Woody Strode
Birthday
1914/07/25
Day of death
1994/12/31 (80 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also know as
Woodrow Wilson Woolwine Strode, Woodrow Strode, Woody Stroode
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).
Acting
(1960) Spartacus
as Draba
(1965) Genghis Khan
as Sengal
(1958) The Buccaneer
as Toro
(1977) Kingdom of the Spiders
as Walter Colby
(1951) Bride of the Gorilla
as Nedo
(1976) Keoma
as George
(1955) Brooba
as Native Chief
(1962) The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
as Pompey
(1966) The Professionals
as Jake
(1956) The Ten Commandments
as King of Ethiopia
(1982) Vigilante
as Rake
(1983) The Black Stallion Returns
as Meslar
(1969) Boot Hill
as Thomas
(1959) Pork Chop Hill
as Pvt. Franklen
(1960) Sergeant Rutledge
as 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
(1971) The Gatling Gun
as Runner the Scout
(1972) The Italian Connection
as Frank Webster
(1960) The Last Voyage
as Hank Lawson
(1968) Shalako
as Chato
(1953) City Beneath the Sea
as Djion
(1965) 7 Women
as Lean Warrior
(1982) Invaders of the Lost Gold
as Cal
(1970) The Unholy Four
as Woody
(1961) The Sins of Rachel Cade
as Muwango
(1981) Scream
as Charlie Winters
(1979) Jaguar Lives!
as Sensei
(1984) Jungle Warriors
as Luther
(1968) Black Jesus
as Maurice Lalubi
(1975) Loaded Guns
as Silvera
(1984) The Final Executioner
as Sam
(1984) The Violent Breed
as Polo
(1942) Star Spangled Rhythm
as Rochester's Chauffeur (uncredited)
(1980) Cuba Crossing
as Titi
(1971) The Last Rebel
as Duncan
(1972) The Revengers
as Job
(1975) Winterhawk
as Big Rude
(1989) The Bronx Executioner
as Sheriff Warren (archive footage)
(1972) Black Rodeo
as Narrator (voice)
(1982) Angkor: Cambodia Express
as Woody
(1951) The Lion Hunters
as Walu
(1975) We Are No Angels
as Black Bill
(1952) Caribbean
as Esau
(1971) Scipio the African
as Massinissa
(1985) Lust in the Dust
as Blackman
(1941) Sundown
as Tribal Policeman (uncredited)
(1987) On Fire
as Woody
(1943) No Time for Love
as Black Sandhog (uncredited)
(1952) African Treasure
as Mailman (uncredited)
(1953) The Royal African Rifles
as Soldier
(1954) Demetrius and the Gladiators
as Gladiator
(1954) Jungle Man-Eaters
as One of Native Escorts to Biplane (uncredited)
(1955) Son of Sinbad
as Palace Guard
(1952) Androcles and the Lion
as The Lion
(1961) Two Rode Together
as Stone Calf
(1995) The Quick and the Dead
as Charlies Moonlight
(1979) Ravagers
as Brown
(1987) A Gathering of Old Men
as Yank
(1970) Breakout
as Skip Manion
(1970) Tarzan's Deadly Silence
as Marshak
(1954) Jungle Gents
as Malaka, head bearer
(1963) Tarzan's Three Challenges
as Khan / Dying Leader
(1969) Che!
as Guillermo
(1958) Tarzan's Fight for Life
as Ramo
(1970) The Deserter
as Jackson
(1954) Mandrake the Magician
as Lothar
(1971) Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
as Chaka
(1976) The Quest: The Longest Drive
as Tucker
(1954) The Silver Chalice
as Moor (uncredited)
(1954) The Gambler from Natchez
as Josh
(1977) Oil
as Ben
(1993) Posse
as Storyteller
(1973) Key West
as Candy Rhodes
(1988) James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
(1984) The Cotton Club
as Holmes
(1968) Once Upon a Time in the West
as Frank's Gunman
(1992) Storyville
as Charlie Sumpter
(1963) The Lieutenant
as Sgt. Logan Holt
(1966) Batman
as Grand Mogul
(1979) Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
as Sgt. 'Big Red' MacMurthy