Woody Strode
Acting · 80 years old
Los Angeles, California, USA
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
Once Upon a Time in the West
Frank's Gunman
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Pompey
The Ten Commandments
King of Ethiopia
Spartacus
Draba
Batman
Grand Mogul
The Professionals
Jake
The Italian Connection
Frank Webster
No Time for Love
Black Sandhog (uncredited)
Sergeant Rutledge
1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Sgt. 'Big Red' MacMurthy
Keoma
George
Scipio the African
Massinissa
The Gambler from Natchez
Josh
African Treasure
Mailman (uncredited)
Pork Chop Hill
Pvt. Franklen
The Quick and the Dead
Charlies Moonlight
Demetrius and the Gladiators
Gladiator
The Cotton Club
Holmes
The Black Stallion Returns
Meslar
Winterhawk
Big Rude