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Woody Strode
Born · July 25, 1914
Died · December 31, 1994 (80 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Bio
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).
The Quick and the Dead
Charlies Moonlight
6.5
1995
Posse
Storyteller
5.4
1993
Storyville
Charlie Sumpter
5.3
1992
The Bronx Executioner
Sheriff Warren (archive footage)
2.6
1989
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
6.0
1988
A Gathering of Old Men
Yank
6.0
1987
On Fire
Woody
0.0
1987
Lust in the Dust
Blackman
6.0
1985
The Cotton Club
Holmes
6.5
1984
Jungle Warriors
Luther
3.9
1984
The Final Executioner
Sam
4.0
1984
The Violent Breed
Polo
3.8
1984
The Black Stallion Returns
Meslar
6.4
1983
Invaders of the Lost Gold
Cal
4.0
1982
Vigilante
Rake
6.3
1982
Angkor: Cambodia Express
Woody
3.5
1982
Scream
Charlie Winters
4.1
1981
Cuba Crossing
Titi
3.4
1980
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Sgt. 'Big Red' MacMurthy · (1 episode)
6.9
1979
Jaguar Lives!
Sensei
4.0
1979
Ravagers
Brown
4.3
1979
Kingdom of the Spiders
Walter Colby
5.5
1977
Oil
Ben
5.1
1977
Keoma
George
6.9
1976
The Quest: The Longest Drive
Tucker
5.0
1976
Winterhawk
Big Rude
6.6
1975
We Are No Angels
Black Bill
6.0
1975
Loaded Guns
Silvera
5.1
1975
Key West
Candy Rhodes
6.0
1973
The Italian Connection
Frank Webster
7.1
1972
The Revengers
Job
5.7
1972
Black Rodeo
Narrator (voice)
0.0
1972
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
Chaka
0.0
1971
The Last Rebel
Duncan
0.0
1971
The Gatling Gun
Runner the Scout
4.2
1971
Scipio the African
Massinissa
6.8
1971
Breakout
Skip Manion
0.0
1970
The Deserter
Jackson
6.0
1970
Tarzan's Deadly Silence
Marshak
4.0
1970
The Unholy Four
Woody
6.5
1970
Boot Hill
Thomas
5.9
1969
Che!
Guillermo
5.2
1969
Once Upon a Time in the West
Frank's Gunman
8.3
1968
Shalako
Chato
5.7
1968
Black Jesus
Maurice Lalubi
5.4
1968
The Professionals
Jake
7.1
1966
Batman
Grand Mogul · (2 episodes)
7.3
1966
7 Women
Lean Warrior
6.5
1965
Genghis Khan
Sengal
5.9
1965
The Lieutenant
Sgt. Logan Holt · (1 episode)
6.0
1963
Tarzan's Three Challenges
Khan / Dying Leader
4.8
1963
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Pompey
7.8
1962
Two Rode Together
Stone Calf
6.4
1961
The Sins of Rachel Cade
Muwango
5.5
1961
Spartacus
Draba
7.5
1960
Sergeant Rutledge
1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
7.1
1960
The Last Voyage
Hank Lawson
6.2
1960
Pork Chop Hill
Pvt. Franklen
6.5
1959
The Buccaneer
Toro
6.4
1958
Tarzan's Fight for Life
Ramo
4.6
1958
The Ten Commandments
King of Ethiopia
7.8
1956
Brooba
Native Chief
0.0
1955
Son of Sinbad
Palace Guard
4.8
1955
The Silver Chalice
Moor (uncredited)
4.5
1954
Jungle Gents
Malaka, head bearer
4.0
1954
The Gambler from Natchez
Josh
6.8
1954
Demetrius and the Gladiators
Gladiator
6.5
1954
Jungle Man-Eaters
One of Native Escorts to Biplane (uncredited)
4.7
1954
Mandrake the Magician
Lothar
2.0
1954
The Royal African Rifles
Soldier
0.0
1953
City Beneath the Sea
Djion
5.1
1953
Androcles and the Lion
The Lion
5.8
1952
Caribbean
Esau
5.8
1952
African Treasure
Mailman (uncredited)
6.9
1952
Bride of the Gorilla
Nedo
4.8
1951
The Lion Hunters
Walu
5.3
1951
No Time for Love
Black Sandhog (uncredited)
6.7
1943
Star Spangled Rhythm
Rochester's Chauffeur (uncredited)
5.9
1942
Sundown
Tribal Policeman (uncredited)
5.4
1941