
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

1966
Batman
1966 · tv

1979
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
1979 · tv

1968
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · movie

1956
The Ten Commandments
1956 · movie

1963
The Lieutenant
1963 · tv

1960
Spartacus
1960 · movie

1995
The Quick and the Dead
1995 · movie

1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962 · movie

1984
The Cotton Club
1984 · movie

1966
The Professionals
1966 · movie

1968
Shalako
1968 · movie

1993
Posse
1993 · movie

1965
7 Women
1965 · movie

1965
Genghis Khan
1965 · movie

1958
The Buccaneer
1958 · movie

1976
Keoma
1976 · movie

1954
Demetrius and the Gladiators
1954 · movie

1979
Ravagers
1979 · movie

1959
Pork Chop Hill
1959 · movie

1954
The Silver Chalice
1954 · movie

1983
Vigilante
1983 · movie

1954
Jungle Gents
1954 · movie

1961
Two Rode Together
1961 · movie

1984
Jungle Warriors
1984 · movie

1969
Boot Hill
1969 · movie

1975
Loaded Guns
1975 · movie

1972
The Italian Connection
1972 · movie

1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · movie

1952
Caribbean
1952 · movie

1979
Jaguar Lives!
1979 · movie