Woody Strode
- Born
- July 25, 1914 · Los Angeles, California, USA
- Died
- December 31, 1994
- Actor
- stunts
- soundtrack
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).
Filmography · 29 credits
- 1984Lust in the Dust · Actor (Blackman, Hardcase's Gang)
- 1983The Black Stallion Returns · Actor (Meslar)
- 1982Vigilante · Actor (Rake)
- 1980Cuba Crossing · Actor (Titi)
- 1979Ravagers · Actor (Brown)
- 1979Jaguar Lives! · Actor (Sensei)
- 1977Kingdom of the Spiders · Actor (Walter Colby)
- 1975Winterhawk · Actor (Big Rude)
- 1972The Revengers · Actor (Job)
- 1972Black Rodeo · Actor (Narrator)
- 1971The Gatling Gun · Actor (Runner the Scout)
- 1971The Last Rebel · Actor (Duncan)
- 1971Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones · Archive footage (Chaka)
- 1970The Devil's Backbone · Actor (Cpl. Jackson)
- 1970Tarzan's Deadly Silence · Archive footage (Marshak)
- 1969Che! · Actor (Guillermo)
- 1966The Professionals · Actor (Jake)
- 19657 Women · Actor (Lean Warrior)
- 1965Genghis Khan · Actor (Sengal)
- 1963Tarzan's Three Challenges · Actor (Dying Leader)
- 1963Tarzan's Three Challenges · Actor (Khan)
- 1961The Sins of Rachel Cade · Actor (Muwango)
- 1960Sergeant Rutledge · Actor (1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge)
- 1960The Last Voyage · Actor (Hank Lawson)
- 1959Pork Chop Hill · Actor (Pvt. Franklin)
- 1958Tarzan's Fight for Life · Actor (Ramo)
- 1953City Beneath the Sea · Actor (Djion)
- 1951Bride of the Gorilla · Actor (Nedo - Policeman)
- 1951The Lion Hunters · Actor (Walu)