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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Woody Strode

Woody Strode

Woody Strode

Known For

Once Upon a Time in the West

Once Upon a Time in the West

1968

as Frank's Gunman

The Quick and the Dead

The Quick and the Dead

1995

as Charlies Moonlight

The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

1956

as King of Ethiopia

Spartacus

Spartacus

1960

as Draba

The Professionals

The Professionals

1966

as Jake

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962

as Pompey

The Cotton Club

The Cotton Club

1984

as Holmes

Shalako

Shalako

1968

as Chato

Pork Chop Hill

Pork Chop Hill

1959

as Pvt. Franklen

Keoma

Keoma

1976

as George

Posse

Posse

1993

as Storyteller

Vigilante

Vigilante

1983

as Rake

Che!

Che!

1969

as Guillermo

Demetrius and the Gladiators

Demetrius and the Gladiators

1954

as Gladiator

Boot Hill

Boot Hill

1969

as Thomas

Androcles and the Lion

Androcles and the Lion

1952

as The Lion

Two Rode Together

Two Rode Together

1961

as Stone Calf

The Italian Connection

The Italian Connection

1972

as Frank Webster

City Beneath the Sea

City Beneath the Sea

1953

as Djion

The Black Stallion Returns

The Black Stallion Returns

1983

as Meslar