Birthday:
Jul 25, 1914
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Woody Strode
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
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Spartacus | Draba | 1960 |
| Genghis Khan | Sengal | 1965 |
| The Buccaneer | Toro | 1958 |
| Kingdom of the Spiders | Walter Colby | 1977 |
| Bride of the Gorilla | Nedo | 1951 |
| Keoma | George | 1976 |
| Brooba | Native Chief | 1955 |
| The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance | Pompey | 1962 |
| The Professionals | Jake | 1966 |
| The Ten Commandments | King of Ethiopia | 1956 |
| Vigilante | Rake | 1982 |
| The Black Stallion Returns | Meslar | 1983 |
| Boot Hill | Thomas | 1969 |
| Pork Chop Hill | Pvt. Franklen | 1959 |
| Sergeant Rutledge | 1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge | 1960 |
| The Gatling Gun | Runner the Scout | 1971 |
| The Italian Connection | Frank Webster | 1972 |
| The Last Voyage | Hank Lawson | 1960 |
| Shalako | Chato | 1968 |
| City Beneath the Sea | Djion | 1953 |
| 7 Women | Lean Warrior | 1965 |
| Invaders of the Lost Gold | Cal | 1982 |
| The Unholy Four | Woody | 1970 |
| The Sins of Rachel Cade | Muwango | 1961 |
| Scream | Charlie Winters | 1981 |
| Jaguar Lives! | Sensei | 1979 |
| Jungle Warriors | Luther | 1984 |
| Black Jesus | Maurice Lalubi | 1968 |
| Loaded Guns | Silvera | 1975 |
| The Final Executioner | Sam | 1984 |
| The Violent Breed | Polo | 1984 |
| Star Spangled Rhythm | Rochester's Chauffeur (uncredited) | 1942 |
| Cuba Crossing | Titi | 1980 |
| The Last Rebel | Duncan | 1971 |
| The Revengers | Job | 1972 |
| Winterhawk | Big Rude | 1975 |
| The Bronx Executioner | Sheriff Warren (archive footage) | 1989 |
| Black Rodeo | Narrator (voice) | 1972 |
| Angkor: Cambodia Express | Woody | 1982 |
| The Lion Hunters | Walu | 1951 |
| We Are No Angels | Black Bill | 1975 |
| Caribbean | Esau | 1952 |
| Lust in the Dust | Blackman | 1985 |
| Scipio the African | Massinissa | 1971 |
| Sundown | Tribal Policeman (uncredited) | 1941 |
| On Fire | Woody | 1987 |
| Jungle Man-Eaters | One of Native Escorts to Biplane (uncredited) | 1954 |
| African Treasure | Mailman (uncredited) | 1952 |
| No Time for Love | Black Sandhog (uncredited) | 1943 |
| The Royal African Rifles | Soldier | 1953 |
| Demetrius and the Gladiators | Gladiator | 1954 |
| Son of Sinbad | Palace Guard | 1955 |
| Androcles and the Lion | The Lion | 1952 |
| Two Rode Together | Stone Calf | 1961 |
| The Quick and the Dead | Charlies Moonlight | 1995 |
| Ravagers | Brown | 1979 |
| A Gathering of Old Men | Yank | 1987 |
| Breakout | Skip Manion | 1970 |
| Tarzan's Deadly Silence | Marshak | 1970 |
| Jungle Gents | Malaka, head bearer | 1954 |
| Tarzan's Three Challenges | Khan / Dying Leader | 1963 |
| Che! | Guillermo | 1969 |
| Tarzan's Fight for Life | Ramo | 1958 |
| The Deserter | Jackson | 1970 |
| Mandrake the Magician | Lothar | 1954 |
| Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones | Chaka | 1971 |
| The Quest: The Longest Drive | Tucker | 1976 |
| The Silver Chalice | Moor (uncredited) | 1954 |
| The Gambler from Natchez | Josh | 1954 |
| Oil | Ben | 1977 |
| Posse | Storyteller | 1993 |
| Key West | Candy Rhodes | 1973 |
| James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) | 1988 |
| The Cotton Club | Holmes | 1984 |
| Once Upon a Time in the West | Frank's Gunman | 1968 |
| Storyville | Charlie Sumpter | 1992 | Series | Cast | Year |
| The Lieutenant | Sgt. Logan Holt | 1963 |
| Batman | Grand Mogul | 1966 |
| Buck Rogers in the 25th Century | Sgt. 'Big Red' MacMurthy | 1979 |
