Acting
Woody Strode
Born 1914-07-25 · Los Angeles, California, USA · Died 1994-12-31
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
The Ten Commandments
Spartacus
Once Upon a Time in the West
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Stagecoach
The Cotton Club
The Quick and the Dead
The Professionals
Demetrius and the Gladiators
Keoma
Sergeant Rutledge
Kingdom of the Spiders
Boot Hill
Vigilante
Shalako
The Black Stallion Returns
Pork Chop Hill
Scream
The Italian Connection
Posse
The Buccaneer
Genghis Khan
Two Rode Together
The Silver Chalice
The Gatling Gun
Bride of the Gorilla
Che!
Lust in the Dust
Invaders of the Lost Gold
Androcles and the Lion
The Revengers
Winterhawk
7 Women
Black Jesus
Son of Sinbad
City Beneath the Sea
Loaded Guns
The Last Voyage
Caribbean
The Deserter