Woody Strode
July 25, 1914 (110 years old) in 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).
Known For
Credits
- 1995 · The Quick and the Dead as Charlies Moonlight
- 1993 · Posse as Storyteller
- 1992 · Storyville as Charlie Sumpter
- 1989 · The Bronx Executioner as Sheriff Warren (archive footage)
- 1988 · James Stewart: A Wonderful Life as Self (archive footage)
- 1987 · A Gathering of Old Men as Yank
- 1987 · On Fire as Woody
- 1985 · Lust in the Dust as Blackman
- 1984 · The Cotton Club as Holmes
- 1984 · Jungle Warriors as Luther
- 1984 · The Final Executioner as Sam
- 1984 · The Violent Breed as Polo
- 1983 · The Black Stallion Returns as Meslar
- 1982 · Invaders of the Lost Gold as Cal
- 1982 · Vigilante as Rake
- 1982 · Angkor: Cambodia Express as Woody
- 1981 · Scream as Charlie Winters
- 1980 · Cuba Crossing as Titi
- 1979 · Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as Sgt. 'Big Red' MacMurthy
- 1979 · Jaguar Lives! as Sensei
- 1979 · Ravagers as Brown
- 1977 · Kingdom of the Spiders as Walter Colby
- 1977 · Oil as Ben
- 1976 · Keoma as George
- 1976 · The Quest: The Longest Drive as Tucker
- 1975 · Winterhawk as Big Rude
- 1975 · We Are No Angels as Black Bill
- 1975 · Loaded Guns as Silvera
- 1973 · Key West as Candy Rhodes
- 1972 · The Italian Connection as Frank Webster
- 1972 · The Revengers as Job
- 1972 · Black Rodeo as Narrator (voice)
- 1971 · Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones as Chaka
- 1971 · The Last Rebel as Duncan
- 1971 · The Gatling Gun as Runner the Scout
- 1971 · Scipio the African as Massinissa
- 1970 · Breakout as Skip Manion
- 1970 · The Deserter as Jackson
- 1970 · Tarzan's Deadly Silence as Marshak
- 1970 · The Unholy Four as Woody
- 1969 · Boot Hill as Thomas
- 1969 · Che! as Guillermo
- 1968 · Once Upon a Time in the West as Frank's Gunman
- 1968 · Shalako as Chato
- 1968 · Black Jesus as Maurice Lalubi
- 1966 · The Professionals as Jake
- 1966 · Batman as Grand Mogul
- 1965 · 7 Women as Lean Warrior
- 1965 · Genghis Khan as Sengal
- 1963 · The Lieutenant as Sgt. Logan Holt
- 1963 · Tarzan's Three Challenges as Khan / Dying Leader
- 1962 · The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance as Pompey
- 1961 · Two Rode Together as Stone Calf
- 1961 · The Sins of Rachel Cade as Muwango
- 1960 · Spartacus as Draba
- 1960 · Sergeant Rutledge as 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
- 1960 · The Last Voyage as Hank Lawson
- 1959 · Pork Chop Hill as Pvt. Franklen
- 1958 · The Buccaneer as Toro
- 1958 · Tarzan's Fight for Life as Ramo
- 1956 · The Ten Commandments as King of Ethiopia
- 1955 · Brooba as Native Chief
- 1955 · Son of Sinbad as Palace Guard
- 1954 · The Silver Chalice as Moor (uncredited)
- 1954 · Jungle Gents as Malaka, head bearer
- 1954 · The Gambler from Natchez as Josh
- 1954 · Demetrius and the Gladiators as Gladiator
- 1954 · Jungle Man-Eaters as One of Native Escorts to Biplane (uncredited)
- 1954 · Mandrake the Magician as Lothar
- 1953 · The Royal African Rifles as Soldier
- 1953 · City Beneath the Sea as Djion
- 1952 · Androcles and the Lion as The Lion
- 1952 · Caribbean as Esau
- 1952 · African Treasure as Mailman (uncredited)
- 1951 · Bride of the Gorilla as Nedo
- 1951 · The Lion Hunters as Walu
- 1943 · No Time for Love as Black Sandhog (uncredited)
- 1942 · Star Spangled Rhythm as Rochester's Chauffeur (uncredited)
- 1941 · Sundown as Tribal Policeman (uncredited)