Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1914-07-25
Day of Death
1994-12-31
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Woody Strode
Biography
βAn 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).
Filmography (76)
β 6.5
Role:
Charlies Moonlight
The Quick and the Dead
1995
β 5.4
Role:
Storyteller
Posse
1993
β 5.3
Role:
Charlie Sumpter
Storyville
1992
β 3.7
Role:
Sheriff Warren (archive footage)
The Bronx Executioner
1989
β 6.2
Role:
Yank
A Gathering of Old Men
1987
β 6.5
Role:
Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
β 9.0
Role:
Woody
On Fire
1987
β 6.0
Role:
Blackman
Lust in the Dust
1985
β 6.5
Role:
Holmes
The Cotton Club
1984
β 4.1
Role:
Luther
Jungle Warriors
1984
β 3.8
Role:
Sam
The Final Executioner
1984
β 4.6
Role:
Polo
The Violent Breed
1984
β 6.5
Role:
Meslar
The Black Stallion Returns
1983
β 6.2
Role:
Rake
Vigilante
1983
β 3.9
Role:
Cal