Woody Strode

Woody Strode

1914-07-25 – 1994-12-31 (age 80) Los Angeles, California, USA
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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).

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Known For

Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West

1968

as Frank's Gunman

The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments

1956

as King of Ethiopia

The Quick and the Dead
The Quick and the Dead

1995

as Charlies Moonlight

Spartacus
Spartacus

1960

as Draba

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Professionals
The Professionals

1966

as Jake

Shalako
Shalako

1968

as Chato

The Cotton Club
The Cotton Club

1984

as Holmes

7 Women
7 Women

1965

as Lean Warrior

Vigilante
Vigilante

1983

as Rake

Black Rodeo
Black Rodeo

1972

as Narrator (voice)

Two Rode Together
Two Rode Together

1961

as Stone Calf

Angkor: Cambodia Express
Posse
Posse

1993

as Storyteller

Demetrius and the Gladiators
The Silver Chalice
The Silver Chalice

1954

as Moor (uncredited)

Boot Hill
Boot Hill

1969

as Thomas

The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer

1958

as Toro

Sergeant Rutledge
Sergeant Rutledge

1960

as 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge

Loaded Guns
Loaded Guns

1975

as Silvera