
Woody Strode
Acting
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

Batman
1966 · tv

Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · movie

Spartacus
1960 · movie

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979 · tv

The Ten Commandments
1956 · movie

The Quick and the Dead
1995 · movie

The Professionals
1966 · movie

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962 · movie

The Lieutenant
1963 · tv

The Cotton Club
1984 · movie

Pork Chop Hill
1959 · movie

Demetrius and the Gladiators
1954 · movie

Sergeant Rutledge
1960 · movie

Vigilante
1983 · movie

Two Rode Together
1961 · movie

Genghis Khan
1965 · movie

The Black Stallion Returns
1983 · movie

7 Women
1965 · movie

Shalako
1968 · movie

The Buccaneer
1958 · movie

Keoma
1976 · movie

Posse
1993 · movie

Boot Hill
1969 · movie

The Italian Connection
1972 · movie

Tarzan's Fight for Life
1958 · movie

The Silver Chalice
1954 · movie

Che!
1969 · movie

The Deserter
1970 · movie

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · movie

Winterhawk
1975 · movie