Woody Strode

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 & TV Shows

1. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) — Frank's Gunman
2. Spartacus (1960) — Draba
3. The Quick and the Dead (1995) — Charlies Moonlight
4. The Ten Commandments (1956) — King of Ethiopia
5. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) — Pompey
6. Batman (1966) — Grand Mogul
7. The Cotton Club (1984) — Holmes
8. The Professionals (1966) — Jake
9. Boot Hill (1969) — Thomas
10. Keoma (1976) — George
11. Two Rode Together (1961) — Stone Calf
12. Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979) — Sgt. 'Big Red' MacMurthy
13. Kingdom of the Spiders (1977) — Walter Colby
14. Sergeant Rutledge (1960) — 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
15. The Italian Connection (1972) — Frank Webster
16. Vigilante (1983) — Rake
17. Shalako (1968) — Chato
18. Demetrius and the Gladiators (1954) — Gladiator
19. Posse (1993) — Storyteller
20. 7 Women (1965) — Lean Warrior
21. Pork Chop Hill (1959) — Pvt. Franklen
22. The Black Stallion Returns (1983) — Meslar
23. Scream (1981) — Charlie Winters
24. Genghis Khan (1965) — Sengal
25. The Buccaneer (1958) — Toro
26. The Last Voyage (1960) — Hank Lawson
27. Lust in the Dust (1985) — Blackman
28. The Revengers (1972) — Job
29. The Silver Chalice (1954) — Moor (uncredited)
30. Bride of the Gorilla (1951) — Nedo
31. Loaded Guns (1975) — Silvera
32. Che! (1969) — Guillermo
33. Winterhawk (1975) — Big Rude
34. Sundown (1941) — Tribal Policeman (uncredited)
35. City Beneath the Sea (1953) — Djion
36. No Time for Love (1943) — Black Sandhog (uncredited)
37. Invaders of the Lost Gold (1982) — Cal
38. Jungle Warriors (1984) — Luther
39. Scipio the African (1971) — Massinissa
40. Storyville (1992) — Charlie Sumpter