncredited)
Crew
1943No Time for LoveStunts