Acting
Woody Strode
Jul 25, 1914 (died Dec 31, 1994, aged 80) 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
8.3
Once Upon a Time in the West
Frank's Gunman
7.3
Batman
Grand Mogul
7.5
Spartacus
Draba
6.6
The Quick and the Dead
Charlies Moonlight
7.8
The Ten Commandments
King of Ethiopia
7.8
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Pompey
7.1
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Sgt. 'Big Red' MacMurthy
6.5
The Cotton Club
Holmes
7.1
The Professionals
Jake
6.4
Two Rode Together
Stone Calf
5.9
Boot Hill
Thomas
6.8
Keoma
George
5.6
Kingdom of the Spiders
Walter Colby
7.0
Sergeant Rutledge
1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
5.6
Shalako
Chato
Filmography
6.6
The Quick and the Dead
1995 · Charlies Moonlight
5.5
Posse
1993 · Storyteller
5.2
Storyville
1992 · Charlie Sumpter
3.7
The Bronx Executioner
1989 · Sheriff Warren (archive footage)
6.2
A Gathering of Old Men
1987 · Yank
6.5
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · Self (archive footage)
9.0
On Fire
1987 · Woody
6.0
Lust in the Dust
1985 · Blackman
6.5
The Cotton Club
1984 · Holmes
4.1
Jungle Warriors
1984 · Luther
3.8
The Final Executioner
1984 · Sam
4.6
The Violent Breed
1984 · Polo
6.1
Vigilante
1983 · Rake
6.5
The Black Stallion Returns
1983 · Meslar
3.8
Invaders of the Lost Gold
1982 · Cal
3.9
Scream
1981 · Charlie Winters
4.0
Angkor: Cambodia Express
1981 · Woody
4.3
Cuba Crossing
1980 · Titi
7.1
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979 · Sgt. 'Big Red' MacMurthy
4.2
Jaguar Lives!
1979 · Sensei
4.5
Ravagers
1979 · Brown
5.6
Kingdom of the Spiders
1977 · Walter Colby
5.5
Oil
1977 · Ben
6.8
Keoma
1976 · George
5.6
The Quest: The Longest Drive
1976 · Tucker
5.1
Loaded Guns
1975 · Silvera
6.6
Winterhawk
1975 · Big Rude
7.5
We Are No Angels
1975 · Black Bill
8.0
Key West
1973 · Candy Rhodes
7.1
The Italian Connection
1972 · Frank Webster