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

Spartacus
Spartacus

1960

as Draba

The Quick and the Dead
The Quick and the Dead

1995

as Charlies Moonlight

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Cotton Club
The Cotton Club

1984

as Holmes

The Professionals
The Professionals

1966

as Jake

Shalako
Shalako

1968

as Chato

Posse
Posse

1993

as Storyteller

7 Women
7 Women

1965

as Lean Warrior

Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan

1965

as Sengal

The Buccaneer
The Buccaneer

1958

as Toro

Keoma
Keoma

1976

as George

Demetrius and the Gladiators
Ravagers
Ravagers

1979

as Brown

Pork Chop Hill
Pork Chop Hill

1959

as Pvt. Franklen

The Silver Chalice
The Silver Chalice

1954

as Moor (uncredited)

Vigilante
Vigilante

1983

as Rake

Jungle Gents
Jungle Gents

1954

as Malaka, head bearer

Two Rode Together
Two Rode Together

1961

as Stone Calf