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Woody Strode

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

​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).

Filmography (76)

⭐ 6.5 Role: Charlies Moonlight

The Quick and the Dead

1995
⭐ 5.4 Role: Storyteller

Posse

1993
⭐ 5.3 Role: Charlie Sumpter

Storyville

1992
⭐ 3.7 Role: Sheriff Warren (archive footage)

The Bronx Executioner

1989
⭐ 6.2 Role: Yank

A Gathering of Old Men

1987
⭐ 6.5 Role: Self (archive footage)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987
⭐ 9.0 Role: Woody

On Fire

1987
⭐ 6.0 Role: Blackman

Lust in the Dust

1985
⭐ 6.5 Role: Holmes

The Cotton Club

1984
⭐ 4.1 Role: Luther

Jungle Warriors

1984
⭐ 3.8 Role: Sam

The Final Executioner

1984
⭐ 4.6 Role: Polo

The Violent Breed

1984
⭐ 6.5 Role: Meslar

The Black Stallion Returns

1983
⭐ 6.2 Role: Rake

Vigilante

1983
⭐ 3.9 Role: Cal

Invaders of the Lost Gold

1982