Woody Strode
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).

Cast

Known for

Spartacus★ 7.5Viewing moment
Spartacus
1960
The Ten Commandments★ 7.8Viewing moment
The Ten Commandments
1956
Once Upon a Time in the West★ 8.3Viewing moment
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance★ 7.8Viewing moment
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
Stagecoach★ 7.7Viewing moment
Stagecoach
1939
The Cotton Club★ 6.5Viewing moment
The Cotton Club
1984
The Quick and the Dead★ 6.5Viewing moment
The Quick and the Dead
1995
The Professionals★ 7.1Viewing moment
The Professionals
1966
Demetrius and the Gladiators★ 6.8Viewing moment
Demetrius and the Gladiators
1954
Keoma★ 7Viewing moment
Keoma
1976
Sergeant Rutledge★ 7.1Viewing moment
Sergeant Rutledge
1960
Kingdom of the Spiders★ 5.5Viewing moment
Kingdom of the Spiders
1977
Boot Hill★ 6Viewing moment
Boot Hill
1969
Vigilante★ 6.3Viewing moment
Vigilante
1982
Shalako★ 5.8Viewing moment
Shalako
1968
The Black Stallion Returns★ 6.5Viewing moment
The Black Stallion Returns
1983
Pork Chop Hill★ 6.4Viewing moment
Pork Chop Hill
1959
Scream★ 4.1Viewing moment
Scream
1981
Posse★ 5.3Viewing moment
Posse
1993
The Buccaneer★ 6.3Viewing moment
The Buccaneer
1958
Genghis Khan★ 6Viewing moment
Genghis Khan
1965
The Italian Connection★ 7.1Viewing moment
The Italian Connection
1972
Two Rode Together★ 6.4Viewing moment
Two Rode Together
1961
The Silver Chalice★ 4.7Viewing moment
The Silver Chalice
1954
The Gatling Gun★ 4.2Viewing moment
The Gatling Gun
1971
Bride of the Gorilla★ 5Viewing moment
Bride of the Gorilla
1951
Che!★ 5.3Viewing moment
Che!
1969
Lust in the Dust★ 5.7Viewing moment
Lust in the Dust
1984
Invaders of the Lost Gold★ 4Viewing moment
Invaders of the Lost Gold
1982
Androcles and the Lion★ 5.8Viewing moment
Androcles and the Lion
1952
The Revengers★ 5.7Viewing moment
The Revengers
1972
Winterhawk★ 6.8Viewing moment
Winterhawk
1975
Black Jesus★ 5.8Viewing moment
Black Jesus
1968
Son of Sinbad★ 5.5Viewing moment
Son of Sinbad
1955
City Beneath the Sea★ 5Viewing moment
City Beneath the Sea
1953
Loaded Guns★ 4.9Viewing moment
Loaded Guns
1975
7 Women★ 6.5Viewing moment
7 Women
1966
Sundown★ 5.4Viewing moment
Sundown
1941
Jaguar Lives!★ 4Viewing moment
Jaguar Lives!
1979
The Bronx Executioner★ 2.8Viewing moment
The Bronx Executioner
1989

Frequent collaborators

Claudia CardinaleClaudia CardinaleTab HunterTab HunterJames StewartJames StewartJack PalanceJack PalanceShirley JonesShirley JonesE.G. MarshallE.G. MarshallRichard WidmarkRichard WidmarkStrother MartinStrother Martin