Woody Strode

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).

Filmography

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The Quick and the Dead ★ 6.5 The Quick and the Dead 1995 Posse ★ 5.4 Posse 1993 Storyville ★ 5.3 Storyville 1992 The Bronx Executioner ★ 3.7 The Bronx Executioner 1989 A Gathering of Old Men ★ 6.2 A Gathering of Old Men 1987 On Fire ★ 9.0 On Fire 1987 Lust in the Dust ★ 6.0 Lust in the Dust 1985 The Cotton Club ★ 6.5 The Cotton Club 1984 Jungle Warriors ★ 4.1 Jungle Warriors 1984 The Final Executioner ★ 3.8 The Final Executioner 1984 The Violent Breed ★ 4.6 The Violent Breed 1984 The Black Stallion Returns ★ 6.5 The Black Stallion Returns 1983 Vigilante ★ 6.2 Vigilante 1983 Invaders of the Lost Gold ★ 3.8 Invaders of the Lost Gold 1982 Angkor: Cambodia Express ★ 4.0 Angkor: Cambodia Express 1981 Scream ★ 3.9 Scream 1981 Cuba Crossing ★ 4.3 Cuba Crossing 1980 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century ★ 7.0 Buck Rogers in the 25th Century 1979 Jaguar Lives! ★ 4.2 Jaguar Lives! 1979 Ravagers ★ 4.5 Ravagers 1979 Kingdom of the Spiders ★ 5.6 Kingdom of the Spiders 1977 Oil ★ 5.6 Oil 1977 Keoma ★ 6.9 Keoma 1976 The Quest: The Longest Drive ★ 5.7 The Quest: The Longest Drive 1976 Winterhawk ★ 6.6 Winterhawk 1975 We Are No Angels ★ 7.5 We Are No Angels 1975 Loaded Guns ★ 5.1 Loaded Guns 1975 Key West ★ 8.0 Key West 1973 The Italian Connection ★ 7.0 The Italian Connection 1972 The Revengers ★ 5.7 The Revengers 1972 Black Rodeo ★ 9.0 Black Rodeo 1972 Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones ★ 9.0 Tarzan and the Perils of Charity Jones 1971 The Last Rebel ★ 4.0 The Last Rebel 1971 The Gatling Gun ★ 5.3 The Gatling Gun 1971 Scipio the African ★ 6.8 Scipio the African 1971 Breakout ★ 7.0 Breakout 1970 The Deserter ★ 6.5 The Deserter 1970 Tarzan's Deadly Silence ★ 5.0 Tarzan's Deadly Silence 1970 The Unholy Four ★ 6.4 The Unholy Four 1970 Boot Hill ★ 5.9 Boot Hill 1969 Che! ★ 5.0 Che! 1969 Once Upon a Time in the West ★ 8.3 Once Upon a Time in the West 1968 Shalako ★ 5.6 Shalako 1968 Black Jesus ★ 5.2 Black Jesus 1968 The Professionals ★ 7.1 The Professionals 1966 Batman ★ 7.3 Batman 1966 7 Women ★ 6.4 7 Women 1965 Genghis Khan ★ 5.8 Genghis Khan 1965 The Lieutenant ★ 7.0 The Lieutenant 1963 Tarzan's Three Challenges ★ 5.0 Tarzan's Three Challenges 1963 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance ★ 7.8 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1962 Two Rode Together ★ 6.4 Two Rode Together 1961 The Sins of Rachel Cade ★ 6.4 The Sins of Rachel Cade 1961 Spartacus ★ 7.5 Spartacus 1960 Sergeant Rutledge ★ 7.0 Sergeant Rutledge 1960 The Last Voyage ★ 6.2 The Last Voyage 1960 Pork Chop Hill ★ 6.7 Pork Chop Hill 1959 The Buccaneer ★ 6.5 The Buccaneer 1958 Tarzan's Fight for Life ★ 4.6 Tarzan's Fight for Life 1958 The Ten Commandments ★ 7.8 The Ten Commandments 1956 Brooba ★ 10.0 Brooba 1955 Son of Sinbad ★ 4.8 Son of Sinbad 1955 The Silver Chalice ★ 4.5 The Silver Chalice 1954 Jungle Gents ★ 5.3 Jungle Gents 1954 The Gambler from Natchez ★ 7.2 The Gambler from Natchez 1954 Demetrius and the Gladiators ★ 6.6 Demetrius and the Gladiators 1954 Jungle Man-Eaters ★ 5.3 Jungle Man-Eaters 1954 Mandrake the Magician ★ 4.5 Mandrake the Magician 1954 The Royal African Rifles ★ 9.0 The Royal African Rifles 1953 City Beneath the Sea ★ 5.0 City Beneath the Sea 1953 Androcles and the Lion ★ 5.9 Androcles and the Lion 1952 Caribbean ★ 6.3 Caribbean 1952 African Treasure ★ 7.0 African Treasure 1952 Bride of the Gorilla ★ 4.8 Bride of the Gorilla 1951 The Lion Hunters ★ 6.3 The Lion Hunters 1951 No Time for Love ★ 7.0 No Time for Love 1943 Star Spangled Rhythm ★ 6.2 Star Spangled Rhythm 1942 Sundown ★ 5.6 Sundown 1941