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Woody Strode

Actor

Woody Strode

Born July 25, 1914 in Los Angeles, California, USADied December 31, 199473 films

​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).

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Once Upon a Time in the West posterFirst watchOnce Upon a Time in the West19688.3as Frank's GunmanAs the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.View film

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The Ten Commandments poster7.8The Ten Commandments1956Spartacus poster7.5Spartacus1960The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance poster7.8The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance1962The Quick and the Dead poster6.6The Quick and the Dead1995The Professionals poster7.1The Professionals1966The Cotton Club poster6.5The Cotton Club1984Keoma poster6.8Keoma1976Sergeant Rutledge poster7.0Sergeant Rutledge1960

Filmography

73 films as actor
  1. 1995The Quick and the DeadCharlies Moonlight
  2. 1993PosseStoryteller
  3. 1992StoryvilleCharlie Sumpter
  4. 1987A Gathering of Old MenYank
  5. 1987On FireWoody
  6. 1985Lust in the DustBlackman
  7. 1984The Cotton ClubHolmes
  8. 1984Jungle WarriorsLuther
  9. 1984The Final ExecutionerSam
  10. 1984The Violent BreedPolo
  11. 1983The Black Stallion ReturnsMeslar
  12. 1983VigilanteRake
  13. 1982Invaders of the Lost GoldCal
  14. 1981Angkor: Cambodia ExpressWoody
  15. 1981ScreamCharlie Winters
  16. 1980Cuba CrossingTiti
  17. 1979Jaguar Lives!Sensei
  18. 1979RavagersBrown
  19. 1977Kingdom of the SpidersWalter Colby
  20. 1977OilBen
  21. 1976KeomaGeorge
  22. 1976The Quest: The Longest DriveTucker
  23. 1975WinterhawkBig Rude
  24. 1975We Are No AngelsBlack Bill
  25. 1975Loaded GunsSilvera
  26. 1973Key WestCandy Rhodes
  27. 1972The Italian ConnectionFrank Webster
  28. 1972The RevengersJob
  29. 1971Tarzan and the Perils of Charity JonesChaka
  30. 1971The Last RebelDuncan
  31. 1971The Gatling GunRunner the Scout
  32. 1971Scipio the AfricanMassinissa
  33. 1970BreakoutSkip Manion
  34. 1970The DeserterJackson
  35. 1970Tarzan's Deadly SilenceMarshak
  36. 1970The Unholy FourWoody
  37. 1969Boot HillThomas
  38. 1969Che!Guillermo
  39. 1968Once Upon a Time in the WestFrank's Gunman
  40. 1968ShalakoChato
  41. 1968Black JesusMaurice Lalubi
  42. 1966The ProfessionalsJake
  43. 19657 WomenLean Warrior
  44. 1965Genghis KhanSengal
  45. 1963Tarzan's Three ChallengesKhan / Dying Leader
  46. 1962The Man Who Shot Liberty ValancePompey
  47. 1961Two Rode TogetherStone Calf
  48. 1961The Sins of Rachel CadeMuwango
  49. 1960SpartacusDraba
  50. 1960Sergeant Rutledge1st Sgt. Braxton Rutledge
  51. 1960The Last VoyageHank Lawson
  52. 1959Pork Chop HillPvt. Franklen
  53. 1958The BuccaneerToro
  54. 1958Tarzan's Fight for LifeRamo
  55. 1956The Ten CommandmentsKing of Ethiopia
  56. 1955BroobaNative Chief
  57. 1955Son of SinbadPalace Guard
  58. 1954The Silver ChaliceMoor (uncredited)
  59. 1954Jungle GentsMalaka, head bearer
  60. 1954The Gambler from NatchezJosh
  61. 1954Demetrius and the GladiatorsGladiator
  62. 1954Jungle Man-EatersOne of Native Escorts to Biplane (uncredited)
  63. 1954Mandrake the MagicianLothar
  64. 1953The Royal African RiflesSoldier
  65. 1953City Beneath the SeaDjion
  66. 1952Androcles and the LionThe Lion
  67. 1952CaribbeanEsau
  68. 1952African TreasureMailman (uncredited)
  69. 1951Bride of the GorillaNedo
  70. 1951The Lion HuntersWalu
  71. 1943No Time for LoveBlack Sandhog (uncredited)
  72. 1942Star Spangled RhythmRochester's Chauffeur (uncredited)
  73. 1941SundownTribal Policeman (uncredited)