Woody Strode
ActingBorn
July 25, 1914
Died
December 31, 1994
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
Filmography
The Quick and the Dead
1995
Posse
1993
Storyville
1992
The Bronx Executioner
1989
A Gathering of Old Men
1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
On Fire
1987
Lust in the Dust
1985
The Cotton Club
1984
Jungle Warriors
1984
The Final Executioner
1984
The Violent Breed
1984
The Black Stallion Returns
1983
Vigilante
1983
Invaders of the Lost Gold
1982
Angkor: Cambodia Express
1981
Scream
1981
Cuba Crossing
1980
Jaguar Lives!
1979
Ravagers
1979
Kingdom of the Spiders
1977
Oil
1977
Keoma
1976
The Quest: The Longest Drive
1976
Winterhawk
1975
We Are No Angels
1975
Loaded Guns
1975
Key West
1973
The Italian Connection
1972
The Revengers
1972
Black Rodeo
1972
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
1971
The Last Rebel
1971
The Gatling Gun
1971
Scipio the African
1971
Breakout
1970
The Deserter
1970
Tarzan's Deadly Silence
1970
The Unholy Four
1970
Boot Hill
1969
Che!
1969
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968
Shalako
1968
Black Jesus
1968
The Professionals
1966
7 Women
1965
Genghis Khan
1965
Tarzan's Three Challenges
1963
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
Two Rode Together
1961
The Sins of Rachel Cade
1961
Spartacus
1960
Sergeant Rutledge
1960
The Last Voyage
1960
Pork Chop Hill
1959
The Buccaneer
1958
Tarzan's Fight for Life
1958
The Ten Commandments
1956
Brooba
1955
Son of Sinbad
1955
The Silver Chalice
1954
Jungle Gents
1954
The Gambler from Natchez
1954
Demetrius and the Gladiators
1954
Jungle Man-Eaters
1954
Mandrake the Magician
1954
The Royal African Rifles
1953
City Beneath the Sea
1953
Androcles and the Lion
1952
Caribbean
1952
African Treasure
1952
Bride of the Gorilla
1951
The Lion Hunters
1951
No Time for Love
1943
Star Spangled Rhythm
1942
Sundown
1941