Woody Strode
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 (79)
The Quick and the Dead
Posse
Storyville
The Bronx Executioner
On Fire
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
A Gathering of Old Men
Lust in the Dust
The Cotton Club
The Violent Breed
Jungle Warriors
The Final Executioner
The Black Stallion Returns
Vigilante
Invaders of the Lost Gold
Angkor: Cambodia Express
Scream
Cuba Crossing
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Ravagers
Jaguar Lives!
Kingdom of the Spiders
Oil
Keoma
The Quest: The Longest Drive
We Are No Angels
Winterhawk
Loaded Guns
Key West
Black Rodeo
The Italian Connection
The Revengers
Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones
Scipio the African
The Gatling Gun
The Last Rebel
Breakout
The Deserter
The Unholy Four
Tarzan's Deadly Silence
Boot Hill
Che!
Once Upon a Time in the West
Shalako
Black Jesus
Batman
The Professionals
7 Women
Genghis Khan
The Lieutenant
Tarzan's Three Challenges
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Two Rode Together
The Sins of Rachel Cade
Spartacus
Sergeant Rutledge
The Last Voyage
Pork Chop Hill
The Buccaneer
Tarzan's Fight for Life
The Ten Commandments
Brooba
Son of Sinbad
The Gambler from Natchez
Demetrius and the Gladiators
Jungle Man-Eaters
Jungle Gents
Mandrake the Magician
The Silver Chalice
The Royal African Rifles
City Beneath the Sea
African Treasure
Caribbean
Androcles and the Lion
The Lion Hunters
Bride of the Gorilla
No Time for Love
Star Spangled Rhythm
Sundown