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Woody Strode

Born: 1914-07-25

From: Los Angeles, California, USA

About: 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).

Film credits:

Spartacus

Draba

Genghis Khan

Sengal

The Buccaneer

Toro

Kingdom of the Spiders

Walter Colby

Bride of the Gorilla

Nedo

Keoma

George

Brooba

Native Chief

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Pompey

The Professionals

Jake

The Ten Commandments

King of Ethiopia

Vigilante

Rake

The Black Stallion Returns

Meslar

Boot Hill

Thomas

Pork Chop Hill

Pvt. Franklen

Sergeant Rutledge

1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge

The Gatling Gun

Runner the Scout

The Italian Connection

Frank Webster

The Last Voyage

Hank Lawson

Shalako

Chato

City Beneath the Sea

Djion

7 Women

Lean Warrior

Invaders of the Lost Gold

Cal

The Unholy Four

Woody

The Sins of Rachel Cade

Muwango

Scream

Charlie Winters

Jaguar Lives!

Sensei

Jungle Warriors

Luther

Black Jesus

Maurice Lalubi

Loaded Guns

Silvera

The Final Executioner

Sam

The Violent Breed

Polo

Star Spangled Rhythm

Rochester's Chauffeur (uncredited)

Cuba Crossing

Titi

The Last Rebel

Duncan

The Revengers

Job

Winterhawk

Big Rude

The Bronx Executioner

Sheriff Warren (archive footage)

Black Rodeo

Narrator (voice)

Angkor: Cambodia Express

Woody

The Lion Hunters

Walu

We Are No Angels

Black Bill

Caribbean

Esau

Scipio the African

Massinissa

Lust in the Dust

Blackman

Sundown

Tribal Policeman (uncredited)

On Fire

Woody

No Time for Love

Black Sandhog (uncredited)

African Treasure

Mailman (uncredited)

The Royal African Rifles

Soldier

Demetrius and the Gladiators

Gladiator

Jungle Man-Eaters

One of Native Escorts to Biplane (uncredited)

Son of Sinbad

Palace Guard

Androcles and the Lion

The Lion

Two Rode Together

Stone Calf

The Quick and the Dead

Charlies Moonlight

Ravagers

Brown

A Gathering of Old Men

Yank

Breakout

Skip Manion

Tarzan's Deadly Silence

Marshak

Jungle Gents

Malaka, head bearer

Tarzan's Three Challenges

Khan / Dying Leader

Che!

Guillermo

Tarzan's Fight for Life

Ramo

The Deserter

Jackson

Mandrake the Magician

Lothar

Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones

Chaka

The Quest: The Longest Drive

Tucker

The Silver Chalice

Moor (uncredited)

The Gambler from Natchez

Josh

Oil

Ben

Posse

Storyteller

Key West

Candy Rhodes

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Self (archive footage)

The Cotton Club

Holmes

Once Upon a Time in the West

Frank's Gunman

Storyville

Charlie Sumpter