Woody Strode
Acting
Born July 25, 1914 · Los Angeles, California, USA
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).
Known For · 40 titles
Batman
Once Upon a Time in the West
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
The Ten Commandments
The Lieutenant
Spartacus
The Quick and the Dead
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Professionals
The Cotton Club
Shalako
Posse
Two Rode Together
The Buccaneer
Demetrius and the Gladiators
The Black Stallion Returns
Vigilante
Keoma
7 Women
Boot Hill
Sergeant Rutledge
Angkor: Cambodia Express
Pork Chop Hill
Genghis Khan
Kingdom of the Spiders
Lust in the Dust
Androcles and the Lion
Key West
Loaded Guns
A Gathering of Old Men
The Revengers
The Silver Chalice
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
The Italian Connection
Che!
The Deserter
The Unholy Four
The Quest: The Longest Drive
City Beneath the Sea
Star Spangled Rhythm