Woody Strode
Acting
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).
Filmography 79
Movies (76)
The Quick and the Dead1995Charlies Moonlight
Posse1993Storyteller
Storyville1992Charlie Sumpter
The Bronx Executioner1989Sheriff Warren (archive footage)
A Gathering of Old Men1987Yank
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life1987Self (archive footage)
On Fire1987Woody
Lust in the Dust1985Blackman
The Cotton Club1984Holmes
Jungle Warriors1984Luther
The Final Executioner1984Sam
The Violent Breed1984Polo
The Black Stallion Returns1983Meslar
Vigilante1983Rake
Invaders of the Lost Gold1982Cal
Angkor: Cambodia Express1981Woody
Scream1981Charlie Winters
Cuba Crossing1980Titi
Jaguar Lives!1979Sensei
Ravagers1979Brown
Kingdom of the Spiders1977Walter Colby
Oil1977Ben
Keoma1976George
The Quest: The Longest Drive1976Tucker
Winterhawk1975Big Rude
We Are No Angels1975Black Bill
Loaded Guns1975Silvera
Key West1973Candy Rhodes
The Italian Connection1972Frank Webster
The Revengers1972Job
Shows (3)
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century1979Sgt. 'Big Red' MacMurthy
Batman1966Grand Mogul
The Lieutenant1963Sgt. Logan Holt